The trend of home builders choosing the cheap route of construction has resulted in a trend, making people think they want or should have an “open floor plan”.
I grew up on the east coast, the home of the Colonial or four-square plan. Over the years walls have vanished. The wall between kitchen and dining, and the worst was the wall between kitchen and living/family room.
Typically, it is the first home buyer who has been conditioned to believe they want an “open floor plan” . They see these “grand open” spaces, and then believe it is their desire to have that type of floor plan.
Why did they believe they wanted it?
- The social aspect. They have been conditioned to believe that they will be left walled up in a kitchen away from their guests.
What will they soon come to realize?
- The noises and smells from the kitchen will soon permeate the entire home.
- That they don’t want to be still cooking in front of their guests.
- That they need to keep that kitchen immaculate, all the time… eventually avoiding using it just to maintain a perfect appearance.
I wonder will the trend die off? Will builders stop creating homes without walls?
Thinking about home shows where home buyers look at a home and talk about walls they can remove, will we soon see people buying the un-walled homes and be discussing walls they can add?
Check out this nice site with descriptions of floorplans TheHouseDesigners and AntiqueHomeStyle
