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[quote=Anonymous]If you buy a newly constructed house of a certain size today, it's likely to have a formal flexible living space (parlor/den/office) and a formal dining room at the front of the house and in the back it will have a kitchen open to a casual dining area and a living space.

If you're buying an older house and/or a smaller house, and you want to "open" the floorplan, the options are usually to open the kitchen to the dining room or do a rear addition where the kitchen (or a new kitchen) is open to a family room.

In a house that's too small for both formal living/dining and a kitchen open to a family room, you usually have to choose one. I would go for open with a closeable office anywhere (could be a bedroom). You lose the formal rooms and some entertaining options, but I prefer that to a kitchen that is closed off to everything.

My least favorite is a kitchen in a small house that has been "opened" but only to the dining room, which is still disconnected to the rest of the house. In that case I think the best option is to make that dining room into a play/media space and move when the kids get older. [/quote]

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