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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love having separate spaces for different things.  When we have parties, it is nice for different groups to congregate in different areas.  And I can set up the dining room in advance because it isn't in the main gathering area.  That said, we have a semi-open floorplan - large walkways between most rooms.  I can see the family room from the kitchen, but we also have a pocket door that can close the kitchen off.  The kitchen itself is big enough for 6 or so people to gather.  This arrangement has really worked for our family.  
That said, I probably have a dinner party or other party where I'm cooking about 5 times a year.  It always cracks me up on house hunters and other HGTV shows when people look at open kitchens and say "ooh, i love that I"ll be able to cook and still interact with my guests at parties."  Unless you have a party every week, that seems like a really silly reason to choose a floorplan![/quote]

I guess I don't understand the preference to have your party guests separate from one another.  I'd hate having to host and running from one room to another to talk to all of my guests.  We only feel comfortable inviting a limited number of people to our (closed floorplan) house at once specifically for that reason.  I wish we had a larger open space to invite more of our friends and family over.  [/quote]

+1  We moved from our shitty, boxy, 1200sf DC townhouse into an open floor plan house twice the size in a different area.  I've died and gone to heaven because I love to host and now I actually have the space, including a deck, patio and actual yard for outoor entertainment in the warm months.  I think a lot of people on this thread are just trying to pep talk themselves into loving their tiny, cramped spaces.  [/quote]

On the contrary, I HAVE a spacious open-floor plan and I hate it!  I am the one saying I want to close doors b/w rooms![/quote]

You might want to get rid of the pet.  Planning your house around a pet seems a bit nuts to me.  The dog can be trained or go outside.[/quote]

Pretty stupid people on this thread.  Who ever said pet = dog?  [/quote]

Possibility pet rats on shitshack[/quote]

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