I have an opinion on this subject, but I'm not comfortable in sharing it.

I do not like them either. I like a balance of open and closed. I like my kitchen private with table space as I don't want everyone seeing if I left the dishes. I also like being able to watch tv in the kitchen while everyone is in the living room doing their thing. We have a small house with open living and dining room and a semi-closed kitchen. The set up works well but if I did bigger I would absolutely want a closed kitchen.

I like our open floor plan except that I have a large piano and the living room is smack in the middle of the house. Impossible to play it without disturbing everyone else in the house.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't care for open floor plans, either, but I do like flow. Wide hallways and doorways accomplish delineated spaces, cozy privacy, and still allow movement. When we moved into our pre-war house we widened doorways (and removed some doors) but left the walls in tact. Worked for us. OP, you aren't alone. 16:44 and 16:48 (I assume you are the same nasty person), why so hostile? You must have a major axe to grind with walls.

So you removed decorative door frames, too. You're entitled to do this as the owner of the house, of course, but I think that's a terrible shame.

Not every pre-war house is a prize. My house was owned by laborers. No fancy decorative door frames to be found.

PP here. Who said anything about decorative? Our doors and trim had no historic value (some had been replaced already with hollow doors), no aesthetic appeal, and had layer upon layer of lead paint. I'm a preservationist at heart, which is why I chose an old house, but these doors couldn't be salvaged. Good riddance.

OP here, not trying to sell anyting. I've never posted to this forum before nor do I remember seeing a thread on this topic. I don't live in Petworth, but many friends do and it is a lovely up and coming neighborhood.

I too like flow in between the rooms. I grew up in a house with a wonderful casual kitchen/family room areas which was cutting edge for it's time. My preferred style of home is mid-century modern though I will never find that in the areas where our family wants to live.

I just hate walking in the front door and seeing the kitchen sink. When I say hiding for dinner parties I mean the mess.

The idea of opening the door ways is a good one. It's the happy medium I'm looking for. Not old and choppy and not a warehouse.

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Anonymous wrote:I too hate open floorplans, especially open kitchens. Who wants to open the front door and see dirty dishes?? Looking to buy a Petworth rowhouse, and none of them have walls anymore! Super annoying.

Why aren't your dishes clean when you open your front door? Are you leaving dirty dishes all around and then leaving for the day? Gross.

Yes. Yes, I am leaving dirty dishes all day. It is what it is.

And I for one literally did tell my agent to only show us non-open floor plans.

I honestly think they will be very dated in 10 years.

It has been our experience when entertaining that everyone ends up in the kitchen anyway, so having it be open to some cozy seating would be a big plus. Most of our entertaining is for good friends who see our prep dishes in the kitchen no matter what. I feel claustrophobic in my small rooms.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't care for open floor plans, either, but I do like flow. Wide hallways and doorways accomplish delineated spaces, cozy privacy, and still allow movement. When we moved into our pre-war house we widened doorways (and removed some doors) but left the walls in tact. Worked for us. OP, you aren't alone. 16:44 and 16:48 (I assume you are the same nasty person), why so hostile? You must have a major axe to grind with walls.

So you removed decorative door frames, too. You're entitled to do this as the owner of the house, of course, but I think that's a terrible shame.

Not every pre-war house is a prize. My house was owned by laborers. No fancy decorative door frames to be found.

Anonymous wrote:I too hate open floorplans, especially open kitchens. Who wants to open the front door and see dirty dishes?? Looking to buy a Petworth rowhouse, and none of them have walls anymore! Super annoying.

Why aren't your dishes clean when you open your front door? Are you leaving dirty dishes all around and then leaving for the day? Gross.

Anonymous wrote:I don't care for open floor plans, either, but I do like flow. Wide hallways and doorways accomplish delineated spaces, cozy privacy, and still allow movement. When we moved into our pre-war house we widened doorways (and removed some doors) but left the walls in tact. Worked for us. OP, you aren't alone. 16:44 and 16:48 (I assume you are the same nasty person), why so hostile? You must have a major axe to grind with walls.

So you removed decorative door frames, too. You're entitled to do this as the owner of the house, of course, but I think that's a terrible shame.

I like a more open floorplan, but also don't love having a kitchen totally in the middle of everything. I do think there is a happy medium. I also think that the time period for needing to "see your kids while you cook" is a relatively small window in the life of your house.

The reason why we moved out of our old choppy house is because it was so closed off and claustrophobic feeling.

I do not like the old dated floor plans. Glad they will never come back.

I think you, OP, are in the minority. Never has someone said "Wow, I want a closed floor plan!" when they are house shopping.

I don't care for open floor plans, either, but I do like flow. Wide hallways and doorways accomplish delineated spaces, cozy privacy, and still allow movement. When we moved into our pre-war house we widened doorways (and removed some doors) but left the walls in tact. Worked for us. OP, you aren't alone. 16:44 and 16:48 (I assume you are the same nasty person), why so hostile? You must have a major axe to grind with walls.

Anonymous wrote:I too hate open floorplans, especially open kitchens. Who wants to open the front door and see dirty dishes?? Looking to buy a Petworth rowhouse, and none of them have walls anymore! Super annoying.

Personally, if I were living in Petworth, I'd be happy to have an unobstructed view from the front parlor of the criminals trying to break into the rear of my home.

Anonymous wrote:I do not like completely open floorplans. I also hate the two story open family/living rooms with windows up the walls.

My mother's place is completely open and it is freaking LOUD - particularly with the wood floors. If you are cleaning dishes in the kitchen you cannot be watching TV.

I remodeled my home and have a semi open floor plan and it works well and buffers the noise by having some half walls. But my husband and I will never buy a home with an open floor plan.

Maybe your hearing aides are fd up, cause only old people complain about open floor plans.