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Is a backlash developing against open kitchens?

traveler — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 04:01:09 GMT

I saw this at yahoo. I have to admit I am tired of living with an open kitchen.

http://homes.yahoo.com/blogs/spaces/is-a-backlash-developing-against-open-kitchens-012347698.html

Re: Is a backlash developing against open kitchens?

mistriTsquirrel — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 04:14:32 GMT

Thank you for posting this.

I've never understood the mass appeal of open-concept living.

When I live with other people, I want to go and hide from them from time-to-time.

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chi5925 — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 04:19:44 GMT

YAY!!!

I never understood that concept of open kitchen.

Why would I want to cook fish or clean counters or run dishwasher in my living room??

There was a reason that doors and walls were invented.

P.S. waiting for a few years when we will have the ""open bathroom"" concept.

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MopsyGirl — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 04:20:48 GMT

I don't know. I love my open kitchen and can't really imagine going back to a closed kitchen again. For me, it's more about the feeling of openness than for entertaining (don't do it often enough for that to matter) or keeping an eye on the kids.

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ceekay — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 04:27:12 GMT

Gee I sure hope so. Then my house built in 1968 won't be so out of style when we want to sell it in a couple of years. The ""new"" house we will move to is also older (early 1990s) and also has a non-open style kitchen. Interesting though that everyone always migrates to the kitchen regardless of size or openess!

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GCR18 — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 04:27:51 GMT

I'm not a fan of the open concept. When I bought my current home, that was all that was on the market. I'm thankful I have a partial wall between the kitchen and great room.

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Kathlen — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 04:30:45 GMT

There's no way I'd have an open kitchen.

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Snowpuppy — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 04:43:19 GMT

Just what I need........a Design Psychologist.

I love the open design. Being able to chat with those at the table while making coffee or Sunday breakfast.

When I want peace I can head for my bedroom and shut the door.

Re: Is a backlash developing against open kitchens?

Lizzy Bennet — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 04:49:25 GMT

Hope so. We lived with one for years and now we're in a cozy little beach cottage with old-fashioned walls between rooms and I like it so much better.

Re: Is a backlash developing against open kitchens?

mistriTsquirrel — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 04:54:15 GMT

It would be nice if society would embrace the concept of different strokes for different folks...instead of acting like one design concept is "out" and another is "in"...and everybody has to follow that train of thought if they want to be able to sell their home.

I guess that wouldn't benefit the people who do remodeling work, or the people who sell appliances and furniture, or the people who do interior design though.

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Cyndog — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 05:02:59 GMT

I don't mind a closed kitchen with some kind of pass through or something. Never lived with a truly open concept kitchen. I like older kitchens. Mine's just like "Lucy's", ha, ha, except my pass through doesn't have the louvered doors. I like a cozy kitchen.

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denisemb — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 05:13:35 GMT

After living with a semi-open kitchen (typical FL, 8 ft. wall dividing the kitchen visually from the great room, but open above another 4 ft. to the cathedral ceiling), I'd prefer my kitchen to be in a separate building! LOL

Noise!!! Between running a coffee grinder, dishwasher, Ninja, mixer, etc. (you get the drift) anyone in the great room who wants to leisurely watch TV is screwed because of the echoes off the ceiling and ceramic tile floors.

The only ones who really liked it were our bengal cats that loved jumping from the low bookcase to the armoire to the dividing wall and lounging up there, looking down at us. But their vote doesn't count.

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faeriemoon — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 05:31:22 GMT

I love an open floor plan, and I love a kitchen open to all the other rooms. I hate to feel enclosed.

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kivah — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 05:33:05 GMT

The brand new house I purchased in 1978 had an open kitchen - where u could see the dining area and family room - which overlooked my backyard. If I wanted privacy, I would just walk into my dining room/living area thru an open arched entry --- and, of course, the 3 bedrooms were private. Then I moved into a new townhome - where the kitchen had a wall on one side and a partial wall on the other --- making me feel very confined. In 2001, I moved into a new, beautiful 2 story house -- where the kitchen is open, and has a large center island, with a view of my family room. Love the open kitchen. It also depends on who lives with you; how many people visit regularly; the size of the rooms, etc.

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morning glory — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 07:57:04 GMT

I want my living area separate from my kitchen so when someone comes to the front door I can sit them down in my living room and they won't see my dirty dishes on the sink or my kitchen mess when they walk in the door.

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morning glory — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 08:03:14 GMT

Re: Is a backlash developing against open kitchens?

ChynnaBlue — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 08:10:25 GMT

Excerpt: “With an open-kitchen design, there’s no way to get away from what other people in the family are doing,” she told Yahoo Homes. When her children were younger, they were always at her feet or near her, so she didn’t need an open design to watch them properly, she said. Now that they’re older, she’s happy to escape to the kitchen to read or listen to music while they watch teen shows. END EXCERPT. (Sorry, I can't do line breaks on my iPhone. I hate that!!)I think the opposite of this. With a closed off kitchen, the person doing the cooking is cut off from everyone else. An open kitchen also makes it easier to help out without getting in the way as much. I've always had an open kitchen in my apartments or growing up, but my grandparents and aunt had closed kitchens. While we were having family time, the person or people cooking were cut off from the rest of us. My grandmother had a small kitchen, so we couldn't visit with her and even helping was hard. I love open kitchens.

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luvmyteddy4 — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 08:12:12 GMT

I have lived in both but prefer the closed kitchen setup. I like to keep the cooking smells in the kitchen and not floating around. I like the privacy of cooking while not being watched.

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cater — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 08:26:21 GMT

Well I guess I am in the minority here I want my kitchen to be my kitchen separate from my formal dining room and living room. My kitchen is big 12x 24' and I have a huge table in here that everyone can sit around it and still have plenty of space to walk around. All though I find the open concept attractive it is just not for me I just feel if my kitchen is a little out of order then the whole place would look like it is out of order. I never ever have dishes sitting around or pots and pans that need washed. When I am cooking every thing that I use and am done with gets washed and put away immediately or else put in the dish washer. I like when I walk into my dining room and living room that they look like the rooms they are supposed to be. My children are for the open concept type of home and that is what one already has and when the other one has their home built that will be their choice also.

Re: Is a backlash developing against open kitchens?

PamB226 — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 09:49:14 GMT

On 1/18/2014 Snowpuppy said:
Just what I need........a Design Psychologist.

I love the open design. Being able to chat with those at the table while making coffee or Sunday breakfast.

When I want peace I can head for my bedroom and shut the door.

Ditto! If my kitchen was closed I'd never see it, because the only reason I have a kitchen is because it came with the house!