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[Biftu]

Nay.  I like the coziness of separate rooms.  Separate rooms provide more privacy and "get away" space from family members when we need it.  Give me an old house any day.

[ninjawife]

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@CANDLEQUEEN wrote:

You know I like Open Concept to a point, I don't like some of the houses I see where everything is open to each other, but a little Open concept I do like!

I also on the other hand like separate rooms, like Dining Rooms, so really for me I need to see the layout. I have never lived in an All Open Concept house.

My sister has an open concept partially where her Family Room and Kitchen are open to each other and I really like it, but her Dining room is separate.

So for me it depends on the house and the layout! 

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In my current house, my kitchen, breakfast area and family are open but my dining and living room are separate.  We hardly ever use the dining and living room, I could do without them.

[judy0330]

For me it totally depends on the floor plan.  I do like an open floor plan -- but to a point.  I remember walking into a friend's new house and the master bedroom was visible in the back of the house as soon as you walked through the front door.  THAT is not for me!

[Hoovermom]

My home has wide openings between the kitchen/eat-in breakfast area and the den.  The same way is for my 
"formal living" and dining room separated by the foyer.  I love it.  I have had the open concept and was not a fan for me.  All my living is in the downstairs with sleeping is upstairs.

[FancyPhillyshopper]

NAY, NAY, NAY!!

My house is over a hundred years old and every room is separate!  So great for having the dogs in one room, the cats in another, and everybody can have privacy!

No way would I want to answer the doorbell and have somebody see all my rooms and possessions--it is great to have a large foyer for visitors.

Also, with separate rooms, I can trap and control heat and cool air.

They sure knew how to build houses back in the day! 

Yes, I am an Old House fan!

[QVCkitty1]

I'm not a fan, to me it just looks like a furniture showroom with everything bunched together.

[busymom22]

I have a new house that is open on the main floor.  Large kitchen and family room is one big room which I love.  We have a big island with stools to where you can see the tv and talk to everyone in the room.  But we do have a separate small living room (shuts in with french doors)and a separate dining room.  I like the ability to be able to go into a different room for privacy, but having the kitchen open to the family room is so great.

[cactusgal]

If it look like this maybe. But if not, it's a nay for me

[proudlyfromNJ]

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@cactusgal wrote:

If it look like this maybe. But if not, it's a nay for me

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@cactusgal  I don't usually care for the open concept but I agree, I do like this. I think that is my backsplash and countertops in this picture. Too bad my cabinets don't look like this!

[LindaSal]

Before we downsized a little over a year ago we had a large home with the open concept.

I have to say I loved it.  I don't like clutter so for me it was perfect.  The only thing I would have changed is I would have made my kitchen even larger and eliminate the dining room.  As others have said, waste of space, we never used it except for Christmas.  And I could have fit my dining room set in my bigger kitchen   So.......yay.

Bedrooms were also upstairs which I prefer for privacy.