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[faeriemoon]

Always a lively debate: open floor plan vs "rooms."  Chances are if you love a great room you are an open floor plan person.  (This would be me-- even before they were a "thing.")

For those who don't know, generally a great room consists of a kitchen, dining area and casual living area of some sort, all open to each other.

Here are some great rooms:

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14:

Thoughts?

[Patriot3]

Wow!  I like them all.  #12 is a little too modern for me, but the rest.......!  They look like large homes.

[Sooner]

Numbers 1 and 6 are perfection!  Those are my colors and tastes to a T!

[4kitties]

11 would be my first choice.  Love it!

13 is a very close second.  

[stevieb]

I like the great room concept, but also like specific rooms. I suppose the best case for me would be to have both an informal space used most of the time with a more formal 'sitting' space used less often. One interesting disconnect with me is that while I like some airy lofty 'industrial' and loft spaces, I absolutely do not like double height rooms in houses. Occasionally you see one done extremely well, but overall they seem to lack warmth and are cavernous.

[Group 5 minus 1]

Number 4 is very much like our home. We added an addition in 2001.

Do not care for dead animals hanging around a home.

[CANDLEQUEEN]

I actually like both, I like Open Concept to a point and I also like separate rooms as well. It depends on the house and the design for me.

My favorites of the ones you posted are: 

#1

#2

#4

#6

#8

#9

Gorgeous!!!!!!!

[wilma]

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@faeriemoon wrote:

@faeriemoon 

I like some open space, but I’m not a fan of everything being entirely open. I prefer the rooms that have some contrast and color too. Some of them are way too neutral & white for me. 

Here are my favorites: 

I like the wood on this one, but I don’t like the color of the sofas and the blue print chair. 

A few colorful pillows & accessories here would better suit me. 

Beautiful wood! 

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[shoptilyadropagain]

I love #2, 11 & 13.

[Trix]

The view from the windows would be an important factor for me with a great room.  If having separate designated rooms required having spaces without the view of those trees and mountains (as in #2) then I would want a great room.  Otherwise, for normal city/suburban views I prefer a house where every room is a room of its own.