open plan living

[TheHumancatapult]

New house is all open plan downstairs so living room , dining room and kitchen one big room though kitchen is tucked round corner a bit .idea being is easier to get around in my wheelchair

How can i make the best of it and how do you deal with smells from the kitchen and separate the areas or tie them in

thank you

We used to live open plan, a good extractor fan was the key, somethings we just avoided cooking. An outside electric bbq would have been nice if we'd had the space. I think you just get used to it.

We're open-plan for the living areas, in a sort of C shape round the stairs - as greenlegs says, an efficient extractor fan is your main ally. If possible, get one fitted that goes directly to the outside rather than the kind that recirculates the air. And remember to turn it on when you start cooking! I often realise I need it halfway through cooking something. Not sure how that goes with the wheelchair - you'd need to get a control for it where you can reach easily, not up high on the extractor itself which I think is the norm.

Our "kitchen" has vinyl floor, then the dining area and study area have carpet, then there's a different carpet in the lounge - but I'd guess a single carpet apart from the kitchen would be more practical with wheels. You can use things like big double-sided shelf units to make dividers between different areas if you have no walls at all. I think some division into sections helps to make it more practical rather than a single space.

Thank you .hmm not sure if is extractor

The shape is odd is long lounge diner then goes across diner then up into the kitchen area

I am going to have to do the wAshing up no more piling it up . Considers if can fit a dishwasher in