Open plan lounge/diner or separate??

[Harshtruth1111]

Current property is open plan lounge diner.
It has a french window leading to the garden at the back and a large window at the front.

The width of the front is 13.5ft width and 11.5ft length
And back area is 13.5ft width and 14.5ft length.

For context...
We have a large hallway
A small porch
A reasonable sized kitchen
And a downstairs loo.

There are just me and Dh at the moment with a children in the next few years

We have it open plan but are able to close up with internal doors…..best of both worlds…..if you planning on selling in next few years then you will get more viewers and potential buyers with open plan

I prefer separate because of cooking smells and heating.

Kitchen is separate.

Folding doors so you can separate or not at your leisure

Our perfect set-up is a kitchen/diner/family room with entirely separate lounge.
Was the deciding factor when buying our house.

I prefer separate as I don't want to watch the TV with my wet washing. Separate is better for heating costs as well. Once you have children being able to separate the clutter and noise is essential, open plan is only good for parties rather than living imo.

I have immediately crossed off my search lists all houses that are open planned. Those with no baths are looked at to see how easily it could be converted back but most no-bath houses are also crossed off

Would never buy with separate kitchen. Who can afford full time nanny these days?

Definitely separate.

I don't mind having a kitchen/diner but wouldn't want a diner/living room combo.

i have an open plan kitchen/diner/living room with a wood burner that heats it all. i don't have any issue with cooking smells - I have windows and an extractor! I love the layout as there's loads of light due to it being so open.

One of the reasons I bought the house is this open layout as my previous house had lots of smaller rooms which didn't get used.

My house is also single storey which is also lovely - I do not miss the stairs in my previous 4 storey house.

I just replaced my bathrooms and ripped out the bath and put in a huge shower instead (I hate baths!)

We had lounge/diner when kids were little with gates on kitchen door but remodelled to kitchen/diner - separate lounge when youngest was about 6…. This works better for us as a family.

I have open plan lounge, dining area and kitchen. Probably a similar size to yours. Open is really useful when you have young kids... although I could put a baby gate across the kitchen bit.

Lol. Separate kitchens have been a thing for ever. It's only an issue to leave kids for 5 mins when they are mobile but unpredictable and you can either use a playpen or highchair or door bouncer for a short while or wait till they nap and make food then. Once they are a bit older it is sometimes nice to have the kitchen to yourself whilst you cook.