Open plan kitchen

[PinkDreamer]

In the process of viewing flats and all of them have an open plan kitchen/living room. For those with this set up, do you find the food smell gets stuck in your sofa? If so, how do you solve this issue? Any other pros/cons. Noise/needing a quiet space wouldn’t be an issue as I’ll be living by myself

Would you have your washer/dryer in there as i would imagine thats really loud and annoying

I think you will find it’s the newer flat that have this open plan layout.

I would keep looking for a flat with a separate kitchen, even a tiny one. Unless you hardly ever cook. Even then, the noise from appliances will be irritating.

I don't like open plan kitchens.

New dishwashers are very quiet and you could run your washer-dryer overnight, but I don't like looking at appliances from my living room. I don't like to smell food and/or cleaning fluids after the meal. And I don't like having to push to tidy up every single thing if I'm feeling knackered or else look at mess on the countertop all evening.

I think the only pros are watching children whilst doing chores and social cooking, but if I'm cooking I don't want to be socialising.

I lived in a flat like that for 3yrs. Have now bought a house with separate kitchen and do miss it. Never noticed food smells in my sofa, but didn’t sit there sniffing it so who knows. Washer not a problem as can control when you put it on. Do miss my flat, though love new home.