Hummingbird Group
What do you feel when stepping into an open-plan kitchen? For most of us, it is exciting to be able to be connected to the rest of the house and socialize with family and friends. The concept has been a trend for decades in the design market, and it has been the top preference for homeowners when they have renovated their kitchens. By removing the walls and joining the kitchen with the living or dining rooms, modern architects and designers have created a cost-efficient space. However, this does not mean there are no downsides to this design. Here are some advantages and disadvantages of an open space kitchen.
Advantages
1. Easy Interaction
As we said in our introduction, this kind of design allows us to socialize with other areas of the house, either living room or dining room; while the host is cooking they can talk, and the food can flow naturally to the guests. What an amazing feeling it is for home chefs to be connected with others and not separated by a wall!
2. Easy To Watch Kids
Still in the interaction section, the open layout gives you a chance to watch the kids while they are doing their homework or playing in the living room, and you are in the kitchen. We all know how busy a house with kids is, and this type of design can help you finish up your chores and not be concerned with the kids in another room.
3. Natural Luminosity
Walls are a barrier to natural light, so tearing them down will help the natural luminosity, as well artificial light, shine from the living/dining room to the kitchen. This is such a fantastic deal, because you can save on energy bills.
4. Encourage Cleanliness
With open space layout, everything will be seen by your guests. Cooking can cause a mess, and with this layout, you will easily notice it, which will motivate you to clean it. So, if you want to change your habits, that is the perfect kitchen for you.
Disadvantages
1. Lack Of Privacy
While for some it’s good and for others it’s bad, an open-plan kitchen doesn’t give you a chance to have your own space for cooking. A lot of people use this time to enjoy themselves, so this layout may not be the best solution. In this case, nothing is better than having walls and doors.
2. Smells all around
The smell of coffee or a fresh baked cake is lovely. But not all the aromas coming from the kitchen are great. With the open-space layout, you have no control over where those smells travel to. So with a closed kitchen, this problem doesn’t exist.
3. Noisiness
Cooking and cleaning are activities that make a lot of noise. Can you imagine using the mixer, chopping vegetables, using the microwave, washing pots, or even putting away dishes without making noise? Impossible! So if you think that will be too much for the rest of the house, choose the closed kitchen.
4. Uncontrolled Heat
Cooking can elevate the temperature of the kitchen while you’re using the oven or boiling something. This heat spreads to the living/dining room, too, so have an updated HVAC system, and about the air conditioning it doesn’t have too much to do.
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