Open floor plans, mainly in style at the beginning of 21. centuries began to fall from favorites in recent years.

“Although the plans are opened in many new homes with their modern, breathable sense, they can make them less attractive access when we think of flexibility, comfort and privacy in our design,” says Giovanna Fiorello, founder Fiorello Design.

Here, Fiorello and two more designers share further insight in view why they do not really like open floor, allegations related to noise, design choices, and more.

The spaces were not defined

The purpose of the open floors is to enable continuous flow throughout the home, but some interior designers do not appreciate this type of schedule and are preferred when individual spaces, such as day stays and cuisine, not connected.

“Without clear separations, noise, riots, even the smell of cooking, which makes it difficult to establish pleasant, dedicated areas within the house,” says Sabrina Phillips, who are the owners and leading artist oranges.

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Privacy is minimal

An open floor plan and lack of defined areas that come with this difficult to enjoy privacy.

“Without walls to the buffer, even everyday activities can become devastating to others in the house,” says Phillips. “Open Subject plans … They offer little separation for silent work, watching movies, listening to music, relaxing or having a private conversation.”

It can make it happen in the age, not working in an open open plan, when many work from home more than ever.

In addition, as a result of this lack of privacy, the open floor plans are less ideal for households with more than one person, adds phillips. One of the biggest questions is when the open floor plan is built so that the kitchen directly connects with the family room, says Diana Melichar, which is the president of Melichar architects.

“Maybe one person is cooking in the kitchen, with pots and frying pan, water and making sounds,” she says. “Meanwhile, another person may try to watch television in an adjacent, open family space and cooking noise hinder.”

Ideal installation, Melichar explains, is the one where the kitchen is only semi-open for gathering space, not fully.

Creating zones is difficult

In related notes, many people like to indicate different zones within a given room, and they do this within an open woven plan can be a fraud, says Fiorello.

“We need to be additional strategic in the separation of these spaces visually without creating unnecessary barriers, and this can be a challenge in ensuring each space is functional and purposeful,” she says.

Lighting questions

The right lighting is in the form of shape and appearance and feelings of the room, but the configuration of open soil plans can be brightness for lighting that the interior designers do not value. Fiorello explains how it can be challenging to control natural and artificial lighting when there are fewer walls for creating different rooms.

Fiorello explains that she was then disputed to balance the light according to that no area inside the open soil receives too much light or too little.

Challenges of scheme design

While all the rooms in your home is ideally shared by some kind of common thread that link them together, one beautiful aspect does not exist on the surface can be changed from the room to room. Walls You can paint in the living room slightly pink and walls in the dining room of dark green colors without worrying about the double color of conflict, because these two spaces are not next to each other.

When working with the open floor plan, however, the designers do not have this type of luxury, Fiorello says, noting that the flow within the area is key.

“This can limit our creative opportunity to experiment with different styles and aesthetics in different areas of home or project,” she says.