Revisions log for Answer #1140
This is the answer to the question Open kitchen or closed kitchen?
Revision 1
In our first apartment, we had a closed kitchen and a more conservative room layout overall.
In our current version, we have an open kitchen with a tiled transition to the living room and dining room. It was fine until the family grew and the requirements changed. We really miss our enclosed kitchen, so the house will have an enclosed kitchen again.
Sure, an open kitchen looks more stylish and can be modern/"in theme," but for us it already has one downside in every way. Now that we have a baby, the kitchen can only be used when the kids are awake. Even cleaning the dishwasher wakes the baby, and I can't even think about having coffee in the morning before work. It doesn't matter to us whether it's me or my wife in the kitchen, we want to have peace and quiet.
Choose the kitchen and home option that suits your routine and don't think about what others think about it or what they would do differently.