Revisions log for Answer #740
This is the answer to the question Open kitchen or closed kitchen?
Revision 1
The open-plan kitchen came into our home with a terrace in 2001, and we loved it. We've taken openness to the extreme in our current home and... we love it. Of course, it's always a matter of inclination as well as a matter of approach.
If avoiding disadvantages is especially important to you when making decisions, you will also be guided by this: Smells, unkempt script, noise, people looking over your shoulder....
If benefits are more important to you, you will judge qualities differently. You might think about the feeling of having the kitchen as part of the center of your life together.
By the way, you can also plan for more than one kitchen – depending on how you conceptualize your home.