Open Floor Plan: What are The Benefits?

Ever wanted to live in a bigger home but couldn’t afford to move out or invest in an expensive makeover? Don’t worry, that’s what the open concept floor plan is used for! Unlike buying a new home, moving out and renting another, or expanding your own, this sort of solution requires only knocking down a few walls which isn’t going to break your bank.

As you can guess, the term open floor comes from the fact there’s the use of large, open spaces within an interior, and the somewhat small change with getting rid of some walls in your home could turn out to be much more beneficial than you previously thought.

For start, there’s an immediate increase in the value of the home thanks to the increase in the functional square footage, and in addition, a family’s able to cut down on the cooling and heating costs thus reduce the carbon footprint but that’s not all there is to it.

Better Use of the Space

When you have a smaller home, you can’t really enjoy the space much without ending up cramming it at one point or another. For example, you want to enjoy family meals but there’s barely enough room to fit in a decent sized table and even less for chairs with the needed elbowroom – not when you’ve got a home with an open floor plan!

You’d have the freedom to choose from a variety of dining tables, without having to worry about choosing mostly based on the size but allowing yourself to include the style, design, materials as well as the shape in the decision-making too. Yes, you can finally have the dining room of your dreams, the space where you can catch up with loved ones over a savoury meal!

Moreover, apart from the dining, you’d be able to have the kitchen close by too without any obstacles, making it that much easier to entertain while you prepare and serve meals so don’t be surprised if you start throwing more parties once you’re done with this makeover.

A Shift in the Focal Point

When the space is closed up, separated in different rooms, there are various focal points in those separate spaces whereas with the open concept you’ve got the chance to turn the kitchen and dining areas focal since they’re the areas where everyone gathers up. Getting this new spotlight in your interior would inspire you to upgrade the décor later on, changing the appliances, countertops, and storage units when wanting to take the elegance up a notch.

The same goes for the dining tables, the new accent pieces, and if you’re wondering how to decorate dining table, it’s pretty simple: trust your taste. Whether you’re up for a bare look showcasing the beauty of the table materials like oak, walnut  or glass, or would rather do with some cover that would serve as both shield for the table and a stylish element, it’s up to you.

When leaving the table free or ornaments, or at least having one or two centrepieces at most on it in the likes of flower arrangements, candles, fruit bowls or sculptures, you have the needed space to use it throughout the day for various activities other than eating, such as food preparation, reading and writing so in a way this area could double as a home office too!

Let the Sunshine In

When there are walls within walls, separating each and every room, there’s no need to point out there’s considerable loss of the natural light. When you’ve got an open floor plan you’re able to enjoy more of the light throughout all of the space, and you don’t even have to make up for it relying on artificial lighting during daytime.

In other words, you can create a more natural and inviting layout and you won’t end up getting an increase in the electricity bill for it which is also connected to a reduced carbon footprint.

Bigger Space

Yes, there’s no doubt your home would feel that much bigger as soon as you tear down the walls and connect the whole space. While not everyone is up for this, there’s a way to go about it and visually separate each of the areas and as a result amp up the stylishness too.

One way to do so is by adding rugs in the kitchen, around the dining tables and the living room, the other is counting on the help of room dividers, also called folding screens; both options guarantee spicing up the décor with texture.

Besides, the bigger and open space means there’s that much bigger of an area for kids to play and parents would have the peace of mind watching over their children throughout playtime, ensuring they’re safe and sound. It’s not that difficult to see why this kind of layout has quickly become trendy, including with new parents.