I have seen a few articles recently decrying the open floor plan. Some high end homes now have 2 kitchens; a trophy kitchen in the open area with the high end appliances and cabinets with windows with everything just oh so perfect, and a “mess” kitchen hidden somewhere else where the real work gets done.
Open style homes typically, as I have seen, have no dining room and the kitchen is visible from everywhere. So, it ALWAYS has to be clean.
Not for me...I don’t want to look at dirty dishes while I’m eating and I don’t want food smells throughout the entire house.
It seems to be OK for a lot of people... so their house looks and functions like s ‘sit com’ set... but I like a separation of environments.