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Designing a Seamless Flow between Spaces with an Open Concept Living

Open concept living has been on the rise since the 1970s. In case you are planning on getting an open concept home designed, you should consider the following ideas for a seamless flow between spaces.

Open-plan living is a concept that emerged in 1950. It is a style of designing a home in a way that there are no divided spaces or rooms. There are no walls that separate the different rooms. The spaces simply exist in a harmonious flow between the furniture. 

Be it contemporary homes or Victorian homes, the open living concept is freely growing amongst all the communities. This is because of the free space these homes allow for the flow of all elements including light and air. These are also great for close families or friends who are social. These spaces can be customised according to their room segregation and themes. Here are some ideas to make your open concept home seamlessly flow.

 

Make use of furniture

When you have an open space floor plan and you still want a house that looks like a house and not just a random placement of objects around the space, make use of your furniture as doors and walls. For example, use a display unit to segregate the kitchen and the living room. There are many other objects you can use as partitions for your kitchen and living room which you can further use for the rest of your open floor home concept. 

Another great way to use furniture in your open floor home is to use it to conceal your otherwise visible things like equipment, wires, counters, etc. This way you won’t feel the lack of a wall.

 

Use Different Lights 

Lights are another aspect that can separate and classify the areas in your home. Adding different types of lights in each area will help with understanding the partition of each room. For example, you can use soft lights for your resting areas and change the setting to bright lights in your work zones. 

 

Tiles and Floor

An important thing to remember when you have an open space floor plan is to never change the floor. The floor should remain similar in texture and material in this type of a home. This is because the whole concept falls apart if you change the flooring and make it obvious that each room is different. The concept is about the smooth flow of space without walls and distinguished rooms. 

 

Walls and Accent Pieces

Since there are limited walls in an open floor home, the walls that do exist can be decorated in a modern way. Adding accent walls that show a certain feature of a room is a good idea. For example, you can change the vibe of a living room by adding an accent wall.

 

Conclusion:

Having an open floor plan home is an excellent opportunity to design your home in a contemporary way. Even though areas are not always defined in this type of a home, they can be defined in innovative ways through different ideas. An open floor plan is a blessing if you know how to use it without feeling the deprivation of privacy.