ᐅ Living/Dining/Kitchen: How do you live or plan to live in these spaces?

Well, I think that walk-in closets, similar to some American innovations, will eventually become established here as well.

When properly sized, they definitely offer a nice increase in comfort.

On the other hand, I’m not so sure about the open-plan kitchen, living, and dining area. This trend has also crossed the "big pond," but it can be seen in both positive and negative ways.

Our new house will also feature an open kitchen connected to the living and dining areas, with a work island and an attached counter with bar stools.

We often cook together, sometimes with friends as well, so for us, there was no other option.

An open kitchen simply has to suit your personal lifestyle; then it’s a great feature to have.

But I also have no problem with those who prefer not to have their kitchen (keyword: "battlefield") on full display.

To each their own...

Doc.Schnaggls schrieb:

An open kitchen simply has to fit your personal lifestyle; then it’s a great feature.

I believe that’s really the key point. Modern or not, in the end it has to suit you. You could have similar discussions about the usefulness or nonsense of a walk-in closet or a children’s bathroom. Some people think they’re fantastic and consider them must-haves, while others see them as completely unnecessary. If you can identify with it, then it’s good; if not, then it’s not. And in the end, you’re not building your house for others but for yourself. Whether others think it’s stylish or whether it’s trendy doesn’t matter much to me. For me/us, it has to be right.

I feel the same way. We currently live in an open-plan space, and it works perfectly. There are no separate rooms for the kitchen, dining area, and living room, but the layout isn’t ideal. We will use the experience we’ve gained here when building our house, even though we are already comfortable with our current setup. The dishwasher is quiet and doesn’t cause any disturbance. Most of the time, we cook together or one cooks while the other plays with our daughter, so the boundaries naturally blur. When we both stand by the stove or do other things and Romy plays in the living room, there’s no real separation either. We like it this way so much that we plan to adapt the concept for our next house.

We had a hard time deciding whether to have an open or closed kitchen. Both options come with their own advantages and disadvantages. We eventually chose a kind of opening as a compromise. As long as we want an open kitchen, it will stay as it is now. If later we decide to have a closed kitchen, we will install double doors or sliding doors in the "opening," or fully close it off with a wall. To keep this option open, I had to forgo a kitchen island...

@Bauanbenteuer: That’s exactly how it will be for us.

Doc.Schnaggls schrieb:
Well, I think that walk-in closets, similar to some American innovations, will eventually become popular here as well.

They do offer a nice level of comfort when properly sized.

This just shows how much personal preference plays a role—I would actually argue the opposite. I prefer short distances and would find it annoying to have to walk to another room just for clothes. Besides, my regular closet already contains items I haven’t worn in ages, so I definitely have enough space.
Otherwise, I recently built a new home with a spacious open-plan kitchen and dining area, and a smaller separate living room that mainly serves as a media and relaxation space in the evenings rather than a daytime living area.
The kitchen features a long countertop run plus a large cooking island—I need plenty of space for cooking and had already gotten used to having an island in my previous apartment.