ᐅ Living/Dining/Kitchen: How do you live or plan to live in these spaces?
Created on: 25 Aug 2014 15:01
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WildThing
Hello Forum,
I’m interested in how you currently live or how you have planned it in your new house. Are you following the trend of combining all three areas into one large space? Have you kept the rooms separate? (For example, with a sliding door.) Or have you only separated the living room from the rest?
I’m looking forward to your responses!
I’m interested in how you currently live or how you have planned it in your new house. Are you following the trend of combining all three areas into one large space? Have you kept the rooms separate? (For example, with a sliding door.) Or have you only separated the living room from the rest?
I’m looking forward to your responses!
Also a good idea, but of course you need a lot of space if you want a "large" kitchen (> 16 sqm (172 sq ft)) and a large living-dining room (> 35 sqm (377 sq ft))...
@wadenkneifer How big is your living room then?
We reconsidered it. We will probably switch again and combine the dining area and kitchen. Then have a rather small living room (14 sqm (151 sq ft)) that can be separated from the dining room with a large glass sliding door.
@wadenkneifer How big is your living room then?
We reconsidered it. We will probably switch again and combine the dining area and kitchen. Then have a rather small living room (14 sqm (151 sq ft)) that can be separated from the dining room with a large glass sliding door.
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buddy20148 Sep 2014 12:21But 14 sqm (150 sq ft) for a living room is, in my opinion, very small. I would rather separate the living-dining area from the kitchen with a sliding door. This would make the space appear more spacious, and you can open it when needed.
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wadenkneifer8 Sep 2014 12:30WildThing schrieb:
@wadenkneifer How big is your living room then?Our living room is 34 sq m (365 sq ft), and the living and dining areas are about the same size. We have a total of 149 sq m (1,603 sq ft) of living space. On the ground floor: utility room, kitchen, office, living room, hallway, guest toilet; upstairs: bathroom, 3 children’s bedrooms, and the master bedroom.
I voted for "Other" because:
We will have a separate kitchen with seating for five people (no longer small); the living and dining areas will be combined—although the dining table will probably only be set up when guests visit (otherwise, this area will likely turn into a kids’ play corner). However, we might eventually get too lazy and decide to leave the dining table in place.
The kitchen will be separated from the dining/living area by a glass sliding door.
Why the main dining area is in the kitchen:
We want the family to eat together in the kitchen as much as possible. Additionally, we want to minimize distractions for the children during meals. Our daughter finds everything more interesting—except the food. Having meals in the kitchen creates a spatial separation from toys, TV, etc. (only the radio will be allowed to play quietly).
We will have a separate kitchen with seating for five people (no longer small); the living and dining areas will be combined—although the dining table will probably only be set up when guests visit (otherwise, this area will likely turn into a kids’ play corner). However, we might eventually get too lazy and decide to leave the dining table in place.
The kitchen will be separated from the dining/living area by a glass sliding door.
Why the main dining area is in the kitchen:
We want the family to eat together in the kitchen as much as possible. Additionally, we want to minimize distractions for the children during meals. Our daughter finds everything more interesting—except the food. Having meals in the kitchen creates a spatial separation from toys, TV, etc. (only the radio will be allowed to play quietly).
Elina schrieb:
Instead of a living room, which no one would really use anyway, we have a playroom with PCs, consoles, a TV, and some exercise equipment, plus another TV room upstairs, also with a console and television, for gaming and watching video on demand. However, this room is only 11 m² (118 ft²), so I wouldn’t call it a living room. Ha – this room had its own name in our house: the Mom-Dad Relaxation Room.
Unfortunately, it was eventually cut from the plans, as building an even larger house would have completely exceeded our budget.
@wadenkneifer: It’s almost like in our case:
Ground floor: Kitchen (16m² (172 ft²)), living-dining room (36m² (388 ft²), with 16m² (172 ft²) for the living area and 20m² (215 ft²) for the dining area), utility room (12m² (129 ft²)), office (12m² (129 ft²)), technical room (4m² (43 ft²)), storage room (2m² (22 ft²) under the stairs), hallway (14m² (151 ft²)), and WC (3m² (32 ft²)). On the upper floor, there are 4 bedrooms of about 16m² (172 ft²) each and 2 bathrooms (11m² (118 ft²) + 6m² (65 ft²)) plus the attic (approximately 40m² (430 ft²) for a playroom + 20m² (215 ft²) for storage space).
Altogether just under 200m² (2,153 ft²) plus the attic.
Ground floor: Kitchen (16m² (172 ft²)), living-dining room (36m² (388 ft²), with 16m² (172 ft²) for the living area and 20m² (215 ft²) for the dining area), utility room (12m² (129 ft²)), office (12m² (129 ft²)), technical room (4m² (43 ft²)), storage room (2m² (22 ft²) under the stairs), hallway (14m² (151 ft²)), and WC (3m² (32 ft²)). On the upper floor, there are 4 bedrooms of about 16m² (172 ft²) each and 2 bathrooms (11m² (118 ft²) + 6m² (65 ft²)) plus the attic (approximately 40m² (430 ft²) for a playroom + 20m² (215 ft²) for storage space).
Altogether just under 200m² (2,153 ft²) plus the attic.
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