Open layouts remain to reign. 84% of builders say that in the typical single-family home they build, the kitchen and family room arrangement is at least partially open. 54% say it’s completely open, according to responses from a September 2016 National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.
Open Layouts Remain to be the Preference
“Completely open” essentially means both the areas are combined into the same room. Partially open signifies areas separated by a partial wall, arch, counter, or something less than a full wall.
Seventy percent of the latest and prospective home buyers say they like a house with either a completely or partially open kitchen-family room arrangement; 32% say they prefer the arrangement completely open, according to an NAHB survey.
Only 16% of buyers say they want the kitchen and family rooms in separate areas of the property.
As demand continuously increases for open layouts, homeowners of existing-homes can also be looking to open up their kitchen and family room areas. Professional re-modelers advise that 40 % of their projects involved making the floor plan more open by removing interior walls, pillars, arches, etc., according to first quarter of 2016 data in the Remodeling Market Index.
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