Open floor plans continue to reign. Eighty-four percent of
builders say that in the typical single-family home they build, the kitchen and
family room arrangement is at least partially open. Fifty-four percent say it’s
completely open, according to responses from a September 2016 National
Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.
“Completely open”
essentially means the two 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 recent and prospective home buyers say
they prefer a home with either a completely or partially open kitchen-family
room arrangement; 32 percent say they prefer the arrangement completely open,
according to an NAHB survey.
Only 16 percent of buyers say they want the kitchen and
family rooms in separate areas of the house.
As demand continues to increase for open floor plans,
homeowners of existing-homes are also looking to open up their kitchen and
family room areas. Professional remodelers report that 40 percent 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.
SOURCE: DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS
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