Open Plan Living: How to Create a Cohesive Living Space
Combining the aspects of the kitchen, dining and living rooms into one open area, open plan living has increased in popularity over the past few years, creating a bright and airy atmosphere for a variety of homes. However, creating that open-plan space perfect for you can be challenging to achieve. To assist you in your open-plan planning, here are some of our carefully picked tips that go over how you can seamlessly blend the right kitchen, living room and dining room furniture into one large room and not sacrifice any style or functionality.
1. Consistent Colour Scheme
The foundation for any room is ensuring that it has a consistent colour palette, and this is doubly true for an open-plan space. Using complementary colours for the walls, furniture and accessories to form a unified look throughout the space. No matter if you opt for calming neutral colours, bold accents or any other assortment of colours, carrying the same tones will make your space feel intentional and well thought-out.
2. Zoning
Without walls separating your spaces, zoning is key to making the best out of your space. You can utilise area rugs, furniture arrangements and lighting to define different areas within the open plan layout. For example, you can use a stylish rug that indicates where the living room ends and the dining room starts. Living room furniture, in particular, is very good at achieving this, through the rug mentioned earlier or a carefully placed sofa. Overall, thoughtful zoning helps each area function independently while still feeling connected.
3. Furniture Selection
As with any room, the right furniture is vital. Ensuring you have the correct pieces that complement one another through style, scale, and colour helps create that harmonious feel necessary for your open space. Alongside that, considering multi-functional pieces is recommended, for example, an extendable dining table can also serve as a workspace or a kitchen island, allowing you to utilise that open space even more. We recommend starting with the hardest furniture to pick and then choosing the other furniture to match, for most, that would be the dining room furniture, as this is often the largest piece of furniture you would get.
4. Lighting
Similar to a film set, lighting is crucial to enhancing the functionality and mood of your open-plan space. Using a combination of ambient, task and accent lighting to highlight different areas of your open plan space, helping with the zoning mentioned earlier.
5. Flow and Accessibility
When it comes to a successful open plan layout, a good flow is necessary. Arrange your furniture to facilitate easy movement between each of the areas. Remove clutter from the walkways and ensure that oversized pieces are moved away from those areas. When planning your layout, also keep in mind that you can place the kitchen furniture near the dining room furniture to help make serving meals and clearing up effortless.
6. Decorative Elements
The final piece of the puzzle to bring the whole space together is carefully choosing the best decorative elements for your home. Whether that be artworks, plants or cushions, they are brilliant for making the space feel like a cohesive area. Choosing similar materials and finishes can help as well to maintain that cohesion.
Conclusion
Through following these tips, you can design an open-plan living space that is not only beautiful but also highly functional. The right kitchen furniture, living room furniture, and dining room furniture can transform your home into a cohesive haven where every corner flows naturally into the next. Check out our range today or get in touch with our team to create your ideal open living space.
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