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Open kitchen/diner/living room

9 years ago

We currently have a kitchen and living room separated by a wall. We are thinking to knock down the wall and have a whole open plan living space downstairs. So kitchen/diner/living room.

In terms of flooring we had always wanted carpet in the living room but we want tiles in the kitchen. If it's all open plan we are thinking we might have to have tiles everywhere including the living room and then have a rug in the living room. What do people think about having tiles in the kitchen/diner and then carpet in the living area when it's all open plan?

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Tani H-S

9 years ago

Hi there.

I wouldn't go for tiles in the living room personally as it would be quite cold (both physically and to look at).

I have an open plan kitchen/diner/lounge and I'm going for all wood. However, having a tiled kitchen area with a different floor throughout the rest of the area would be fine. You can just join the 2 up together afterwards.

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Wharfside
9 years ago
Have to agree with Tanith here - wooden flooring would work beautifully throughout both rooms. Then in the living room to help create the separate "rooms" you can add a lovely rug for bare feet to scrunch into. Parquet flooring, in my opinion, would look beautiful.

I do however think that having the same floor throughout would be preferable, as it can feel a little disjointed in an open plan space, in my opinion :)
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keep it simple, use tiles but also use under floor heating.
newbiesn
Original Author
9 years ago
Thanks for your comments. I think we've decided on wooden flooring throughout the open plan space but it's just what we do in living area. We had wanted carpet to get that warm cosy affect. We are considering under floor heating but I understand that can be expensive. I know we can put a rug down although I'm not sure whether that will have the desired warm and cosy feel. The other option is to fit carpet in a rectangle or circle shape in the living area. Just not sure how that's going to look and how best to join it to the wood so that it looks good. I've not seen open areas with carpet and tiles/wooden flooring...it seems that usually flooring is the same throughout with a rug in the living area.

Any suggestions?

I attach a plan which shows what it will hopefully look like. The dining table will go near to the patio doors. The sofa will be in an L shape with the back to the kitchen on one side and the other back to the dining area on the other side. Any flooring ideas would be appreciated!
Tani H-S
9 years ago
Hi, I think if you choose the correct type of rug then it will feel cosy. You can get one that is huge so the sofa actually sits on it and only the edges of the wood floor are visible in that space.
It will also help you separate the zones in the open plan living area and with a rug, you can go crazy with the design as it's less of a commitment than carpet.
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Anthony Edwards Kitchens
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You don't say how the space is going to be used, if this is a busy family kitchen a real wood floor requires maintenance or it will soon lose its good looks. Are your worktops wood ? If you really want carpet I would use a wood threshold to manage the transition from carpet to tile, probably 120mm but depending on bring the other design elements together.

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