Interior Design
Best of the Week: 32 Open-Plan Interiors Done Right
How do you continue a decorating theme through your living, dining and kitchen area? Here are open-plan rooms done right
Bookshelves and dividers used for zoning, chairs used to define socialising spaces, wall treatments meant to change mood – there are so many techniques you can use to define an open-plan area, all while enjoying the roominess it has to offer. Browse these 32 images and see which approaches could work at your home.
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
4. Location: London, UK
Designer: Thomas and Spiers Architects
Features: Wall treatments that differentiate the spaces.
Designer: Thomas and Spiers Architects
Features: Wall treatments that differentiate the spaces.
5. Location: Melbourne, Australia
Designer: Camilla Molders Design
Features: A dark and handsome sensibility.
Designer: Camilla Molders Design
Features: A dark and handsome sensibility.
6. Location: Sunshine Coast, Australia
Designer: Box Clever Interiors
Features: A white foundation that can be changed up or down.
Designer: Box Clever Interiors
Features: A white foundation that can be changed up or down.
8. Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
Designer: Zoom Studio
Features: Defined spaces.
Designer: Zoom Studio
Features: Defined spaces.
10. Location: Devon, UK
Designer: Woodford Architecture and Interiors
Features: Rustic through and through.
Designer: Woodford Architecture and Interiors
Features: Rustic through and through.
15. Location: London, UK
Designer: Thomas de Cruz Architects & Designers
Features: A contemporary decor with a herringbone floor.
Designer: Thomas de Cruz Architects & Designers
Features: A contemporary decor with a herringbone floor.
16. Location: Seattle, USA
Features: A touch of mid-century style.
Features: A touch of mid-century style.
17. Location: London, UK
Designer: Haptic Architects
Features: An unobstructive staircase that allows more circulation space.
Designer: Haptic Architects
Features: An unobstructive staircase that allows more circulation space.
18. Location: Brisbane, Australia
Designer: Skyring Architects
Features: Separate spaces for socialising and watching TV.
Designer: Skyring Architects
Features: Separate spaces for socialising and watching TV.
19. Location: UK
Features: Paint colour that signals a cocooning space.
Features: Paint colour that signals a cocooning space.
20. Location: London, UK
Designer: Nia Morris Studio
Features: Pendant lighting that focuses on the relaxation area.
Designer: Nia Morris Studio
Features: Pendant lighting that focuses on the relaxation area.
23. Location: Herfordshire, UK
Designer: Cherie Lee Interiors
Features: A limited palette for overall harmony.
Designer: Cherie Lee Interiors
Features: A limited palette for overall harmony.
24. Location: Sydney, Australia
Designer: Davis Architects
Features: A space that lets the building do the talking.
Designer: Davis Architects
Features: A space that lets the building do the talking.
25. Location: Toronto, Canada
Designer: Shirley Meisels
Features: A black, white and grey palette from floors to walls.
Designer: Shirley Meisels
Features: A black, white and grey palette from floors to walls.
27. Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Designer: Entrance Fastighetsmäkleri
Features: White on white for a soothing space.
Designer: Entrance Fastighetsmäkleri
Features: White on white for a soothing space.
28. Location: Toronto, Canada
Designer: Catherine Staples Interiors
Features: Pillars and plenty of soft options.
Designer: Catherine Staples Interiors
Features: Pillars and plenty of soft options.
32. Location: London, UK
Designer: ALL & NXTHING
Features: Plants used to soften hard surfaces.
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Designer: ALL & NXTHING
Features: Plants used to soften hard surfaces.
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Designer: Kube Constructions
Features: A soft-colour theme.