Best of the Week: 32 Open-Plan Decorating Schemes Done Right
How do you continue a decorating theme through your living, dining and kitchen area? Here are open-plan rooms done right
Vanessa Walker
16 January 2019
Houzz Australia & New Zealand Editor-in-Chief
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.
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4. Location: London, UK
Features: Wall treatments that differentiate the spaces.
Features: Wall treatments that differentiate the spaces.
5. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Camilla Molders Design
Features: A dark and handsome sensibility.
Designer: Camilla Molders Design
Features: A dark and handsome sensibility.
6. Location: Sunshine Coast, Queensland
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.
7. Location: London, UK
Features: Glamour stamina.
Features: Glamour stamina.
8. Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
Features: Defined spaces.
Features: Defined spaces.
10. Location: Devon, UK
Features: Rustic through and through.
Features: Rustic through and through.
11. Location: London, UK
Features: A tonal approach.
Features: A tonal approach.
12. Location: New York, USA
Features: A rug that grounds the space.
Features: A rug that grounds the space.
14. Location: London, UK
Features: Seating to separate.
Features: Seating to separate.
15. Location: London, UK
Features: A contemporary decor with a herringbone floor.
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
Features: An unobstructive staircase that allows more circulation space.
Features: An unobstructive staircase that allows more circulation space.
18. Location: Brisbane, Queensland
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
Features: Pendant lighting that focuses on the relaxation area.
Features: Pendant lighting that focuses on the relaxation area.
21. Location: Los Angeles, USA
Features: Open-plan eclecticism.
Features: Open-plan eclecticism.
22. Location: London, UK
Features: An airy and open space.
Features: An airy and open space.
23. Location: Herfordshire, UK
Features: A limited palette for overall harmony.
Features: A limited palette for overall harmony.
24. Location: Sydney, NSW
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
Features: A black, white and grey palette from floors to walls.
Features: A black, white and grey palette from floors to walls.
26. Location: London, UK
Features: Colour where it counts.
Features: Colour where it counts.
27. Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Features: White on white for a soothing space.
Features: White on white for a soothing space.
28. Location: Toronto, Canada
Features: Pillars and plenty of soft options.
Features: Pillars and plenty of soft options.
31. Location: London, UK
Features: Well thought-out spatial organising.
Features: Well thought-out spatial organising.
32. Location: London, UK
Features: Plants used to soften hard surfaces.
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Features: Plants used to soften hard surfaces.
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Beautiful
So many beautiful examples. Something for every one. The only one that I could not live in is 23 from Canada. The shelves in front of the windows are visually uncomfortable for me of an otherwise beautiful space.