THE POWER OF OPEN PLAN LIVING
Fall in love with your property again by opening up your home to create multi-functional spaces. For many UK homeowners, storage and lifestyle are two reasons why they want to move, however renovation experts at Neville Johnson have revealed that re-thinking the structure and layout of your home will help to revive your love for your property once again.
Simon Tcherniak, Senior Designer at Neville Johnson said: “We’re seeing an increase in homeowners wanting to transform their properties into more communal spaces and an easy way to do this is to connect various rooms to offer multiple purposes.
“Whether you’re helping your children with their homework while preparing dinner or chatting to your partner about their day while tidying the home office, open plan living helps to achieve a harmonious flow throughout your property and creates a modern way of living.
“Open home layouts also increase airflow around the home, and as more of us continue to work at our desks and stare at our screens all day, the benefits of space and light are enormous.”
OPEN UP YOUR COMMUNAL AREAS
When it comes to choosing which room in your home to make open plan, a good place to start are the rooms which your family spend the most time in.
You may decide to open-up your kitchen, lounge, and dining room; if this is the case, then you need to have a good understanding of how you are going to use the space. Keep in mind not everyone wants to be in the same room all the time, so create a layout that has smaller quiet zones or tucked away areas to sit and work as this means everyone can be together while they use the room to do their own thing.
A home library is a good addition for book worms who have an unused part of a room that they want to utilise to create an opulent lounge. Neville Johnson’s Blue Library features shelving and display centres for the homeowner’s personal collection and the cupboards allow for discreet and stylish storage.
Neville Johnson’s Contemporary Open Plan Lounge
TRANSFORM YOUR SPARE ROOM
If your home boasts a spacious spare room, transform it into a bespoke walk-in wardrobe that will free up cluttered corners in your bedroom.
Design a luxurious dressing area with mirrors, dedicated wardrobe space and glass fronted drawers, the perfect solution if you have limited storage in the master bedroom. Best of all, decluttering the room you sleep in will allow it to look and feel larger making you feel instantly organised and less stressed.
CREATE A DEDICATED WORK AREA
As hybrid working has become the norm for most office workers, transforming a spare room into a dedicated home office will guarantee you have a private space to connect to your work – guaranteeing no missed deadlines.
Handmade furniture that’s specially designed for your technology or paperwork will keep your living areas free from clutter. You’ll also feel more relaxed in your living spaces and kitchen if you’re not working in areas where you also choose to wind down.
To add interest and depth to your open plan room add large windows to help maximise the flow of light, ultimately making the room appear even bigger.
Neville Johnson’s Luxury Blue Lounge
With over 35 years’ experience in designing open plan homes, Neville Johnson is the market leader in bespoke renovations. Offering free design visits, the brand’s furniture renovations combine the flair of the UK’s top designers with the time-honoured skills of traditional craftsmen, all brought together with your personal selection of materials, colours, and finishes.