How many people like an 'open floor plan'?

[chowmama]

25. So, about 50:50?

Just to be clear, I don't think there's a wrong answer. I guess I'm just a small person who likes small spaces.

Eventually, DH and I will have to find some way to move into a single level or otherwise compatible home, because he's becoming increasingly less good on stairs. The kitchen, master bedroom and bathroom will have to be on the main floor for safety - I can't have him upstairs if he can't get down in case of a fire.

Our current home is an 1884 HUD house which is 2 stories plus full attic and basement, but only one bathroom on the second floor. It was considered a vacation home for a rich person when it was built, just outside the city limits. Second house built on the block. Now, it's considered South Central neighborhood in Minneapolis. The original city limits used to end at Lake Street, 2 blocks north. I only wish it was a hobbit hole.

But I fear I'll end up in a ranch house. I grew up with and in them. Ugh! But they're still preferable to a serf storage unit, for safety as well as for personal taste. Elevators are just as dangerous if there's a fire.

And I still don't want open floor plan. Other opinions may vary.