closed floor housing

[Vicki Gleitz]

We are working on rehabbing my sons little craftsman bungalow.  Someone suggested that we knock out a wall [structurally would not work] to create a more open floor plan. Maybe it's because I am slightly younger than God, slightly older than dirt [therefore so behind the times] or maybe it is because I am Autistic, but I GREATLY prefer a closed floor plan and wonder if closed floor plans will become popular again in about a decade. I have spoken to others who are neither Autistic, nor candidates for "crypt keeper" who feel the same way.

I do not like people breathing down my neck when I am cooking. I like to invite in just one or two to give me a hand and to talk about whatever we choose to.  I do not like people seeing me make a huge mess when putting together a creation. I like to be able to keep that door to the kitchen closed until I choose to open it and hear all the sounds of appreciation when the aromas waft into the living room.

I like being able to leave my jewelry making supplies out and the goody bags for the Autistic retreat that I am in charge of as well.  I like being able to just shut the door when I want. [and plenty of alone places for sensory overload melt-downs, but that IS an Autistic thing] 

So, is it just me,or do you think that a more closed floor plan will become more fahionable in the near future and soon your rehabs will involve putting back in more walls than you are removing.