Aménagement / Ergonomie
February 2020

Open kitchen vs enclosed kitchen: the fight is on!

To my right: it allows cooks to work in complete privacy, prevents odours escaping and is forgiving of a little mess… Please welcome the enclosed kitchen! To my left: it increases space, maximises sociability and offers undeniable practical advantages... Let me introduce the open kitchen. We present a completely balanced review of all their strengths and weaknesses... May the best kitchen win!

Enclosed kitchen: cook solo!

If you get annoyed at your guests giving their opinion on the food simmering away or if you prefer to leave the evening’s dirty dishes until tomorrow... there can be only one winner – an open kitchen is not for you!


The cook gives up any right to privacy or carelessness in an open kitchen, ensuring that enclosed kitchens have retained some staunch admirers who can’t stand odours pervading the entire apartment and prefer to quietly continue to hide the fact that their homemade paella comes from the deli. And we understand where they’re coming from! One point to the enclosed kitchen.

 

Open kitchen: an open mind!

Open kitchens have now been embraced by half of all households! Yes, they are unbeatable in terms of sociability and increasingly designer thanks to adaptable furniture reflecting the decorative look of the living room as much as the kitchen.


And its fans have found solutions to every potential drawback... Cooking odours? Latest generation ventilation will soon get rid of them!
The dirty dishes you can see from the sofa? No problem in an open kitchen, as everyone pitches in and gets their hands dirty.


One point to the open kitchen.

 

Yes… or no… ok, yes!

For the undecided, those still on the fence, who never really know what they want... why not opt for a glass partition wall!


The light of an open kitchen and the comfort of an enclosed kitchen without obstructing the visual space and, as a bonus, an undeniable style boost.
With glass partition walls being one of the latest interior design trends, there is an infinite range of models, colours and materials to choose from – over to you!


So the outcome of this battle between the open kitchen and the enclosed kitchen is... one point each, it’s a draw!

 

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