The efficiency of serving the food just right after you have prepared it makes it an ideal choice for families and those who like to interact with guests.
Small kitchen dining room floor plans.
Few people want their kitchen completely closed off from the dining room but not everyone wants the two spaces to be completely open to each other either.
Open plan dining room and kitchen is more common as making them directly connected share the space is more practical.
If your kitchen is in the same space as say your dining and living room set out well designed pots pans kettles and dinnerware right on the stove or counter or even on that weird shelf.
For example backless stools are easily tucked under kitchen islands while armless chairs too are able to scoot right underneath a kitchen table.
Open concept trend chart as you can see from the chart below the open concept floor plan concept has grown tremendously in popularity over the last 15 years.
Open floor plan kitchen living room and dining room.
You can create open concept kitchen living room and dining room layouts with less than 300 square feet albeit that would be pretty much a micro apartment but it can be done.