Stassi Schroeder sparks interior design debate after revealing how many people hate this trend
Open floor plans are often touted as a highly sought-after design feature — but it appears that the love affair with them could be coming to an end, at least if one furious online debate is anything to go by.The interior design discussion was sparked not by a decorator, but by a reality TV star.Former “Vanderpump Rules” star Stassi Schroeder raised the subject of the home layout option in an episode of her eponymous podcast, explaining that she had seen a TikTok video posted in which a woman discussed her plans for her future home.The TikTok user was weighing her options on whether to renovate her property or buy a new one that is better suited to their needs, Schroeder, 36, explained.But after the woman, Claire Edwards, revealed that she had an open floor plan in mind for whichever option they chose, her followers were quick to caution her against it.“So she posted about how, whether [she and her] husband, were going to buy a new home or were going to renovate theirs,” she said.
“And [she’d] always wanted an open floor plan like that is just in [her] brain, a nice system, that’s the bougie thing.You can do whatever.
Like, that’s what’s cool to have an open floor plan.”In response, Schroeder said the TikToker received a comment from a follower who told her that open floor plans are “on their way out” for a number of reasons—including the fact that people “are craving solace” and want private, cozy rooms to hide in, and because they don’t want to multitask so much in one area of their property.They want to “be able to go into another room and not have somebody else be there,” many of the responders said.So, the TikTok user posed the question to her wider audience: “If you live in an open floor plan, do you agree with this?”Speaking on her podcast, Schroeder said the response to the inquiry was overwhelming.The majority of people said that open floor plans are a thing of the past.
She then rattled off a list of her ...