Although Amanda says she and Jason are “kind of over” open floor plan concepts, they loved the idea of opening up and arching the passageway between their kitchen and living room to create a better flow. 

To reach a middle ground, instead of completely opening up their house’s floor plan, they enlarged the opening between the two rooms, creating one long entryway hallway of sorts, with cool laundry room closet doors and a console table at the very end.

“This allows us to have designated spaces while still keeping things feeling open and spacious,” Amanda says. And all of the arches create cohesion in the house.