Open Concept Living in Key West is ideal for Tropical Island Life-Style

Open-concept living is an ideal floor-plan for Key West historic houses

Open-concept living is a popular design trend, and ideal for even historic Key West houses that center on the tropical life-style. It works magic for old island homes where shared interior living spaces were originally chopped-up into smaller rooms. Today the trend is to renovate the interior of historic wooden homes to create a great-room - an open living room, dining room and kitchen area adjoining the back yard with French doors that lead to a swimming pool and garden.

People always tend to gravitate toward the kitchen, and staging the kitchen off the back yard and swimming pool is a favorite layout for full-time Key West residents and vacationers alike. With this design, entertaining often centers on a breakfast bar or dining island. Cooks in the family are kept in the flow of activities and have the perfect vantage point to keep an eye on the kids in and around the pool.

Furniture placement in open-concept homes often have a larger dining table placed between the breakfast bar and the living room. Another favorite feature in many Key West great rooms, is an entertainment center with a flat-screen TV and stereo. Comfortable furniture including sofas, easy chairs, area rugs, and lounge pillows completes the setting along with custom lighting that can be dimmed down to set the perfect mood.

With all these modern updates in the historic home interiors, the City of Key West is committed to maintaining the original integrity of the old island neighborhoods. Toward this end, strict standards are set and regulated by the Historic Architecture Review Commission (HARC) to maintain the original stature of homes.

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