It can be difficult to choose the right layout for your home, especially if you have an open-plan kitchen and living area. What should you do with all the empty space? You have many options for layouts in a large, empty space. Here are some key points to keep in mind to ensure you get the layout that suits your needs.

Each of these rooms needs a layout that maximizes usability and function. Therefore, it is important to arrange them in a cohesive way throughout the space.

1. To dictate your layout, use structural features.

Here's how to arrange your living room and kitchen diner. The overhead structural beam can be used to visually divide the space in your home and frame the natural light, giving the room life.

The large kitchen can be positioned just to the left. It is open to the back and is accessible from the three-seater sofa. The sofa's low back will allow the room to flow from the kitchen to one end of the extension. This is a great tip for anyone trying to replicate this design in their own space.

2. To open up space, knock down walls within the house.

This open-plan living and kitchen layout is simply fantastic. To open up space and flow, you can knock down walls but keep the wood-burning fireplace as a room divider. It's also a cozy feature in the living room.

The kitchen will occupy the entire length of the room to the right and is in harmony with the color scheme used in the living area. You can visually divide the spaces by changing flooring or adding softer furnishings.

3. One open space divided into sections.

We recommend that you make the most of your living and kitchen area by placing furniture in the middle to divide each space. This stunning example shows how you can choose a kitchen island as the center of the kitchen area and separate it from the living space with a long runner.

This layout has the best feature: You can watch TV with your family while cooking dinner.

4. An extension allows you to combine your living, dining, and kitchen spaces.

This is a great way to make the most of your new extension's floor space! The living, dining, and cooking areas are separated, but there is still a flow through the large open-plan room that flows into the garden.

This clever way of dividing the living and kitchen spaces by using the length and width of the dining room table as a room divider is a great way to make it more spacious and functional. It's also great for casual and formal entertaining.