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how to make different themes work in a small open-plan house?

I would like the kitchen to look modern with the stainless steel appliances and red, white and black key pieces.... then the dining room which would literally consist of only the dining table, whatever is on it, new curtains and MAYBE a very small display stand of some sort (would only fit one thing on it as a feature in the window) to be in a pretty, old fashioned, almost country look, with wood, pinks and creams in lace and florals.... then the sunken lounge to be kind of moroccan/boho/relaxed dark woods and indian looking fabrics.... PROBLEM: house is an open plan house and you can see each of the three rooms extremely well from wherever you stand. none are very large areas... the lounge is only separated from the other two areas by being sunken with two little stairs, the kitchen and dining room have nothing separating them at all... how can i achieve this kind of versatility without it clashing terribly? the colour palate idea could work, it would be so hard choosing... but it could work! the room screens will not work. the space is too small to shove big things in between. the entire area of kitchen and dining from one end to the other only takes 6 or 7 steps from the furthest points! and the lounge is a decent size but its sunken so i guess thats a separator in itself. i cannot hide the rooms from each other, so i have to find a way to make them work together.

Public Comments

1. maybe incorporate one fluid color palate and seperate the rooms with room screens or lattices.
2. Your different themed rooms can work, but you will have to choose one similar colour to connect the rooms...you can have the black and white in the kitchen...a black and white checkered table cloth in the diningroom, and black coloured accent tables in the livingroom. Then I would pick a deep tuscan red from the moroccan theme and use that in the kitchen, red vase/centre piece in your diningroom (or even a red patterned or checkered chair upholstery), and use the tuscan red for throw pillows in the livingroom. Or you can use a different colour from the livingroom and incorporate it into the other rooms in their theme. That would be the way to blend your themes throughout your open concept rooms. I would try and find a common curtain that will work throughout the whole space in every room...it might take a bit to find, but that will be the icing on the cake for the blending.