Open Floor Plan Ideas to Create More Privacy

Use chic separation screens. 
Separation screens, or room dividers, have come a long way, and you can now purchase them upholstered or wallpapered in stylish fabrics, prints and textures. They are great for separating rooms to give you some privacy and create a noise barrier. ”Since it’s a floating piece, you can use it anywhere,” says Ahmad. “And it works well because it can easily be folded and tucked away when you want to revert back to your open space.”

Look for multifunctional furniture pieces.
We usually buy furniture for specific rooms and uses: dining tables to eat, nightstands for our lamps and coffee tables for our magazines and décor. “You don’t need to be too literal with your furniture,” says Ahmad. “With multifunctional furniture, you can have rooms and pieces that do double duty.” For instance, a dining hutch that flips open can function as a writing desk. Or you can use a console table as a nightstand and then as a desk. Now you’ve created an “office space” in your dining room or bedroom with more workspaces for you and your kids.

Change your furniture layout.
Remember when homes had a Victorian-style parlor or living area? These areas were set up so the furniture could be easily rearranged and allow people to hold more than one conversation at a time. Open floorplans give homeowners the ability to create a similar living area by using furniture to serve multiple functions in one space and offer more privacy, if needed. “A sofa can back up against another sofa, or a small dining room table can be added to a living room that can become a working space, creative space, board game table or whatever will be useful to you and your family,” says Ahmad.