While the traditional floorplan of an open kitchen usually means the room is opening up to an eat-in area, dining room or living room, why not take the design outside.

That is why one company, Schumacher Homes of Akron, Ohio, has a fresh new design on offer: a house with an open floor plan, with its kitchen, dining area, and living room all flowing into one another.

Offering an open kitchen, dining room, and a spacious outdoor deck for grilling and entertaining, this house is a surprisingly great setup for entertaining, despite being, well, tiny. Luxury 2 ...

The apex predator of the dining room is the “great room”—a combined living room and kitchen, bridged by an open dining space. “It’s not that Americans don’t want dining rooms.