Ruby and Mike Rubin of Rubin Studio inherited a set of blueprints, boxed-up glossy dark cabinets, and a shell of a kitchen when they ... rather than it being all open and exposed,” she explains.

Instead, a sort of liminal, semi-open concept is emerging, and it's one that we can get behind. If you're stuck between an open vs closed kitchen, 'broken-plan' offers both. Here's why designers ...

That means, for homebuyers looking at current inventory, an open-concept kitchen has become less desirable than a den that can be converted into a closed-off space. With remote work still ...