“Open-concept homes are abominable. I hate cooking in front of everyone, and I hate having every meal essentially in the kitchen. The noise level is ridiculous if you are entertaining. Give me separate living, kitchen, and dining rooms, please!”

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"Don't have carpet in the hallways, the entrance, the kitchen, or especially the bathroom, sure, but leave the living room and bedroom carpeting alone, please! Enough of the cold, hard millennial remodels."

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