“Let’s bring back ’separate rooms for separate functions.‘ Open concept is the worst. Do we really need to share everything…with everyone…in one big room with no privacy?”

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"Using real wood and other real components that don’t create black mold."

"I put in two bathrooms with showers so I wouldn't have to give up my bathtub. After the coronavirus destroyed my savings and nest egg, I had to move. My health continues to decline, and I miss that bathtub every day."

"And to make matters even worse, much worse. With today’s extremely polarized politics, none of us wants to listen to the other’s politics when they turn on Fox or MS-MBC! The whole 'open concept' idea is just a setup for problems between family members. I like it better when my husband can be in the kitchen, cooking, and listening to TV…while I’m in another room, entertaining guests by the fireplace."

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