Open plan is very in right now in the UK, having taken inspiration from American interior design trends...

Herts Advertiser: Packwood, Harpenden Road, St AlbansPackwood, Harpenden Road, St Albans (Image: Archant)

Packwood, Harpenden Road, St Albans

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Constructed to reflect the Arts & Crafts style, Packwood has been beautifully designed to maximise light and space. The ground floor offers a drawing room and study to the front. Of particular note in the drawing room is the elegant rose trellis cornicing. Further into the house there is a media room room. To the rear of the ground floor there is a magnificent open plan living space, with a sitting room, a beautiful orangery and kitchen.

Strutt & Parker | 01727 629077 | struttandparker.com

Herts Advertiser: Heydons Close, St AlbansHeydons Close, St Albans (Image: Archant)

Charmouth Road, St Albans

Guide Price £1,250,000

Enjoy living in this spacious 4-double-bedroom bay-fronted detached family home with its stunning open-plan kitchen/dining/family room which opens onto a mature rear garden. Externally, the property benefits from a driveway to the front, an integral single garage and the rear garden benefits from a raised decked area, extensive lawn, mature shrubs and a kids’ climbing frame.

Putterills | 01727 898150 | putterills.co.uk

Heydons Close, St Albans

Guide price £1,850,000

This superb modern residence has been a labour of love, where every detail has been executed to the highest of standards. There is a wonderful feeling of space with open-plan, contemporary living spaces that are soaked in natural light, high ceilings and a timeless colour scheme.

Cassidy & Tate | 01727 629056 | cassidyandtate.co.uk