I have a big playroom where the kids are most of the time. They are allowed in the kitchen, which is the next room over, (sensory bin and art stuff are out there) so long as I'm not cooking.
I do let the bigger kids sit in the dining room to play with marble tracks or playdough or other things the toddlers and babies can't have without close supervision, because I can see into it from the other rooms, but they need to have permission first.
Everything else, bedrooms, basement, living room is off limits except the living room for naptime (because it is not as bright and stimulating as the playroom.)
None of them have an issue with it (though the 1 year old likes to try and escape just because he likes to try to escape everything), there is plenty to do in the space they are allowed.

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