If you’ve noticed fewer formal dining rooms in homes lately, you’re not imagining it. For years, open-concept layouts blurred ...

Design is as cyclical as it is subjective. There is no one right answer and no one right style. As such, the previously widely accepted belief that formal dining rooms were a thing of the past is now ...

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Open floor plans have been the dominant trend in new construction since the 1990s, and they’ve been the goal of many remodeling projects in older homes as well. Turn on any home design television show ...

Shelby Vanhoy has been personalizing her North Carolina home since December 2023. She recently decided to break up her open-concept living space with a glass wall. Vanhoy says the space is more ...

The 'Lucifer' star worked with designer Laetitia Wajnapel to refresh her kitchen, dining room and living room Natalia Senanayake is an Editorial Assistant, Lifestyle at PEOPLE. She covers all things ...

Key Takeaways Open living rooms are evolving to allow for balance between easy entertaining and intimate, zoned living.Expansive living rooms aren’t as popular as comfortable, welcoming spaces with an ...

It’s been six weeks since my husband and I crammed 40 moving boxes into our new apartment in Brooklyn—and not a single room looks finished. The problem is two-fold: we have an unusual layout that’s ...

For some American families, one kitchen is apparently not enough. What is wrong with having just one kitchen? Well, people cook in kitchens, and when they cook in kitchens, they make messes, and then, ...

If the formal dining room is a wasted space in your home, you’re not alone. That said, it doesn’t have to be. Now’s the time to inject new life into that unused room. Not only can you reinvent and ...

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