You home's layout greatly affects the flow and feel of your space. Both open and broken floor plans have their advantages, ...

For years the open-concept floor plan popularized by HGTV — which combines kitchen, dining and living spaces into one gigantic room — was considered the height of home decor fashion. But some say “the ...

This renovated ranch in Middletown features an open concept, custom-built banquette that serves as table and island, open ...

Open concept floor plans join the dining room, kitchen and living (great) room into a communal space where sight lines are maximized and walls are minimal.

The open floor plan. An open floor plan refers to two or more common rooms (kitchen, living room, and/or dining room) joined together to form a much larger space.

That is why one company, Schumacher Homes of Akron, Ohio, has a fresh new design on offer: a house with an open floor plan, with its kitchen, dining area, and living room all flowing into one another.

While the traditional floorplan of an open kitchen usually means the room is opening up to an eat-in area, dining room or living room, why not take the design outside.

Though some luxury buyers will always prefer a formal dining room or a classic six, loft-like open-floor plans have been trending for years, with kitchen and dining room walls being torn down in ...

If you’ve toured a newly built model home recently, you may have noticed a few things missing: a formal living room or the once-popular two-story family room. Today’s new homes are a bit more ...

Many homes today feature an open floor plan with the kitchen, casual dining area and living area in one big informal space. An open floor plan can be ideal for entertaining, as well as for keeping ...

Dining room tables that’ll fit into dwellings that are too small for dining rooms. ... Small-space living: Trim tables for open floor plans. July 30, 2014. West Elm’s rustic round counter table.

At some point, the previous owners of my house decided to take down the wall separating the living room from the dining room, creating an open space that, in theory, was a good idea.