The era of open-concept brought an end to most formal dining room ideas. Without walls to set the tone, an inherent casualness took over the way we dined. But then there was Covid, where rooms were ...

Let’s face it, design can be controversial. Whether we’re discussing kitchen islands or statement stoves, one person’s waste of space is another’s must-have. And nowhere is the debate more heated than ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - If your formal dining room rarely sees any use, you can transform it into something better utilized. A formal dining room is not a requirement for homeowners nowadays. As we discover ...

Formal dining rooms are no longer a must-have among home buyers. Reports on the decline of the formal dining room appear to have been premature, as many real estate professionals have noted that some ...

Once again, it’s time for holiday gatherings, which brings to mind some intriguing magazine articles I read recently. The first was “Why Dining Rooms are Disappearing from American Homes,” in The ...

That was certainly true of DIYer and real estate agent Melissa Doucet’s dining room in her 1922 home. “When we bought this ...

In 2024, a professional-football coach and his wife paid $6 million for a circa-1920s, Mediterranean-style house in Pittsburgh. They wanted durable finishes and informal living spaces for their three ...

A formal dining room is not a requirement for homeowners nowadays, so you may be wondering how you can use your formal dining room for something other than dining. Here are seven ways that you can ...

This two-bedroom, 1½-bathroom condo in the Carlyle building in the Gold Coast has a marble foyer, up-lit tray ceilings, two coat closets and a formal dining room. The unit, which was renovated in 2016 ...