"Truthfully, there will always be people who enjoy a separate dining room in their home for many different reasons," says interior designer Emma Kemper, author of new book, House Rules: 100 Ways to ...

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

Dining rooms were a component of classic homes for years, but if your abode is more contemporary, it might not be well-suited ...

Her hands encased in thick, foamy gloves, Neda Malkani jabs at the freestanding punching bag hanging in her home gym: left, right, left. When she tires of punching, the 40-year-old mother of four uses ...

Every room in the house serves a purpose: The bedroom's for snoozin', the living room is for schmoozin', and the kitchen is undeniably the heart of the home. But what about the dining room? While it's ...

The formal dining room, long considered a symbol of wealth and privilege, has been the subject of much debate over the past 30 years. Some declared it dead, a relic of a bygone era when families sat ...

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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