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 ...

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 ...

For generations, the dining room was a space reserved for family dinners, holiday meals, and occasional dinner parties. But according to the latest 2026 Kitchen Trends Report from the National Kitchen ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When Alexis Cosinuke moved into her house in Lexington, Ky., a couple years ago, she knew she’d have to get creative to give her three kids a place of their own. Because the home didn’t have a ...