Open floor plans that make it easy to move through primary living and entertaining areas have been popular for decades. Open concept floor plans join the dining room, kitchen and living (great) room ...

To take the temperature from the pros, we asked six designers to weigh in on the great floor-plan debate: do you prefer the open-concept or closed-concept home? We are in favor of closed-concept homes ...

Television makeovers have spent years teaching you that knocking down walls is the fastest route to a stylish, modern home. Yet once the dust settles, that same “open concept” move often leaves you ...

Open floor plans that make it easy to move through primary living and entertaining areas have been popular for decades. Open concept floor plans join the dining room, kitchen and living (great) room ...

There is an increasing demand for closed-concept homes for privacy and defined spaces. Open-concept floor plans remain popular for those who appreciate airy, connected spaces. Floor plan preferences ...

Open-concept houses have been a homeowner's dream for many decades, getting introduced in the 1950s and becoming the norm for most newly built houses by the 1990s. They became highly sought after due ...

Many people admire the allure of open-concept layouts, often considered a hallmark of a modern interior. But, as a home editor, I'm noticing more designers lean into closed-concept floor plans — a ...

Escaping the concrete jungle, avoiding the rent cost of an apartment or high mortgage rates are not big challenges anymore. With tiny houses rising to the surface, people start to realize that there ...

Rather than creating two separate rooms, Alexa Occhipinti divided her open-concept living and dining area with a pony wall.

"Open-plan living means dirt no longer stays contained to one area," Leah says. "Whatever comes in through the front door is quickly carried throughout the entire home." While the entrance absorbs the ...