In the open-plan living area, a terracotta-hued strip of micro ... Fréderic Louis opted for a more subtle terrazzo for the floor in the kitchen of House Mellinet, which shares the same room ...

If you’ve toured a newly built model home recently, you may have noticed a few things missing: a formal living room or ... contemporary interiors with open floor plans. Now that new home sales ...

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 ...

Open floor plans are an alternative to traditional ... cooking odors and debris that spread through the living spaces.

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.

“In my experience, the vast majority of buyers do [still] prefer the open floor plan, because we’re all living much more casually,” said Nicole Hechter, a New York City-based Corcoran agent.

Open-concept floor plans are becoming ... room to separate it from the dining area, or you can use a console table to act as a barrier that breaks up the living area and the kitchen.

Many home buyers today prefer an open floor plan with the kitchen, casual dining area and living area in one big informal space. One downside of the open floor plan, some have discovered ...

Open floor plans that make it easy to move through primary living and entertaining areas have been popular for decades. Open ...