Looking back now, the most open floorplans might have worked best in magazines, and there's an alternative layout that's much more relaxing.

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

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 ...

Open floor plans have been the dominant trend in new construction since the 1990s, and they’ve been the goal of many remodeling projects in older homes as well. Turn on any home design television show ...

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 ...

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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 ...

HGTV star Nate Berkus is not a fan of a popular way to add visual interest to open floor plans by giving them a pop of color. Here's what he says to do instead.

For the past few decades, the sledgehammer has begun most remodeling projects. Countless design shows depict, early in the program, gleeful homeowners and builders knocking down walls as they ...