You've probably walked into a trendy apartment or modern office and marveled at the spacious, airy feel of an open floor plan. It looks great in photos. It seems so inviting, so connected. Yet after ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some say the open-concept home can be overstimulating and take a toll on mental health. (Yahoo Illustration: Alex Cochran for ...

Open floor plans, majorly in style at the beginning of the 21st century, have started to fall out of favor in more recent years. "While open floor plans are popular in a lot of new homes with their ...

If you like an open floor plan, think about how to divide up the space. Here, designer Michelle Kopfer Roberts of Michelle’s Interiors used rugs, furniture and light fixtures to create zones. Regan ...

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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 ...

Interior designer Robin Cole helped homeowner Kelly Sisler transform a dated Middletown ranch into an open-concept four-bedroom, three-bath home. The redesign included a combined living, dining, and ...

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When you picture peak American luxury, do you envision large, sprawling living spaces? For years the open-concept floor plan popularized by HGTV — which combines kitchen, dining and living spaces into ...