Love them or hate them, open plan layouts are now the default choice. Knocking down internal walls to make way for more light, more space, and a better flow is almost always a good idea. Once confined ...

Home with open-concept living room and kitchen - Sl-f/Getty Images Tour a home built in the '90s and you're bound to see an open floor plan. The layout started trending in the 1950s when families ...

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 ...

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 ...

Open living rooms are evolving to allow for balance between easy entertaining and intimate, zoned living. Expansive living rooms aren’t as popular as comfortable, welcoming spaces with an easy flow.

An open-plan layout—also known as open concept—is a design term used in residential and commercial architecture that refers to large, open spaces without enclosed rooms or walls (in office spaces, it ...