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 shifted toward a more informal approach to living. Open floor plans are ...

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 ...

Many homes today feature an open floor plan with the kitchen, casual dining area and living area in one big informal space. An open floor plan can be ideal for entertaining, as well as for keeping an ...

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 ...

Pity the poor interior wall. For decades, home improvement gurus and do-it-yourselfers have been smashing it to smithereens. If you've turned on HGTV any time in the last decade, you've probably seen ...

Open floor plans have become the norm in newer homes, and while there is a lot to love about this layout, there are times when having a bit more seclusion is welcome. See whether any of these dilemmas ...

In this video, we look at 50 modern kitchen designs that are built on an “open” principle, where they’re combined in a single ...

Open-plan design is found in this $23.3 million five-bedroom listing in Manhattan, the apartment was featured on the most recent season of HBO’s ‘Succession’. Though some luxury buyers will always ...

For some American families, one kitchen is apparently not enough. What is wrong with having just one kitchen? Well, people cook in kitchens, and when they cook in kitchens, they make messes, and then, ...

Design shows are all about tearing down walls and opening up spaces, but what’s wrong with a little more privacy and a little less togetherness? By Ronda Kaysen At some point, the previous owners of ...

The home at demonstrates how a modern open floor plan is entirely compatible with striking colonial architecture. Located at the end of a lightly traveled cul-de-sac, this home at 10 Saunders Hill in ...

Though some luxury buyers will always prefer a formal dining room or a classic six, loft-like open-floor plans have been trending for years, with kitchen and dining room walls being torn down in ...