Formal living rooms aren’t gone but are evolving into relaxed, multifunctional spaces. Swap formality for cozy layouts, modular furniture, and inviting seating. Update with softer lighting, textured ...

At first glance, living room design can be rather straightforward: Bring in a sofa, a few armchairs, a side table or two, maybe an ottoman or coffee table, and you're good to go. But if you ask any of ...

Home design has become more casual in the last several generations. But even though fewer homeowners are setting aside space solely for entertaining, the formal living room is making a comeback. Where ...

When ensuring each room in your home has the perfect atmosphere, there are many design options that can help you set a specific tone. For example, when it comes to your living room, you may play ...

It used to be that practically every home had a living room. You could make a fair guess about what it would contain, too, without having seen it — a sofa, a couple of upholstered chairs, a coffee ...

PHILADELPHIA — The living room is alive in new-home construction, but the National Association of Home Builders’ vice president for research expects it to be gone soon. Gopal Ahluwahlia expected the ...

The formal living room is an elegant space for entertaining, often filled with high-end furniture, artwork and lighting to create a welcoming first impression. Your grandma's house—with plastic sofa ...

Ellen and Ralph Johnson want to refresh the dated 13-by-17-foot living room in their Annandale home. They plan to add a big-screen television to shift the function of the space from formal living room ...

Many people use the terms "family room" and "living room" interchangeably, assuming it's just a matter of preference, like how some people call a remote a clicker. However, there actually is a ...