NY-based interior designer at Planner 5D Alice Moszczynski agrees. ‘A large area rug can ground the living space, while a pendant light over the dining table defines that zone,’ she says.

For years the open-concept floor plan popularized by HGTV — which combines kitchen, dining and living spaces into one gigantic room — was considered the height of home decor fashion.

Open-concept homes are going out of style. Breadmaker/Shutterstock Juliana Ghani, an interior designer from Minneapolis, agreed, saying that seeing your kitchen constantly can also make a home ...

Open-concept living didn't work for their home The main floor of Vanhoy's home featured an open-concept space with a kitchen, dining area, and living room, which she wasn't excited about.

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 ...