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 ...

"The room that's often the most expensive to decorate beautifully—and the most underutilized—is the formal living room," ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This six-bedroom home has six full bathrooms, one half bath, a library, a sunroom, a terrace and a formal living room with a wood-burning fireplace.

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 ...