That is why one company, Schumacher Homes of Akron, Ohio, has a fresh new design on offer: a house with an open floor plan, with its kitchen, dining area, and living room all flowing into one another.

Retrofitting a grand 1928 house with up-to-the-moment green technology ... “Green systems don’t need to be out there in the open,” says Romein, who took care to retain the home’s classic ...

Kitchens were relegated to the back of the house, with the sights and smells of the cooking process hidden behind closed doors. Open concept living hit the mainstream in the 1950s and 1960s ...

If your small kitchen is in need of renovation, you may want to consider an open layout design. Expert Erika Dale is on hand ...

"In essence, the kitchen was becoming a source of pride." These days, you flip on HGTV or pick up a flier for an open house in your neighborhood and chances are they're heralding an open-concept ...

But the house had become outdated and drab. “It had an old-fashioned living room that no one ever went in and a small kitchen,” says Phelps’s wife, Kathleen Cregan. “We really wanted to open the space ...

Committing to a color scheme beyond neutrals can feel like a bold choice in the main living spaces of a home, but this open-plan kitchen is a lesson on just how effective it can be. An ode to ...