A well-arranged, comfortable dining room is the secret to a successful dinner party. Designing a dining room for entertaining involves using the right furniture, lighting, and layout, and setting the ...

With lifestyles evolving, especially in the aftermath of the pandemic, people are recognizing the need for a dedicated, ...

It’s only natural that people would be beginning to focus on table settings and decor this time of year. With Thanksgiving fast approaching and the holiday season nearly here, these are the days when ...

Having a small studio apartment or a loft means that space is a luxury. An open floor plan means that all of the rooms bleed into each other, and it takes some finagling to carve out separate living ...

If the formal dining room is a wasted space in your home, you’re not alone. That said, it doesn’t have to be. Now’s the time to inject new life into that unused room. Not only can you reinvent and ...

The prospect of hosting a fancy dinner party at my house filled my heart with panic and my redecorating engine with jet fuel. I had been wanting to update my dining room. Suddenly, I had an incentive ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

The formal dining room, long considered a symbol of wealth and privilege, has been the subject of much debate over the past 30 years. Some declared it dead, a relic of a bygone era when families sat ...

Restaurateurs and hoteliers are teaming up to create private dining experiences that allow guests to get out of the house, but limit their exposure to others. By Karen Schwartz It had been six months ...