Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's no surprise, then, that in homes these days, formal living rooms rarely exist, as designer Erin Gates notes in her new book ...

"Call us old-fashioned, but we love a formal living room," say Anna Still and Marguerite Johnson of Still Johnson Interiors. "Some people lament having a room that typically is used less often than ...

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 ...

While you might spend a lot of time in your living or family room, formal living rooms can get neglected. Here's one myth to avoid about using your living room.

From dressed-up sitting areas to more casual spaces decorated with overstuffed sectionals and flush-mount TVs, living rooms have evolved over the years. Unlike the buttoned-up drawing rooms of past ...

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 ...

Deep into the process of downsizing my home of 29 years has me accessing how it has evolved. The living room was never used because of the family room. The formal dining room, used maybe twice a year, ...

Compared to other rooms in the home, a living room is almost like a blank slate. In bedrooms, you’re designing around the bed; in kitchens, you’re taking counters and appliances into account. But in ...