Drop that takeout container!

Your dining room should feel inviting, not like a tight squeeze every time you pull out a chair. Designers consistently point to a handful of specific items that visually and physically shrink the ...

A successful dining room layout involves more than placing a table in the middle of the room and calling it a day. Whether you are designing a formal dining room or a dining area in an open-concept ...

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 ...

It’s built for hosting, lingering, and actually using the “good” plates.

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 ...