"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Let's be honest—most of the time, your dining room isn't used nearly as much as it should be, and, if ...

Our elegant dining room ideas, decorating solutions and expert advice will inspire you, whether you want to design a space for formal entertaining or create a distinct zone within an open-plan layout.

Traditional formal dining rooms are not as necessary as they were a generation or two ago. A recent study by Realtor.com ...

Functional dining rooms are considered casual, while formal dining rooms are much fancier in nature. Furniture and lighting choices, accessories, decor and table settings define the space and differ ...

In most homes we design, the dining room is a place for crisp table linens and adult conversation, and the kitchen is for everyday grub. Recently, though, we encountered a home with an interesting ...

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 ...

Formal and fresh don't have to be mutually exclusive. The formal dining room is staging a comeback, but why did it ever go out in the first place? It probably had something to do with the stuffy ...

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 ...