Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some say the open-concept home can be overstimulating and take a toll on mental health. (Yahoo Illustration: Alex Cochran for ...

For decades, open concept floor plans have defined modern home living. By combining the kitchen, living area, and dining room into one continuous, sprawling expanse, designers could open up and ...

Tour a home built in the '90s and you're bound to see an open floor plan. The layout started trending in the 1950s when families shifted toward a more informal approach to living. Open floor plans are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Should you jump on the bandwagon of open floor plans or are traditional separations ideal for your family? To decide, you'll need ...

Open floor plans that make it easy to move through primary living and entertaining areas have been popular for decades. Open concept floor plans join the dining room, kitchen and living (great) room ...

Not a fan of open-concept homes, but still not convinced that closed, individual rooms are the way to go? Good news. There's another type of floor plan in between these two extremes. Enter broken ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. It's no secret that open-concept homes are becoming less popular. There are many reasons people are ...

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Open concept floor plans have been popular for a long time. Evolving out of the modernist architecture that took hold in the mid-20th century, open floor plans create integrated spaces that serve a ...