Key Points Make your formal dining room more approachable to encourage everyday use.Build in multifunctionality to optimize ...

As far as 2026 dining room trends go, designers are leaning into intentional functionality. “We're seeing a definite shift back toward more defined, closed floor plans for formal dining,” says ...

How do you style a dining table when not in use? After all, dining tables take up the bulk of space in a dining room or kitchen, meaning that when they sit empty they can make the entire room feel a ...

We gave interior designers Noz Nozawa, Erick Garcia, and Mandy Cheng a photo of the same empty dining room—then asked each of them to create a design for it in their particular style, however they ...

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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 ...