The kitchen and dining room ... concept layout simply wasn't practical," says Amy. The rooms also needed better circulation ...

Think of it this way: It's easier to go bold in the dining room ... "more wall space allows for built-ins, art displays and other design elements that might not work as well in an open-concept ...

A rising trend in the restaurant industry is the emergence of two or more complementary dining concepts under ... Oiji Mi’s open and lively dining room is a stark contrast from bōm’s sleek ...

"We have seen people put up more definition if they can by putting up walls, or looking for homes that have a closed-off kitchen or a closed-off dining room ... You can see open-concept floor ...

For years the open-concept floor plan popularized ... casual living space by eliminating walls that traditionally separated rooms like the living room, dining room and kitchen,” Lyons-Porter ...