The Formal, Traditional Living Room. Why It’s Dated. For years, formal living rooms have been treated like museum spaces — pristine, rarely used, and more about appearance than function.

Instead of using a traditional couch in your living room, ... They're great for formal seating areas, but with the right styling, settees can also make for casual, homey seats.

Let our traditional living room ideas talk you through how to bring some classic period style into your lounge – from cottagecore to regencycore and more... Grey living rooms can be executed in ...

Martin Puris, the senior influencer behind America the Possible, is selling his Hamptons home for $7 million. The estate ...

House Calls: A formal living room in McLean. July 25, 2012. McLean, VA - May 12: Mark Shankroff and his wife Ann have their room photographed for a redesign on Saturday, May 12, 2012 in McLean, VA.

The living room used to be considered a formal entertaining space — a room filled with fine furniture that was largely off-limits until the company arrived. But we’ve come a long way.

Living Room The living room perfectly combines elegance and comfort. Complete with Venetian plaster walls, the room’s main siting area features two off-white mircrofiber sofas that flank a majestic ...

What living rooms and family rooms have to do with a home’s value. When it comes to your home’s value, having a second living space (in other words, both a living room and family room/den) can ...

In Jon Brown’s living room, formal wear becomes t-shirts and jeans. Stuffy theater chairs transform into sagging couches next to a staircase where students perch, bottles of beer in hand. Allison ...

The symmetry in this room, right down to the matching pairs of lamps, defines traditional style. Play with accent lights for style. Don't forget about accent lighting when planning your living room .