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Sun Jan 12, 2025 04:29 PM Last update on: Sun Jan 12, 2025 04:38 PM As the new year unfolds, many of us find ourselves browsing through the latest home-deco trends on Pinterest or design magazines.

These open kitchen ideas prove an important fact: even a small design change can work a lot of magic on a house. In fast-paced lives, cooking and eating together as a household has become a rarity for ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Kitchens are machines, it was once thought: efficient workplaces with everything within easy reach for culinary ...

The kitchen has evolved from the simple room where food is stored, prepared, and cooked, though without those functions, it's not a kitchen. You could argue that open concept kitchens were the first ...

While kitchens are a hot spot to gather during parties today, most pre-1940s homeowners would have shuddered at welcoming guests into the cooking area. Kitchens were relegated to the back of the house ...

Designers reveal the dining room trends set to define how we'll gather, host and dine this year ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Lauren writes about interior design and real estate. A beautifully designed kitchen is essential for several reasons.

Design is as cyclical as it is subjective. There is no one right answer and no one right style. As such, the previously widely accepted belief that formal dining rooms were a thing of the past is now ...