Chucking the builder’s floor plan, a family reassigns rooms to work better for their needs

Please follow us to these 7 gorgeous dining nooks designed for everything from haute cuisine to s'mores

Get ideas from these Houzzer favorites featuring live-edge wood tables, built-in banquettes and more

Create a casual, cozy dining spot in your kitchen with booth seating and relaxed styling

Slide into one of these stylish breakfast nooks and stay awhile

These dining spaces showcase beautiful built-in banquettes, textural grasscloth wallpaper and creative chandeliers

Glossy red cabinets contrast with black surfaces and white seating in this cooking-dining space designed for entertaining

Think about variations on this 1950s staple to create a casual dining spot in your home

See the colors, materials and furnishings designers used to add personality and style to these spaces

We dish up info on all your choices — shapes, materials, storage types — so you can choose the banquette that suits your kitchen best