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

With built-in banquette seating, you can squeeze in a place to dine, even in a small space

When a homeowner needs to free up kitchen space for her home bakery business, the only way to go is down

Athena now guards the fur-draped bed, leopard-print footstools and copious collections in this eclectic Manhattan sleeping space

Banquette seating, folding tables and clever seating options can create a comfortable dining room right in your main living space

Easy-care fabrics, a lighter color palette and a great furniture save help a Boston-area family get the transitional look they were after

With a table for meals and a desk for bringing home the bacon, this dining room earns its keep

Glossy paint and country-style furnishings make a 19th-century interior an affair to remember

Prioritizing lighting and a bookcase, and then taking time to select furnishings, yields a thoughtfully put-together space

Sophistication meets durability and easy-to-clean surfaces in a dramatic style-mixing space