From smart furniture choices to light-reflecting paint, these ideas help small living rooms live large.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These are my small living room design rules. Compact living spaces have to work really hard: they're often the heart of the home, ...

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With open-concept homes becoming less popular among homeowners and broken floor plans moving into the spotlight, living spaces are shrinking—or at least their layouts feel that way. While a small ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. We challenge the old rule that small rooms need small furniture. We’ll show you how to use oversized pieces, ...

The early weeks of fall are the perfect time to spruce up your space with decorations. You might whip out your favorite throw blankets, pillows, and pumpkin-scented candles to get a head start on cozy ...

Designers show us how to turn what used to be the most formal area of a home into an inviting, multipurpose space. By Tim McKeough The living room used to be considered a formal entertaining space — a ...

You’re in need of some living room design ideas but hiring an interior designer or contractor to revamp the space sounds daunting (and expensive)? Before you resign to spending yet another evening in ...