Open loft living room

Loft over kitchen open to great room

Open concept living rooms are all the rage nowadays! By knocking down walls between the living room, dining room and kitchen, you create a large, airy space perfect for entertaining and family living.

Need to combine two rooms in one space? Here are living room dining room combo ideas to get you started!

Living room with shiplap walls, lots of windows and barn doors on the loft!

BEFORE When we bought our home 7 years ago, the upstairs felt like it was mostly unfinished, other than one room – the guest room. Our first move was to finish the open attic room, dry walling it, and adding electric and flooring. We did that almost immediately when we moved in, and it then became Charlie’s bedroom. In the rush of day-to-day life we ended up leaving the rest of the upstairs mostly as-is, ignoring this large chunk of unused space at the top of our stairs. It became a dumping…

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Living in a small space doesn’t mean you have to skimp on style. Have you ever marveled at how some tiny living rooms manage to look grand? It’s all about

Name: Becca Kannapell Location: Noble Square; Chicago, Illinois Size: Approximately 1,400 square feet Years lived in: 1 year; Rented When Becca and her boyfriend moved from New York City to Chicago a year ago, they were amazed by their new-found apartment options. Both of them lived in tiny 400-square-foot apartments in Manhattan, and now they have all this space to create in — and Becca has been taking full advantage.