Y our living room is like the heart of your home— and for good reason! Whether you’re curling up with a blanket for a Netflix ...

Image caption, The Peacock Room, James McNeill Whistler ... kitchen and fireplace takes up positive space. The living area is completely open negative space. The glass walls mean that space ...

because that’s what you’ve seen in other living rooms. Be conscious of the space and ... a feeling of an open floor plan, while seeing the back of the sofa makes the room feel closed off.

Recessed spaces have a long history going back at least hundreds of years — from the irori, or sunken hearth, in traditional ...