Whether in basements, filled with light or spaces that pose spatial challenges, family rooms are often the most popular room in a home. So why not make a family room as appealing and cozy as possible?

To be fair, we're all guilty here.

As an interior designer, I've mastered ways to make even the smallest spaces feel grand and open. People often make rookie mistakes, like hanging curtains too low and getting a rug that's too small.

In 2018, when interior designer Jenna Chused of Dumbo-based Chused & Co. decided her family of four should quit their cramped two-bedroom apartment and look in earnest for a permanent home, an elegant ...

Lauren is a writer and architectural designer living and working in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to being a writer at Forbes, she works as a freelance architectural designer specializing in residential ...