Today’s living rooms are about creating a space where life happensnot just a place to showcase furniture.

But dont be too quick to write the obituary for the formal living room.

Are formal living rooms still relevant?

formal living room with pink accents

Credit:David Patterson / Interior Designer: Nadia Watts

John Bessler

How can a homeowner repurpose a formal living room?

Living room with ceiling medallion

Credit:John Bessler

formal living room with blue rug and gray sofas

Credit:Michael Alan Kaskel / Interior Designer: Mark Schubert