A floor plan is a bird’s-eye view (like looking straight down from above) of your home. It shows how rooms are laid out, where walls are located, and where doors and windows are placed. — If your home ...

“Wall-to-wall carpet got a bad rap for a long time. In the 1970s or ’80s, we couldn’t wait to grow up and have wood floors,” said Oliver M. Furth, an interior designer in Los Angeles who ...