I see this pattern constantly in the homes I work in. And the interesting thing is that when the dining room is designed differently, behavior changes immediately. People linger and conversations get longer. Dinner naturally turns into two hours instead of forty minutes.
Read MoreThe room was organized for entertainment and confrontation, so I reorganized it for softness and connection.
Drapes for acoustics, warm lighting instead of police interrogation lighting, seating that faced each other instead of a screen and art that rewarded looking instead of scrolling.
