Don’t clutch your pearls!

It’s not the antiques we’re itching to ditch.

Heres the onedecoratingmove from Grandmas house we hope never comes back: the no-touch, special-occasion-only room.

Green Wall Living Room

Credit: Laurey W. Glenn

Designating the formal rooms as off-limits is much like storing thefine chinaout of sight and out of use.

Why have them if youre not going to enjoy them?

After all, its not my grandparents perfectly primped parlor that I remember most.

Ashley Hanley living room

Credit:James Ransom; Styling: Alya Hameedi