Are retro spaces like the conversation pit having a moment? (Photo Illustration: Yahoo News, photo: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division) ...

The 1970s-style “conversation pit” — a sunken or recessed living area, often with built-in cushioned seating — is no doubt a bold design move. Who doesn’t remember seeing Don Draper’s sleek Manhattan ...

“I was a wee-one in the ’70s, but I definitely remember one of my best friend’s homes having a red-carpeted conversation pit — and as kids, we thought it was the coolest space,” Kelly say ...