Living room

Living room (or sitting room, especially in commonwealth English, also called lounge room in Australia or lounge in the UK) is a room for entertaining guests, reading, watching TV or other activities.

A sitting room in the UK.

In modern homes and apartments the living room has replaced the old fashioned parlour. The term marks the twentieth-century effort of architects and builders to strip the parlour of its burial and mourning associations. Typically, a living room will be furnished with a sofa, chairs, occasional tables, perhaps a television and/or stereo equipment, bookshelves, as well as other pieces of furniture.

In many homes, the living room is reserved for more formal and quiet entertaining while a separate recreation room or family room is used for more casual activities.

The term front room can also used to describe a living room, because in many homes the front door opens into the living room.

Other uses

• a chain of coffee shops in the San Diego, California area
• a church in Melbourne, Australia

External links

• "living room" definition at Everything2.com
• Living rooms varieties