family room
noun
1
US
: a large room designed as a recreation center and informal gathering place for members of a family
2
British
: a room in a pub where children are allowed
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The breakfast nook in the family room boasts an extraordinary gabled glass end that floods the space with natural light and offers unobstructed views of the surrounding landscape.
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Troy J. McMullen, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
Photo : Evan Joseph for The Corcoran Group The family room includes a stainless steel wet bar.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
Today, there are more than 400 houses and more than 270 family rooms in hospitals across the U.S. and around the world.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
Also on this level are a laundry room and a sunken family room, once the home’s garage, where a wood-burning stove sits in one corner.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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Troy J. McMullen, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
Photo : Evan Joseph for The Corcoran Group The family room includes a stainless steel wet bar.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
Today, there are more than 400 houses and more than 270 family rooms in hospitals across the U.S. and around the world.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
Also on this level are a laundry room and a sunken family room, once the home’s garage, where a wood-burning stove sits in one corner.
—Angela Serratore, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Family room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20room. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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