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A studio apartment, or studio condo [1] also known as a studio flat , self-contained apartment , efficiency apartment, bed-sitter , or bachelor apartment, is a small dwelling in which the normal functions of a number of rooms – often the living room, bedroom, and kitchen – are combined into a single room.
Single-room occupancy (SRO) is a type of low-cost housing typically aimed at residents with low or minimal incomes, or single adults who like a minimalist lifestyle, who rent small, furnished single rooms with a bed, chair, and sometimes a small desk. [1]
Harold Pinter's play The Room (1957) is a "kitchen sink" drama evoking the squalor and social depression of the bed-sitting room culture of the time. British comedian Tony Hancock was the performer of the sole character in "The Bedsitter" (Hancock 1961) by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson for the BBC, a depiction of the boredom of bedsit existence.
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[1] In North America, the type of rooms described by the term den varies considerably by region. It is used to describe many different kinds of bonus rooms, including family rooms, libraries, home cinemas, spare bedrooms, studies or retreats. The etymology of "den" stems from an animal's den, such as the American black bear, among others.
A lower-rise apartment building on the left side of the Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan, juxtaposed next to a skyscraper apartment building. An apartment (American English, Canadian English), flat (British English, Indian English, South African English) [a], or unit (Australian English) is a self-contained housing unit (a type of residential real estate) that occupies part of a building ...
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An individual's bedroom is a reflection of their personality, as well as social class and socioeconomic status, and is unique to each person. However, there are certain items that are common in most bedrooms. Mattresses usually have a bed set to raise the mattress off the floor and the bed often provides some decoration.