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  2. Drawing room - Wikipedia

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    A drawing room is a room in a house where visitors may be entertained, and an alternative name for a living room. The name is derived from the 16th-century terms withdrawing room and withdrawing chamber , which remained in use through the 17th century, and made their first written appearance in 1642. [ 1 ]

  3. Drawing room play - Wikipedia

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    A drawing room play is a type of play, developed during the Victorian period in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. They set middle-class characters confronting a social problem of the time with a comedic twist. [1] The play is formed from a blend of three parts: part well-made play, part society drama, part comedy of manners. [2]

  4. How to Design a Drawing Room for Entertaining Guests at Home

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    According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a drawing room is defined as “a room in a large private house in which guests can be received and entertained.”Unlike a foyer or entryway, a drawing ...

  5. Living room - Wikipedia

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    In Western architecture, a living room, also called a lounge room (Australian English [1]), lounge (British English [2]), sitting room (British English [3]), or drawing room, is a room for relaxing and socializing in a residential house or apartment.

  6. This Drawing Room Brings One of the World's Most Famous ... - AOL

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    This Drawing Room Brings One of the World's Most Famous Paintings to Life. Lauren Wicks. October 23, 2024 at 6:00 AM. This Swoon-Worthy Lounge Is Inspired by a Painting Nick Sargent.

  7. Victorian decorative arts - Wikipedia

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    A bare room was considered to be in poor taste, so every surface was filled with objects that reflected the owner's interests and aspirations. The parlour was the most important room in a home and was the showcase for the homeowners where guests were entertained. The dining room was the second-most important room in the house.

  8. Salon d'Hercule - Wikipedia

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    The Salon d'Hercule (French pronunciation: [salɔ̃ dɛʁkyl]; also known as the Hercules Salon or the Hercules Drawing Room) is on the first floor of the Château de Versailles and connects the Royal Chapel in the North Wing of the château with the grand appartement du roi.

  9. Yellow Oval Room - Wikipedia

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    The earliest written description of the room dates to the John Adams administration, and describes the room as a ladies drawing room. The room was papered in yellow with gilded stars, and a suite of crimson furniture. This furniture, likely a mix of Louis XVI and English Hepplewhite styles, was moved from the President's House in Philadelphia.