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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Also, for both modes, adding ambient light at a level equivalent to turning on the lights in a family room at night left the picture watchable but a bit washed out.
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PCMAG, 18 Jan. 2025
An expansion planned by Wright but completed after his death by Taliesin apprentices John Howe and William Wesley Peters was tacked on in 1961, adding laundry and family rooms to the house and a greenhouse to the grounds.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025
That factoid is soon made very, very clear; the slide and the ball pit are also red, as is the huge sectional at the center of the family room, the chandelier above, the velvet ropes that partition the area, the dramatically swooping drapes, and the nearby pair of ginormous bean bags.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2025
The main level encompasses a kitchen, family room and primary suite.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 4 Jan. 2025
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PCMAG, 18 Jan. 2025
An expansion planned by Wright but completed after his death by Taliesin apprentices John Howe and William Wesley Peters was tacked on in 1961, adding laundry and family rooms to the house and a greenhouse to the grounds.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025
That factoid is soon made very, very clear; the slide and the ball pit are also red, as is the huge sectional at the center of the family room, the chandelier above, the velvet ropes that partition the area, the dramatically swooping drapes, and the nearby pair of ginormous bean bags.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2025
The main level encompasses a kitchen, family room and primary suite.
—David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Family room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20room. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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