drawing room
Guests are received
A drawing room is a formal sitting room in a large house, used for receiving and entertaining guests.
The term comes from "withdrawing room"—a space to withdraw to after dinner.
Drawing room suggests elegance and formality, often appearing in period novels and plays: The ladies retired to the drawing room.
The term is old-fashioned, largely replaced by living room in ordinary speech.
People received hospitably
- hostessFemale event organizer
- soireeFormal evening party
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- afternoon teaLight meal around four
visiting · conversation · hospitality · reception · invitation · company · welcome · refreshments
Landed aristocratic residence
- estateProperty and grounds
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
- RegencyProxy rule period
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
gentry · ancestral · portrait · tapestry · mantelpiece · hearth · ballroom · high society
Elegance of manner
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
- gracefulElegant in movement
- tastefulAesthetically appropriate and pleasing
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
ornate · sumptuous · opulent · luxurious · grandeur · chandelier · velvet · brocade
Small upholstered seating furniture
- chaiseExtended reclining seat
- armchairUpholstered seat with supports
- ottomanBackless cushioned seat
- sideboardFurniture for dishes and linens
escritoire · wingback chair · chesterfield · loveseat · divan · davenport · console · etagere
guests
People received hospitably
afternoon tea · visiting · conversation · hospitality · reception · invitation · company · welcome · refreshments · canapes
manor
Landed aristocratic residence
aristocracy · gentry · ancestral · portrait · tapestry · mantelpiece · hearth · ballroom · high society · debutante
refinement
Elegance of manner
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
- gracefulElegant in movement
- tastefulAesthetically appropriate and pleasing
polished · ornate · sumptuous · opulent · luxurious · grandeur · chandelier · velvet · brocade · gilded
settee
Small upholstered seating furniture
sideboard · escritoire · wingback chair · chesterfield · loveseat · divan · davenport · console · etagere · secretary desk
- genre scenesdomestic scene, tavern scene, market scene, village scene, dining room
- conversation piecesgroup portrait, family portrait, domestic scene, tea party, social gathering
- homehouse, home, apartment, condo, bathroom
- British homesfront door, back door, front garden, back garden, hallway
- grand interiorsballroom, banquet hall, grand staircase, foyer, lobby
- historic mansiongrand staircase, ballroom, library, dining hall, parlor
drawing roomden
Private room or lair
family room · rumpus room · rec room · man cave · TV room
drawing roomscullery
Room for dishwashing
kitchen · laundry room · utility room · coal cellar · pantry
drawing roomservants' quarters
Housing for domestic employees
below stairs · hovel · slum dwelling · back stairs · attic room
drawing, drawn, drawer, drawers, drawings, redraw, redrawing, drawing rooms