front room
Streetside sitting area
A front room is a room at the front of a house, typically facing the street.
In British English especially, it serves as the main living room or parlor where guests are received, distinguished from more private family spaces toward the back of the house.
The term carries slightly old-fashioned or working-class connotations in some regions.
We only used the front room when company came over.
Multi-seat cushioned furniture
- armchairUpholstered seat with supports
- couchUpholstered seating furniture
- coffee tableLow table near seating
- bookshelfFurniture for storing volumes
lamp · curtains · rug · carpet · ottoman · recliner · sideboard · mantelpiece
People received hospitably
- hostingReceiving guests socially
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- entertainingProviding amusement or enjoyment
- parlorFormal room for visitors
visiting · receiving · company · caller · doormat · refreshments · tea service · sitting
Building's entrance room
- vestibuleEnclosed space between doors
- entrywayPassage serving as entrance
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- doorwayPassage into a room
hallway · porch · lobby · antechamber · passage · welcome mat
Gathering for celebration
- get-togetherCasual social gathering
- reunionGathering after separation
- soireeFormal evening party
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
occasion · conversation · mingling · socializing · fellowship · companionship · chitchat · banter
Comfortable warm intimacy
- warmthHeat you feel
- relaxationState of being unwound
- snugComfortably close-fitting
- peacefulFree from disturbance
homely · softness · plush · serenity · tranquility · repose · contentment · blanket
sofa
Multi-seat cushioned furniture
- armchairUpholstered seat with supports
- couchUpholstered seating furniture
- coffee tableLow table near seating
bookshelf · lamp · curtains · rug · carpet · ottoman · recliner · sideboard · mantelpiece · fireplace
guests
People received hospitably
- hostingReceiving guests socially
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- entertainingProviding amusement or enjoyment
parlor · visiting · receiving · company · caller · doormat · refreshments · tea service · sitting · formal
foyer
Building's entrance room
doorway · hallway · porch · lobby · antechamber · passage · welcome mat
party
Gathering for celebration
- get-togetherCasual social gathering
- reunionGathering after separation
- soireeFormal evening party
celebration · occasion · conversation · mingling · socializing · fellowship · companionship · chitchat · banter · camaraderie
coziness
Comfortable warm intimacy
- warmthHeat you feel
- relaxationState of being unwound
- snugComfortably close-fitting
peaceful · homely · softness · plush · serenity · tranquility · repose · contentment · blanket · nestle
- British homesback door, back garden, hallway, attic, loft
- grand roomsgreat hall, ballroom, banquet hall, reception hall, audience hall
- parlorsparlor, beauty parlor, beauty parlour, ice cream parlor, ice cream parlour