reception room

noun

British

: a room in a house (such as a living room) that is used for sitting and not for cooking, sleeping, etc.

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The neutral palate can especially be seen in the ground floor reception room, which has blond terracotta bricks over the working fireplace and walls painted a light cream. —Sarah Rappaport, Fortune Europe, 26 Mar. 2024

The home also has a Japanese-style sitting room and a formal reception room. —Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024

Elsewhere, the ground-floor reception room, drawing room, and dining area all feature parquet flooring and wall paneling, along with elegant Regency-style marble fireplaces and intricate moldings and ceiling details. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2024

Highlights of the original home include its oak parquet flooring, large sash windows, fireplaces, and an expansive reception room that’s lined with floor-to-ceiling glass panels. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2024

At 880 square feet, the reception room is ideal for gracious entertaining with a gas fireplace, bespoke light fixtures, and three sets of French doors to an almost 1,600-square-foot private terrace. —Mark David, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2023

The main floor houses a grand formal reception room with parquet hardwood floors and exposed timber beams, a drawing room, a formal dining room, a large kitchen, a garden-facing sitting room, a study, and an office. —Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2023

For sale is a three-bedroom apartment with a reception room, kitchen, dining room, and rooftop terrace overlooking the Chelsea neighborhood. —Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2023

The reception room alone felt like the living room of a close—albeit impossibly chic—friend. —Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2023