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For most people a living room is the hub of the home, wherepeople relax and socialise with family and friends. Common living roomactivities include watching television, reading, playing with children and, forsome, eating. The word living room was first used in the nineteenth centurybut in reality they existed well before this. The way that living rooms havebeen used, their décor and their furnishings have changed significantly overtime. Back in the 1600s living rooms were called parlours andwere used to socialise and entertain guests. They were also used for dining.They were much more formal than they tend to be nowadays and hierarchies wereclearly displayed with the use of chairs. The householder, who was always aman, would site in a chair called the great chair which was a way of showinghis authority and standing. His wife and children would sit in upholsteredchairs while others sat on joined stools. In the second half of the seventeenthcentury musical instruments, books and games began to be introduced intoparlours and they became more of a place for relaxation as well as a place forentertaining. Common furniture during the 1600s included upholstered chairs,large dining tables, pianos, boardgames and books, especially the bible. In the 1700s drawingrooms began to be introduced in upper class household. These weretypically used for formal entertaining while parlours were morefamily-orientated relaxation areas. Chairs and tables remained very similar asin the previous century while upholstered chairs and pianos were common drawingroom furnishings. By the 1850s it was no longer the norm to dine in livingrooms as they were used exclusively for relaxation and entertainment. Aconnected dining room became usual in newly built homes separating eating andrelaxation. Décor typically consisted of carpets and rugs and window shutters,while upholstered sofas and coffee tables were popular additions to many livingrooms. Musical instruments and books were amongst the things used forentertainment. To an extent living rooms became more minimalist in the1900s and more craftsmanship became used in furnishings. Overall there wasmore variety. Early in the twentieth century they were still fairly formal,although less so than previously. Technology began to play a central role inthe living room with this beginning with radios. The whole family wouldregularly gather around listening to the radio. Later in the twentieth centurythere were many changes. Society as a whole became less formal and living roomsfollowed suit. Televisions began to be introduced and became the centrepiece ofliving rooms. It also became more common once again to dine in living rooms,with this often depending on the size of a home (whether or not they had aseparate dining room). Comfort became more important with sofas and chairsbeing chosen accordingly. So far there has been little change in living rooms sincethe end of the twentieth century. Computers and games consoles have become moreprevalent in general and are sometimes found in living rooms. This, rather thanbeing something new, is a continuing trend that began in the late 1900s. Andrew Marshall ©
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