Comments on: Family Room vs. Living Room

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 04:27:00 +0000

I love this!

By: Annie

Annie — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 14:24:23 +0000

In reply to Toni.

Toni that makes total sense and I absolutely agree. Thanks so much for taking the time to comment and share, I always appreciate it and for your compliment! Hope you will stop by again~

By: Toni

Toni — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 15:40:18 +0000

Think of the Family Room as the space where you spend the most time together as a family, usually where the TV is…..thus the name. Living room (front room) is usually the more formal room, used more when entertaining guests you are not as casual with. I sure understand the confusion, but you have it right now. Personally,I know friends who made the “living room” into the “Family room” because of space and turned the FR into a “reading room”. A home should be made to work with your needs and desires, not the other way around. Your home is lovely, you have wonderful taste.

By: Annie

Annie — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 15:19:48 +0000

In reply to Shannon.

Shannon – lol. Yes we had one of those growing up too. Thanks so much for sharing and stopping by!

By: Annie

Annie — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 15:19:05 +0000

In reply to Tania.

Tania thank you for sharing! I realized I do these with all kinds of terms – jackets/coats, etc… lol. I appreciate you stopping by.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 12:24:23 +0000

That was my understanding of the way to define the term living room and family room. Although my mother always called the more formal room at the front of the house the “front room.” As in “Don’t play in the front room.” 😉

By: Tania

Tania — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 01:29:22 +0000

I think you are absolutely correct with your (new) understanding of the difference between a living room and a family room. I personally have never lived in a home that had both spaces so I’ve always called my space the living room… there is no separate family room.

Tania