Chapter 10, Problem 10.1Q

To determine

The three important areas of home.

Explanation of Solution

The three important areas of home are living room, bedroom and dining room.

Living room

It consists of the living, nook areas, dining, family and den areas. These are the rooms or areas of a house where friends and family will spend most of their leisure time. The rooms in the living area should be clustered together near the entry to allow easy access for guests. Points to consider during planning the living room include how often the room will be used, how many people are going to use it. The type and size of the furniture that will be placed in the living room. Some families use the living room as a place for quiet conversation and depend on other living areas for noisier activities.

Bedroom:

The arrangement of bedrooms greatly varies depending on the family's needs. Common arrangements include placing the master bedroom separate from the bedrooms, for children or placing all the bedrooms together. It is also common in custom homes to plan a bedroom living unit for long term care of live-in relatives. Bedrooms are normally located with access from a hallway for privacy from living areas and should be near to the bathrooms.

Dining room:

Dining areas, depending on the size and atmosphere of the residence. The dining area is often part of or adjoins, the living area. For a more formal eating environment, the dining area will be near but separate from the living room area. The two areas are usually adjoining so that guests may go easily from one area to the other without passing through other areas of the house. A casual dining room can be as small as $9\text{'} \times 11\text{'}$ $(2700 \times 3300mm)$ if it is open to another area. This size allows for a table that seats four to six people and a small storage hutch.