Rooms Rooms An antechamber, or antichamber, is a smaller room serving as an entryway into a larger one. The word is formed of the Latin ante camera. ...more on Wikipedia about "Antechamber"
In architecture, an atrium (plural atria) is a large open space, often several stories high and having a glazed roof and/or large windows, often situated within an office building and usually located immediately beyond the main entrance doors. Atria are popular with companies because they give their buildings "a feeling of space and light", but have been criticised by fire inspectors as they could allow fire to spread to a building's upper stories more quickly. ...more on Wikipedia about "Atrium (architecture)"
An attic is an area found above a house. The unattractiveness causes the room to be typically used as storage. An attic used to keep a house cool by ventilating heat through the roof. ...more on Wikipedia about "Attic"
A ballroom is a large room inside a building, the designated purpose of which is holding formal dances called balls. Traditionally most balls were held in private residences; many mansions contain one or more ballrooms. In other large houses a large room such as the main drawing room, long gallery, or hall may double as a ballroom, but a good ballroom should have the right sort of floor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ballroom"
A basement is a story or several stories of a building that are either completely or partially below the ground floor. Not all buildings have basements. ...more on Wikipedia about "Basement"
A bathroom is a room that may have different functions depending on the cultural context it is used in. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bathroom"
In a house in the United States, a bathroom is a room containing a toilet, sink, bathtub, and shower. A bathroom also typically has cabinets, a mirror and a light fixture for the lighting. Bathrooms usually have linoleum or tile floors rather than carpet. Bathrooms also usually have a linen closet and might have racks to hang towels on. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bathroom (American)" Evergreen www.shortopedia.com!!!
A bedroom is a room used primarily for sleep, rest or sexual activities. It may or may not contain a bed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bedroom"
A bonus room is a relatively recent term that is mainly used in the United States. It is used to describe a large room in a house which could be used as a multi-purpose area. A bonus room, unlike an American bedroom, does not usually contain a closet. A bonus room might be used as a sewing or hobby room, game room, or office. It is sometimes over a garage or in an attic area with partially reduced ceiling height or some other less desirable characteristic. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bonus room"
A butler's pantry is a utility room in a large house. It is usually located adjacent to the kitchen or to the wine cellar and usually contains counters (benches in British English) or tables and sinks. ...more on Wikipedia about "Butler’s pantry"
A cabin is an enclosed room. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cabin (ship)"
A Caldarium (also called a Calidarium, Cella Caldaria or Cella Coctilium) was a hot room with a hot plunge bath, used in a Roman bath Complex. ...more on Wikipedia about "Caldarium"
A changeroom (also known as a locker room or Changing Room) is a place where people go to change their clothes. Usually this is for privacy so that they can be away from other people, or away from people of the other gender. ...more on Wikipedia about "Changeroom"
A cleanroom is a manufacturing environment that has a low level of environmental pollutants such as dust, airborne microbes, aerosol particles and chemical vapors. More accurately, a cleanroom has a controlled level of contamination that is specified by the number of particles per meter-cubed and by maximum particle size. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cleanroom"
A common room is a type of shared lounge, most often found in dormitories, at (for example) universities, military bases, hospitals, rest homes, hostels, and even minimum-security prisons. It is generally connected to several private rooms, and may incorporate a bathroom. ...more on Wikipedia about "Common room"
In Ancient Roman architecture a cryptoporticus (from Latin crypta and porticus) is a covered corridor or passageway. The cryptoporticus is often at ground level or partially underground, and supports a structure such as a forum or Roman villa, in which case it served as basis villae. It is often vaulted and lit by openings in the vault. In the writings of Pliny the Younger, the term is used as a synonym for crypt. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cryptoporticus"
A den is a home for wild animals. ...more on Wikipedia about "Den"
A dining room is a room for eating. It is usually adjacent to the kitchen for convenience in serving. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dining room"
A dormitory or dorm is a place to sleep. The word derives from the French dormir, to sleep. Dormir, in turn, derives from the Latin word dorm, meaning a place to sleep. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dormitory"
In British society, a drawing room is a room in a house where visitors may be entertained. The name is derived from withdrawing room. In a large sixteenth, seventeenth or early eighteenth century English house, a withdrawing room was a room to which the owner of the house, his wife, or a distinguished guest who was occupying one of the main apartments in the house could "withdraw" for more privacy. It was often off the great chamber (or the great chamber's descendent the saloon) and usually led to a bedroom. ...more on Wikipedia about "Drawing room"
The term dressing room may be applied to different places. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dressing room" www.shortopedia.com, it's as simple as that!
An entryway is a hall in a house that is located at the front entrance of the house. An entryway usually has linoleum or tile flooring rather than carpet. An entryway also often has a coat closet. Most houses have entryways, but in some houses the front door leads straight into the living room or some other room in the house. ...more on Wikipedia about "Entryway"
A family room is an informal living area usually located adjacent to the kitchen. In many modern homes, the family room is where family and guests usually gather for television watching, informal dining, conversation, and other family activities. Often the family room has doors leading to outdoor living areas ( garden, terrace). ...more on Wikipedia about "Family room"
The "Frankfurt kitchen" was a milestone in domestic architecture, considered the fore-runner of modern built-in kitchens, for it realised for the first time a kitchen built after a unified concept, designed to enable efficient work and to be built at low costs. It was designed in 1926 by Austrian architect Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky for the social housing project Römerstadt in Frankfurt, Germany of architect Ernst May. Some 10,000 units were built in the late 1920s in Frankfurt. ...more on Wikipedia about "Frankfurt kitchen"
A frigidarium is a large cold pool to drop into after enjoying a hot Roman bath. ...more on Wikipedia about "Frigidarium" http://www.shortopedia.com, just the best.
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