**Historical Evolution of the Dining Room:**
– In the Middle Ages, upper-class Britons dined in great halls with long trestle tables.
– The great hall had a busy atmosphere, large chimneys, and high ceilings.
– Over time, nobility preferred intimate gatherings in smaller parlors.
– By the 18th century, ladies would withdraw to the drawing room after dinner.
– In the 1950s, dining and kitchen areas were merged in middle-class houses.
**Contemporary Usage of Dining Rooms:**
– North American dining rooms typically feature a table with chairs, sideboards, and china cabinets.
– Modern dining tables often have removable leaves for larger gatherings.
– American and Canadian dining rooms are primarily used for formal occasions.
– Smaller homes may have a breakfast bar or use the kitchen for daily meals.
– In Britain, families traditionally used the dining room only on Sundays.
**Dining Room Features and Layouts:**
– Examples of historical domestic dining rooms in Germany and Poland.
– Dining rooms in mansions in the United States.
– A Japanese dining room example.
– Modern-day dining room from the United States.
– Dining room at the Embassy of Switzerland in Paris.
**Related Concepts and References:**
– Definition of dinette from The Free Online Dictionary.
– Importance of serving size in dining rooms.
– References from David Halle’s ‘Inside Culture: Art and Class in the American Home,’ Maile Pingel’s article ‘The Dining Room Is Back’ in The Washington Post, and the book ‘Living and Learning in Home Economics’ by Rex Bookstore, Inc.
**Additional Dining Spaces and Related Terms:**
– Mention of cafeterias and refectories in relation to dining spaces.
– Exploring the association between dining rooms and other communal eating areas.
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A dining room is a room for consuming food. In modern times it is usually adjacent to the kitchen for convenience in serving, although in medieval times it was often on an entirely different floor level. Historically the dining room is furnished with a rather large dining table and several dining chairs; the most common shape is generally rectangular with two armed end chairs and an even number of un-armed side chairs along the long sides.
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Dining room:
A dining room is a designated room in a house or apartment where meals are typically eaten. It is often furnished with a dining table and chairs for this purpose. The dining room is a space where family members or guests gather to enjoy meals together.