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Difference between drawing room, sitting room, morning room and parlour? Hello CasualUK, Can someone please explain what the difference is between a drawing room, a sitting room, a morning room and a parlour? I'm working my way through all Agatha Christie novels on audiobook and there's lots of mentions of these rooms.. In a nutshell, a drawing room is a more formal version of a living room or parlor designed for welcoming and entertaining guests. The name is a shortened form of "withdrawing room," a term that first appeared in the 17th century and refers to a space where people in the house could retire, or withdraw, for privacy and conversation. A common feature of large houses from a few centuries ago.

Following dinner, upper-class ladies withdrew to the (with)drawing room, while the gentlemen went for cigars and conversation to the parlor (from parler). A salon was specifically for entertaining company; use of the other rooms might suggest a more intimate relationship than invited guest.. Parlor is a dated word to mean a sitting room in a private house. Generally it means a room in a public building used to receive guests; it could also be a room in a convent. Drawing room is a room in a large private house where guests are received. Living room is a room in a house for everyday's (informal) usage.