Living Room Furniture Terms Explained

A living room is a room for reading, watching TV, entertaining guests and other activities. It is one of the most important rooms in a home. Usually, a living room will be furnished with sofa and chairs, storage bookcases, curio cabinets, occasional tables, bookshelves, entertainment centers, as well as other furniture like ottomans, rocking chairs, bombe chests, electric fireplaces, home theater seatings, entertainment wall units, TV stands, lighting sources and area rugs.

Now, let's take a look at a short list, not claiming to be exhaustive, of living room furniture terms you may not understand, although you see them often on furniture related websites.

• Armoire - A movable wardrobe, usually with one or two doors.


• Bookcase - Furniture with horizontal shelves, used to store books.


• Chaise longue - An upholstered couch in the shape of a long chair to support the legs.


• Chest - A rectangular piece of furniture with four walls and a liftable lid, used for storage.


• Divan - A type of couch-like long seat.


• Dresser - Furniture with multiple drawers stacked on each other.


• Footstool - A short, wide, upholstered stool, used to allow a seated person to rest his/her feet upon it.


• Loveseat - A smaller couch for only two person.


• Ottoman - A padded, upholstered seat used as a footstool.


• Recliner - An armchair that reclines when the sitter lowers the back and raises the front.


• Rocker - A chair with two curved pieces of wood at the bottom of the legs.


• Sectional - Sofa formed from multiple sections.


• Sofa - Furniture for the comfortable seating of more than one person.


• Upholstered - Furniture provided with padding, springs, webbing and covers.

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