Vocabulary - Rooms and Places in the Home

Apartment: Housing that people usually rent and pay for each month. They have one to three bedrooms with a bathroom,
kitchen and living room. They are smaller than houses (same as flat) (American English). (noun)

Apartment complex: Several buildings that have many apartments and are located beside of one another. These buildings
are owned by the same company or person. (noun)

Attic: A storage space located under the roof of a house. Not every house has an attic. (noun)

Back door: A door located at the back part of a house. (noun)

Balcony: A small space located in the air that connects to a house. People can sit and relax there on an upper level. (noun)

Basement: A room under a house with windows, used for living and working. Not every house has a basement. (noun)

Bathroom: The room people use to take a bath or shower. It has a toilet and bathtub or shower. (noun)

Bathtub: A round space that holds water for bathing. People sit inside the space and wash their body. (noun)

Bedroom: A room for sleeping. It has a bed inside of it. (noun)

Breezeway: A narrow place that connects a house to the garage. It has a roof so you can walk between the two places
without getting wet from rain or snow. (noun)

Brick: A material used to build houses and fireplaces. You can find them in different colors but the most common is red.
(noun)

Cabinets: Small storage spaces with doors. These are usually located in the kitchen. (noun)

Carpet: A soft, warm covering for floors. It is different from a rug because it cannot be moved easily and it covers all of the
floor space in a room. (noun)

Ceiling: The top or highest part of a room that connects to all of the walls. (noun)

Cellar: Room below ground level without any windows used for storage.

Cement: A very hard material that is used to build buildings. It has a gray color. (noun)

Chandelier: A fancy light that hangs from the ceiling. It often has crystals. (noun)

Closet: A storage place found in bedrooms and hallways. People hang their clothing inside of it. (noun)

Commode: An item located in bathrooms that has a seat and water (same as toilet). (noun)

Corridor: A narrow path between rooms in a house or apartment (same as hallway). (noun)

Countertop: A long flat area located above the ground in a kitchen (it often has cabinets underneath). It is used for
preparing food. (noun)

Deck: A wood floor that is attached to the outside of a house. People often put chairs on it. (noun)

Dining room: A room that is used for eating meals. It has a table and chairs. (noun)

Doorbell: A small button that you push to ring a bell inside of a house. (noun)

Efficiency apartment: A very small apartment for one person. The same room serves as the kitchen and bedroom. It also has
a small bathroom. (noun)

Family room (living room): A room used to entertain and socialize. It usually has a television and a sofa. (noun)

Fireplace: A place where people can make a fire in the house. It is built into the wall of a room. (noun)
Flat: Housing that people usually rent and pay for each month. They have one to three bedrooms with a bathroom, kitchen
and living room. They are smaller than houses (same as apartment) (British English). (noun)

Floor: The different levels in a house or building, e.g., first floor. (noun)

Foyer: A room that usually connects to the front door of a home. (noun)

Front door: The main entrance of a home. (noun)

Garage: A covered space attached to a house where people keep their cars. (noun)

Garden: The area of ground around a house. It often has grass and flowers (same as garden) (British English). (noun)

Glass: A material used to make windows and doors which is clear and is made from sand. (noun)

Hall: The area just inside the main entrance of a house, apartment or other building which leads to other rooms and usually
to the stairs.

Hallway: A narrow path between rooms in a house or apartment (same as corridor). (noun)

Hardwood floors: A kind of flooring in some homes that is made of wood. (noun)

Kitchen: The room in a house where people prepare food. It usually has a refrigerator and a stove. (noun)

Landing: Flat area at the top of a staircase.

Laundry room: A room where people wash and dry their clothing. It has a washing machine and a dryer. (noun)

Living room (see Family room) (UK also sitting room, AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH also lounge room)

Loft: Space in the roof of the house usually used only for storage.

Mansion: A very large, fancy and expensive house. (noun)

Mantle: The part around and above a fireplace that is often made of wood or cement. The part above is flat and is often
used to display decorative items. (noun)

Marble: A material used in many houses that is made from stone and has a beautiful swirl pattern. (noun)

Master bathroom: The largest and nicest bathroom in a house or apartment. It is usually connected to the master bedroom.
(noun)

Master bedroom: The largest and nicest bedroom in a house or apartment. (noun)

Paint: A liquid used to change the color of walls in a house. (noun)

Pantry or larder: Large cupboard used, especially in the past, for storing food.

Patio: A flat outdoor space that is attached to the back of some houses. It is often made of cement and is used as an area to
relax and enjoy the outdoors. (noun)

Porch: Covered area before the entrance door.

Roof: The top or covering on the outside of a house. (noun)

Screen door: A kind of door that is found in some houses that is made of many tiny metal wires. It keeps insects from
coming into the house but allows air flow inside. (noun)

Shed: A separated building from the house usually for storing garden tools.

Shelves: Long, flat pieces of material (usually wood) that are connected to a wall and used to hold objects. (noun)
Shower: An object found inside of most bathrooms that is used to clean the body. It is made of metal and sprays thin
streams of water. It is usually used while standing up. (noun)

Siding: A colored metal material that is used on the outside walls of some houses. (noun)

Sink: An item usually found in kitchens and bathrooms for washing hands or dishes. It is shaped like a bowl and can hold
water. (noun)

Sliding glass door: A type of door that is made of clear glass and can be opened and closed by sliding it from side to side.
(noun)

Spacious: An adjective that means very big and with a lot of space. It is often used to describe large rooms in a house.
(noun)

Stained glass windows: A fancy kind of window that has a design and colored glass. (noun)

Staircase: A set of steps (one after the other) that are used to go up or down a floor in a house. (noun)

Stone: A type of material commonly used in homes that looks like large rocks. (noun)

Study (room): A room that is mainly used for working, reading, writing, studying in. (noun)

Terrace or patio: Paved area between the house and garden for sitting and eating, etc.

Tile: A kind of flooring that is smooth and made of many square shaped pieces. (noun)

Toilet: An item located in bathrooms that has a seat and water (same as commode). (noun)

Utility room: Usually just for washing machine, freezer etc.

Walk-in closet: A very large closet found in some expensive homes that is similar to a small room because there is enough
space to walk around inside. (noun)

Wallpaper: Special paper that has a pattern for decoration and is used to cover the walls in a house or apartment. (noun)

Walls: The flat vertical surfaces that define a room and connect to the ceiling and floor. (noun)

Windows: Spaces in the walls of a house or apartment that are made of clear glass and allow you to see outside. (noun)

Yard: The area of ground around a house. It often has grass and flowers (same as garden) (American English). (noun)