Bonus room

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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.

Etymology

One early use of the word is in a New York Times article from 1991, which describes it as an "enticing titled...spare room on the bedroom floor that can be used as a den, television room or guest room," to solve "the problem of noisy teen-agers.""A House Is a Home, but It's Something Else, Too. Witold Rybczynski, The New York Times. November 24, 1991.

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