The Radford ideal homes : 100 house plans 100. - Highly likely the room marked "Living Room" would actually be used as the Dining Room, since there isn't one marked, it's next to the kitchen, and there already is a "Parlor" in the front. Not likely a store-keeping family would be able to reserve one whole room with different "fancy" furniture, as used for "best" only, and only for VIPs.