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Mentions the introduction of minimalist styles and glamorous novelties in high-end restaurants in the United States. Focus on the lavish ice sculptures and Buddhas at the Japanese restaurant Megu in Manhattan designed by Yasumichi Morita; Suggestion that public dining rooms should be places that combine serenity and spectacle; Success of celebrity chefs including Thomas Keller at the Per Se restaurant opening in New York City; Efforts of certain establishments to recreate the luxury restaurants in Paris during the 1950s; Design of the restaurant Nobu by David Rockwell.

The article offers insight to the noontime life, habits, and diet of the American business man. Topics disused include insights to the executive officers of the Ford Motor Co.; food and service in Ford dining rooms; and luncheon club, restaurant and hotel dining room of Dictaphone Corporation in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

The article presents a brief profile of an American home buyer in 1959. According to the journal, this year's home buyer will be looking for houses that exemplify the "traditional" American home. Traditional American homes in which one's grandmother or great grandmother lived, complete with lots of bed rooms, a big kitchen, and a separate living and dining room. In addition, "House & Home" magazine reveals that the buyer of traditional-type homes are second-time buyers.

Comments on the food service business in the U.S. Availability of good restaurants in the cities; Descriptions of the dining rooms in hotels; Clientele of the coffee shops; Sympathy of the author for visiting foreigners; Views of the author on the level of the public food in the country; Vulgarity of the meals; Revision of the philosophy of the consumption of food; Limitations in one's opportunities for exploration.

The article discusses several house renovations in the U.S. including renovation of dining room of 1890s house owned by Linda Braden in Chicago, Illinois, renovation of bathroom of 1960s house in Chattanooga, Tennessee, owned by Andrew Lafevor, and kitchen renovation of a house in Wichita, Kansas.

The article focuses on trends in timber-home design in the U.S. According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) the average square footage for new homes decreased in 2009. Homeowners are eliminating extra spaces such as the formal living room and the formal dining room. Buyers who seek a green lifestyle prefer timber homes that have structural insulated panels (SIPs) to conserve energy. It is noted that timber homes are now designed for aging in place.

The article presents a historical overview of Five Oaks Manor mansion owned by Chris and Cheryl Lentz in 1975. It states that the mansion is sprawled in a 9,000-square-foot land area located in Southern California. Details about the mansion during the Christmas holiday season including the dining room, one of Five Oaks Manor's 15 Christmas trees and recipe of whole-egg springier cookies are also presented.

The article features a house called Mirabel which is designed by Living Concepts in the U.S. Mirabel's European design features rooflines, interesting window treatments, and arched passages. Connect to the kitchen via a butler's pantry is the formal dining, while the study room is made of rich woods and a beamed ceiling. It has a third arched passage leading to the family room and kitchen. The master suite has a dual walk-in closets, separate glassed-in shower, and garden tub.

The article reports on the preservation of a wide array of historic pieces by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America (NSCDA) in the U.S. NSCDA collects figures with historic value and architectural significance and aims to preserve the American life even the way they dine. Gunston Hall, home of George Mason, reflects how the public and private spaces in a house began to be separated into a space for entertainment like dining and drinking and another space for private activities.

The article focuses on the architectural design of a home in the U.S., suitable for a night of relaxation or to host a celebration. The house is a three-story design, in which guests will have expansive views of the surrounding landscape. The dining room offers a casual alternative to a formal dining area, possible at the rear of the level. It also includes a three-car garage and space for plenty of storage. Several photographs of the interior and exterior views of the house are also provided.

Looks at current trends in facility design in the U.S. aimed to make inpatient psychiatric care less institutional. Issues driving the planning and design of behavioral healthcare inpatient facilities; Basis of the ongoing debate between experts favoring private patient bedrooms versus those favoring semiprivate rooms; Major trends in patient dining facilities; Description of the design of outdoor recreational spaces.

This article presents information on the best new restaurants in the U.S. in 2005. Wynn Las Vegas is a spectacular and elegant dining room, a cross between a 1950s luxury liner and a men's club, with a grand staircase ideal for making an entrance, vast expanses of polished wood and a special chef's table where Alessandro Stratta will create a menu for customers. INSETS: Restaurant of the Year;Q+A: The Michelin Man;Chef of the Year;Best New Design

The article discusses design of a European home in the United States. The house is filled with splendid amenities and big rooms. Formal entertaining areas comprise of the living and dining rooms. An expansive family room with a fireplace and built-in shelves overlooks the rear veranda, which includes a cabana and pool bath. The kitchen has a big central island and a wet bar that leads the way into the dining room.

The article features design of an Italianate manor in the United States. Through the courtyard and arched entry, visitors see the intersecting foyer, which lead to the living room and connects to the right and left wings of the plan. A formal dining table bathed in light from the arch-tapped windows and a chandelier makes dining in this room special.

Examines the interior design of three dwellings in South Carolina. Information on the dining room of couple Gene and Juli Harris in Sullivan's Island; Design made by Betty Ryberg to their home; List of mementos and artifacts collected by Linda Mays O'Quinn, director of the O'Quinn School in Yemassee.

Highlights the interior decoration provided by designer Bill McGee for his house in Lewes, Delaware on the Delmarva Peninsula. Features of the house; Furnishings of the house; Overview of the living room, dining room, bedroom and library of the house.

Focuses on the interior decoration of a house by designer Joan Fletcher in Dallas, Texas. Renovation of the house; Furnishings in the house; Features of the garden room, dining room, library and master bedroom.

Evaluates several dining room paraphernalia from the U.S. Naples menu covers from World Wide Menu; Mosaica bone china dinnerware collection from Fortessa; Chair from Blue Leaf.

Presents information on the renovations made to the Sunset Country Club in Saint Louis, Missouri as of August 2004. Description of the club dining facilities before the renovations; Details of the renovations efforts ; Estimated cost of the renovations.

Focuses on the interior decoration of television actress Sara Rue's house in Los Angeles, California. Design of the living room; Interior decoration of the dining room; Style of its breakfast nook.

Focuses on the floor plan and blueprint of homes between 3,000 to 3,999 square feet in the United States. Home style; Bedrooms; Bathrooms; Foundation; Garage; Dining rooms.

Focuses on the floor plan and blueprint of homes between 2,000 to 2,499 square feet in the United States. Home style; Bedrooms; Bathrooms; Garage; Dining room; Porch.

Focuses on the floor plans and blueprints of southern-style homes in the United States. Roof; Bedrooms; Bathrooms; Foundation; Dining room; Kitchen and laundry room.

Looks at the renovation made by Stanley Saitowitz Office/Natoma Architects to a town house in San Francisco, California. Interests of Saitowitz's client; Description of the materials used in floors, counters and cabinets; Information on the furniture used in the dining room.

Features the house of architect Bret Thoeny in Los Angeles, California. Statement from Thoeny; Information on the furniture in the dining area, kitchen and den; Reason Thoeny got interested in contemporary art.

Features four New Orleans tastemakers' personal collections of table settings. Details of the table settings collection of Angêle Parlange; 18th- and 19th-century tableware collections of Kerry Moody; Furnishings of Gerrie Bremermann on the dining room; Elements of the traditional crawfish boil collection of Allain Bush.

Features a 1930's house tailored with serene palette and European arts and antiques by Washington, D.C. designer Joseph Paul Davis. Comments from Davis, on the new house that he bought; Description of the pair of Louis XVI fauteuils; Details of the dining room; Elements of the bedroom of Davis.

Features the home of Tom Hayes and Toby West in Atlanta, Georgua. Details of the dining room of the Atlanta home; Comments from Hayes on the house; Key to creating comfortable interiors according to West; Designs of the library and the fireplace.

Details the interior decoration of a house in Palm Beach, Florida. Color of the living room; Artwork painted on the ceiling of dining rooms; Description of the library.

Features the Inn at Mountain View Farm in East Burke, Vermont. Description of the inn's dining room; Way the inn and the landscape blend; Package offered by the inn.

Features the house decoration owned by former camera operator Chesney Hill in Los Angeles, California. Name of the interior designer; Transformation of the dining room into a multipurpose library and eating area; Decorations of the bedroom.

Explores the structures of the dining room of Rockwell mansion house in featured in Winterthur Museum, Delaware. Historical background on the acquisition of the mansion by Henry Francis du Pont; Sample photographs of the designs; Distinction of textile composition in the structures.

Focuses on the construction of contemporary house in Austin, Texas. Textures of the cabins; Use of rugged natural materials in the interior and exterior of the house; Utilization of fern-green stain with garden fertilizer for the center of the dining room. INSETS: Framing the plan;Reinvented rooms;Mixed materials.

Focuses on the stately home of pathologist Lack Lehman and his wife Martha in Sarasota, Florida, which is build in an exquisite European design. Description of the building architecture designed by Martha Lehman and her interior decorator Matt Overstreet; Details of the furniture used to decorate the house; Decoration of the dining room.

Features several designs of houses and the house's location in Georgia. Decorations of the Foyer and the Morning Room in Athens; Description of the grand Music Room in Atlanta; Amenities of the Dining Room in Ringgold; Designs of Nannette Yarbrough in The Potting Porch and The Hall Landing.

Describes the Poplar Grove house in the planned community of Magnolia Square in Collierville, Tennessee. Features of the house; Description of the landscape; Description of the dining room.

Describes the Woodleaf Idea House in Kinderton, North Carolina. Features of the dining and family rooms; Description of the breakfast room; Description of the master suite.

Describes the design of dining rooms in several houses in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Focuses on the custom-designed kitchen, dining area and patio which were added to a circa 1960s prefabricated Connecticut house by home-furnishings business partners John David Hunter and Bob Winston.

Presents photographs of a Missouri log home owned by Joan Lucas. Dining room; Kitchen; Guest bedroom.

Discusses how Michael McCarty, owner of Michael's restaurants in Santa Monica and Manhattan, entertains friends and guests at his home in Malibu, California. Explanations from McCarty; Details on the house's outdoor dining room; Details on how he set the table.

Focuses on the construction of a new dining facility for the soldiers of the 7th Transportation Group at the home of the U.S. Army's Transportation Corps at Fort Eustis, Virginia. Importance to improve the historical knowledge for recruits; Description of the decorations in the dining hall; Layout of the facility.

Details the interior decoration designed in a house designed by Edwards Durell Stone in Pennsylvania. Description of the dining room; Placement of mirror on the fireplace wall; Decoration of a Christmas tree in the living room.

Bernards Furniture is introducing three new collections at the High Point Market, aimed at meeting the demands of their retail partners. The collections, including Renascence, offer a range of furniture options for the bedroom, dining room, entertainment area, home office, and occasional use. The company aims to provide increased mixability, lower inventory requirements, and improved performance in terms of dollars per square foot. Bernards Furniture plans to expand its existing groups and add upholstery and accents in the future. The company sources its products from various countries and sells to over 2,500 retailers in the United States. [Extracted from the article]

Describes the interior decoration of the dining room in an Italian villa in Dallas, Texas. Main table; Settee; China and crystal patterns that incorporate fruit motifs; Pool pavilion; Kitchenware.

It might come as no surprise that some of the most deafening dining room decibel levels can be found in New York City and San Francisco, but new data from crowdsourcing app SoundPrint shows that Seattle and Portland are catching up. Seattle restaurants have on average of 77 dBa (a measurement of how loud sound is) and 56% of the restaurants rated on the app are too loud for conversation. "Not many restaurants know that when users don't like the noise they often don't come back to the venue", Scott said. [Extracted from the article]

Informs about the private dining room of World Bank head James Wolfensohn in Washington, D.C. Its cost.

The article offers information on the dwelling unit which refers to a single unit providing complete and independent living facilities in the U.S. Accordingly, dwelling units are having special requirements for the calculations of load. Further, it is noted that a dwelling should have a minimum of two 20A, 12V small-appliance branch circuits for receptacles in the kitchen, dining room, and breakfast room.