The unique family room-kitchen designed by architect Bryce Richards for Mr. and Mrs. Richard Connelly, Seattle

The kind of informal entertaining Seattle people enjoy was a major consideration when Mr. and Mrs. Richard Connelly planned their house. Division of their main living space into a living room and a large family room also fitted their own pattern of living: it offered the adults privacy and accommodated the liveliness of four young boys. Both rooms have patios and entrances from the main hall. Their cool blues and greens flow into the coloring of the lush Northwest greenery. The family room, with its large fireplace as a focal point, is used not only for family meals and gatherings but for entertaining. The Connellys frequently have cocktail suppers, and the arrangement of kitchen and family room lets the hostess enjoy her guests while she prepares the food and refreshments.

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source: House and Garden Magazine | August 1957