The 1970s-style “conversation pit” — a sunken or recessed living area, often with built-in cushioned seating — is no doubt a bold design move. Who doesn’t remember seeing Don Draper’s sleek Manhattan ...

reading, talking or watching a film – sometimes all at the same time.” Reaching peak popularity in the 1950s and ’60s, the sunken lounge, or conversation pit, re-emerged in the 2010s thanks ...