SUBSCRIBE & SAVE Less than $3 per week View Profile The Explainer Talking Points The Week Recommends Newsletters From the Magazine The Week Junior Food & Drink Personal Finance All Categories Newsletter sign up Culture & Life 6 lounge-ready homes with conversation pits Featuring a terrazzo-flanked pit in California and a fire-side pit in Nevada Newsletter sign up Jump to category: Los Angeles, California Lakewood, California Madison, Wisconsin Hartwell, Georgia New Rochelle, New York Las Vegas, Nevada The Week US 22 May 2025 Los Angeles, California (Image credit: Marcus Martinez of Marcus Andrew Photography) Modernist architect Harry Gesner designed this 1960 Hollywood Hills five-bedroom with a terrazzo-flanked pit facing a steel-clad fireplace. Once the home of Liza Minnelli and Christina Aguilera, it also features glass walls and skylights, and the lower level has a theater, fitness room, and wine cellar. (Image credit: Marcus Martinez of Marcus Andrew Photography) The property has a pool, a lagoon-style spa with fireplace, and panoramic views of the ocean and skyline. $7,495,000. Daniel Milstein, AKG | Christie's International Real Estate, (424) 285-3580. Lakewood, California (Image credit: Eric Phan / Corcino Productions) Available for the first time since being built in 1967, this mansard-style seven-bedroom has a retro, shag-carpeted pit with a curving wall of windows. A two-sided brick fireplace anchors a living room with beamed ceilings and wood floors. Subscribe to The Week Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives. SUBSCRIBE & SAVE Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. (Image credit: Eric Phan / Corcino Productions) The 0.72-acre lot in Lakewood Country Club Estates has golf-course views as well as a pool, spa, patio, and firepit. $2,995,000. Kym Elder, Coldwell Banker Realty Long Beach, (562) 254-1489. Madison, Wisconsin (Image credit: Menocal Pictures) Designed by architect John Bruni, this 1974 mid-century-modern-style home features a tiled pit facing a stone fireplace in the double-height living room. The four-bedroom includes an updated kitchen with an eat-in island, plus a sunroom, sauna, and second sunken den on a lower level. (Image credit: Menocal Pictures) Outside are decks, paths, yards, and a hot tub, and the University of Wisconsin is about 20 minutes away. $1,395,000. Trey Sprinkman, Sprinkman Real Estate, (608) 354-4000. Hartwell, Georgia (Image credit: Courtesy image) This 2022 organic modern A-frame four-bedroom on Lake Hartwell has a large, cushioned conversation pit. The vaulted main space also includes a suspended fireplace and a chef's kitchen, with spiral stairs connecting to a bunk room and primary suite with an in-room copper tub. Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. (Image credit: Courtesy image) The property, which is about two hours from Atlanta, also comes with a new dock and slip. $1,725,000. Jen Vasquez, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties, (404) 668-7735. New Rochelle, New York (Image credit: Framework) On Long Island Sound, this 1982 modernist mansion designed by Myron Goldfinger includes a half-circle pit facing a fireplace with views of the indoor pool. The five-bedroom has a wall of glass sliders, rounded stairways, emerald pearl granite flooring, and a sleek kitchen with skylights. (Image credit: Framework) Slightly more than a half-acre, the property has an expansive stone patio overlooking the water. $4,195,000. Mimi Magarelli, Julia B. Fee | Sotheby's International Realty, (914) 715-3511. Las Vegas, Nevada (Image credit: Courtesy image) This 1973 stucco-clad four-bedroom in Encore Paradise Valley has a fire-side conversation pit with tan carpeting and built-in benches. Beside it are a bar area, an all-white U-shaped kitchen, and glass doors to the enclosed backyard, where a covered patio overlooks a pool, palm trees, and a shed. (Image credit: Courtesy image) The Las Vegas Strip is about 15 minutes away, and the airport is even closer. $489,900. Heide Hanley, Realty ONE Group, (702) 561-4879. 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