Which room in your home is the heart of the house?

Mine has to be the kitchen. A lot goes on in there, I experiment with new recipes (particularly lately as I am on a healthy eating adventure). Nice cups of herb tea are made endlessly, I have a little table and chairs where we sit and chat, the door is always open onto the garden and bees and other insects are welcome.

There are plants on the windowsill and a red lamp for evenings to make it cosy. I also have a lovely candle burner, which is quite oriental in appearance and omits a blue light as the candle burns.

It just kind of happened this way. Which room is the heart of your home and why?