This was in the lounge-dining room. When my brother and I were younger, smack-bottoms were given on the spot here. Having got out the slipper and placed it on the dining table, Mum would drag out one of the chairs with one hand while holding on to the unlucky boy with the other. She sat while you stood by her side, and trousers and pants were quickly lowered to your ankles.
Then came the lecture, fairly brief but tailored to leave the child in no doubt about what he had done naughty. Mum generally held the slipper as she lectured, sometimes smacking it lightly against her palm for dramatic effect.