- Terminology -

Kelvin vs Watt vs Lumens

Sideboard/ Buffet (sideboard - short legs or base on the ground, long legs- buffet)

Credenza - Dining room sideboard

Cupboard

Console Table

Cabinet / Cupboards

Coffee Table

Hutch

Entertainment Stand

Dresser

Night stand

Bookcase / Book shelf

Island

Peninsula

Cart

Stool

Ottoman/ footstool/stool/hassock/pouf/tumpty

step stool

Furniture Stain vs Paint vs Oil

Polished Wood

Curated Living

Non-Toxic -

Less Waste -

Plastics -

Homemaking -

Homemaker -

Serving -

Slow Living -

‘Romanticising Your Life’ -

Intentional Living -

Curating -

Connoisseur -

Thrifting -

“Bon Vivant” -

"Dolce far Niente" -an Italian saying which means "the sweetness of doing nothing." It does not mean being lazy, it is referring to the pleasure one gets from being idle. The ability to completely enjoy and savor a moment. - Source: The Huffington Post. Also , and a longer explanation by Italians.

I have created this section because I believe that understanding the language, terminologies, and phrases of a new subject or concept is not only very important in learning a new subject but that it can actually speed up the process of understanding the concept to an even deeper level.