
- 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.