- Terminology -

A

A Patterned Language - Influential community planning and building design book by Christopher Alexander

Authentic - 1: conforming to an original so as to reproduce essential features.

made or done the same way as an original

2: not false or imitation : REAL, ACTUAL

3: true to one's own personality, spirit, or character

B

Bon Vivant - ‘good liver’

C

Connoisseur -

Credenza - Dining room sideboard

Curating -

D

“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.

E

Epicureanism - Increasing the amount of pleasure in the world

F

G

H

Hassock -

Homemaker -

Human-centric Design - a design approach that focuses on the human perspective, their needs, and pain points, in all steps of the design process

Human-scale Design - creating a human-scale environment in which the objects and buildings that we interact with are of a size and shape that is reasonable for an average person to use (usually based on a pedestrian not a motorist)

I

Intentional -

J

K

L

Less-Waste - Intentionally trying to live while producing less waste. Different from ‘zero-waste’ although it can be used interchangeably.

M

N

Non-toxic -

O

Ottoman / Footstool / Stool / Hassock / Pouf / Tumpty -

‘Old People Everywhere’ -

P

Polished Wood -

Private Realm - The spaces that are removed from the public realm (One’s home, private backyard)

Public Realm - The spaces that are available and shared by everyone (town squares, plazas, sidewalks, parks, trails,)

Q

R

Romanticizing (your life, etc.) - making mundane tasks feel unique

S

Serving -

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

Slow Living -

T

Thrifting -

Tumbled Brick - A new brick that has been put through a tumbling process to give it a textured, older look that does not compromise durability

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

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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.

Additional:

Cupboard

Console Table

Cabinet / Cupboards

Coffee Table

Hutch

Entertainment Stand

Dresser

Night Stand

Bookcase/ Book Shelf

Island

Peninsula

Cart

Ottoman / Footstool / Stools / Hassock / Pouf / Tumpty

Step Stool

Furniture Stain vs Paint vs Oil

Core Information / Data Points

Curated Living:

Lumens is a measure of light output (brightness), Watts is ____, Volts is ____, Color Temperature is ______ (Kelvins)

House Design:

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