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An ashtray is a receptacle used by smokers to deposit the ash and butts of cigarettes and cigars. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ashtray"

A closet (also known as a cupboard in British English) is a small, enclosed space in a house or building used for general storage or hanging clothes. A closet for food storage is usually referred to as a pantry. In Elizabethan and Middle English, closet referred to a larger room in which a person could sit and read in private. ...more on Wikipedia about "Closet"

Consumer science is the study of providing for the well-being of individuals and households in the context of how they are influenced by marketplace institutions and communities. Consumer science draws from fields such as economics, sociology, psychology, law, and business. Consumer behavior, household finance, and consumer protection are major areas of consumer science. ...more on Wikipedia about "Consumer science"

A court or courtyard is an enclosed area, often a space enclosed by a building that is open to the sky. These areas in inns and public buildings were often the primary meeting places for some purposes, leading to the ...more on Wikipedia about "Courtyard"

Domestic technology is the incorporation of applied science into the home. There are many aspects of domestic technology. On one level, there are domestic appliances and other devices commonly used in the home, such as driers and washing machines. These things are itemized below. On another level, domestic technology recognizes the use of applied science to construct homes to achieve a particular goal, such as energy efficiency or self sufficiency. For more information, read about self-sufficient homes. It has been claimed that domestic technology has led to decreases in the time people spend on household work, although the factual basis of this claim is disputed (Bittman et al., 2004). ...more on Wikipedia about "Domestic technology"

The term en-suite (in room), from the French, is usually used to refer to a bathroom which is connected to a bedroom. Such arrangements are common in studio apartments and hotel rooms. In some cases, an en-suite bathroom may be shared between two rooms, or between a room and a hallway. ...more on Wikipedia about "En-suite"

An entryway is a hall in a house that is located at the front entrance of the house. An entryway usually has linoleum or tile flooring rather than carpet. An entryway also often has a coat closet. Most houses have entryways, but in some houses the front door leads straight into the living room or some other room in the house. ...more on Wikipedia about "Entryway"

Fabric softener (also called Fabric Conditioner) is used to prevent static cling and makes the fabric softer. Popular brand names include Lenor, Lenor/ Downy and Comfort. Most washing machines have a dispenser to add liquid fabric softener to the load of laundry automatically on the final rinse; in launderettes it may need to be added manually. Some brands of washing powder have fabric conditioning built-in which is claimed to save money when compared to buying ordinary washing powder and fabric softener separately. There are some fabric softeners that besides softening clothes also claim to make ironing easier whereas some claim to make clothes dry faster. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fabric softener"

Family and consumer sciences, or home economics, is an academic discipline which combines aspects of consumer science, nutrition, cooking, parenting and human development, interior decoration, textiles, family economics and resource management as well as other related subjects. ...more on Wikipedia about "Family and consumer science"

Furnishings (aka art objects, decorative arts, knick-knacks, bric-a-brac) are the objects, other than furniture, that occupy an interior space. They can be purely decorative or fill a functional, symbolic, or religious purpose. Unlike furniture, furnishings do not support the human body or provide storage. However, certain furnishings, such as lighting, are as essential to interior design and commodious living as furniture or architecture. Paintings, photography, drawings, and other (usually 2D) works defined as fine art are not generally considered furnishing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Furnishing"

Furniture is the collective term for the movable objects which support the human body (seating furniture and beds), provide storage, and hold objects on horizontal surfaces above the ground. Storage furniture is used to hold or contain smaller objects such as clothes, tools, books, and household goods. Furniture can be a product of artistic design and is considered a form of decorative art. In addition to furniture's functional role, it can serve a symbolic or religious purpose. Domestic furniture works, in conjunction with furnishings such as clocks and lighting, to create comfortable and convenient interior spaces. Many types of furniture contain one or more drawers and/or small doors which can be opened. Also, some furniture items can have shelves. ...more on Wikipedia about "Furniture"

In common historic and modern usage, a hearth is a brick- or stone-lined fireplace or oven used for cooking and/or heating. Because of its nature, in historic times the hearth was considered an integral part of a home, often its central or most important feature. This concept has been generalized to refer to a homeplace or household, as in the terms "hearth and home" and "keep the home fires burning." ...more on Wikipedia about "Hearth"

Home repair involves the diagnosis and resolution of problems in a home, and is related to home Maintenance to avoid such problems. Many types of repairs are " Do it yourself" (DIY) projects, while others may be so complicated, time-consuming or risky as to suggest the assistance of a qualified handyman, property manager, contractor/ builder, or other professionals. Repair is not necessarily the same as Home Improvement, although many improvements can result from repairs or maintenance. Often the costs of larger repairs will justify the alternative of investment in full-scale improvements. It may make just as much sense to upgrade a home system (with an improved one) as to repair it or incur ever-more-frequent and expensive maintenance for an inefficient, obsolete or dying system. For a DIY project, it is also useful to establish limits on how much time and money you're willing to invest before deciding a repair (or list of repairs) is overwhelming and discouraging, and less likely to ever be completed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Home repair"

Ingrain wallpaper (also called wood-chip wallpaper) is a kind of wallpaper. It consists of two layers of paper with wood fibre in between; different kinds of ingrain wallpaper are distinguished by the size and form of the fibre pieces. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ingrain wallpaper" www.shortopedia.com , this is it!

Kitchenware is utensils, appliances, dishes, cookware, and so on for use in the kitchen. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kitchenware"

A passive house is a building that uses no designated energy for heating. ...more on Wikipedia about "Passive house"

A room is an enclosed space in a house or other building. A room may have any number of doors and windows regulating light, airflow and access to the room. Large rooms are often named halls, small ones closets. Hall may also refer to a long, narrow room which serves purely as an access to other rooms (for example a corridor, a passage, or a hallway). ...more on Wikipedia about "Room"

A self-sufficient house is one that operates without need for external electricity, natural gas, sewage, or other utilities. Self-sufficient houses usually are designed to minimize heat exchange with the outdoors through proper insulation and to collect or block solar energy by passive design. In addition, self-sufficient houses collect water through wells or through rainwater collection. Some self-sufficient houses also use waste disposal systems that do not require connection to a sewage system, such as composting toilets. ...more on Wikipedia about "Self-sufficient homes"

Static cling is caused by static electricity, usually due rubbing as in a clothes dryer (the Triboelectric effect). It can be removed by deionizing materials with water, and prevented with fabric softener dryer sheets. Antistatic agents are used to make the surfaces slightly conductive, which reduces or prevents the static charge buildup. ...more on Wikipedia about "Static cling"

A Sunroom is a structure which is constructed onto the side of house, usually, to allow the user to enjoy the surrounding landscape of the outside while being sheltered from weather conditions such as rain and wind. The structure is often referred to as a patio room, solarium, patio enclosure or Florida Room. It is mainly constructed and consists of brick or breeze block, glass and PVC. The brick makes up the main support for the PVC which is attached to the top of it. The glass panels are large and often clear instead of frosted. The roof would be a plastic which would allow in sufficient amounts of sunlight. Modern sunrooms have rooves which allow in sunlight and block out UV rays and other harmful rays. The roof is slanted to a degree which allows rainwater to channel into the drain pipes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sunrooms"

Wallpaper is material which is used to cover and decorate the interior walls of homes, offices, and other buildings; it is one aspect of interior decoration. Wallpapers are usually sold in rolls and are put onto a wall using wallpaper paste. ...more on Wikipedia about "Wallpaper" Fast http://www.shortopedia.com Home

Winterizing a vacant home is the process of making the necessary inspections, adjustments, modifications, repairs and arrangements prior to leaving a dwelling uninhabited (and typically unheated) during freezing weather. Without such preparations, weather elements may damage the building or its systems, including freezing water standing in pipes, fixtures, machines or containers, causing them to burst and leak when thawed. If the building is to remain heated, it may also be important to have the heating system inspected and serviced, as well as making arrangements for electricity, fuel supply, and an alarm system, caretaker, or property manager to minimize damage if the heat fails. Closing window shutters may also prevent wind damage and discourage burglars. ...more on Wikipedia about "Winterizing a vacant home"

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