HOME DESIGN INSPIRATION GUIDE

Check out this FREE full color guide for Home Design Inspiration.

This image-packed glossary details the equipment, tools, tips, techniques, and structural components involved in home architecture and interior design.

Dream up your own unique ideas from this carefully curated collection of images with clear, instructional definitions.

View many stunning architectural forms and a vast range interior designs.

Use this guide for Design Inspiration. Create your perfect dream home!

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ABODE

The Picture Dictionary of Home Design And Architecture

by Judee Shipman

CHAPTER 35

MASTIC - MONKEY WRENCH

MASTIC: A super strong pasty material used as an adhesive or a protective coating. Known in construction as liquid nails.

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MEDITERRANEAN: An architectural style characterized by soft colors, drywall siding, and low pitched rooftops covered with Spanish terra cotta tile shingles.

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METAL: A solid, shiny, malleable material best known for its electric conductivity, but also used in construction work. The periodic table lists at least 85 pure metals.

The most commonly used metals are iron, copper, nickel, lead, aluminum, and zinc.

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METER (ELECTRIC): A device that measures the use of electricity in a household.

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METER (WATER): A device that measures the use of water in a household.

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MICROLAM: A manufactured structural wood beam made of bonded wood strands.

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MID CENTURY MODERN: An architectural style popular in the 1950s, characterized by a simple, streamlined design inspiration. Also see Art Deco, Art Moderne, and Populux.

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MIHRAB: A rounded niche in the wall of a mosque.

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MILAR (MYLAR): The material used for making transparencies of blueprints.

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MILDEW: A fungus that can develop on organic materials.

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MILLWORK: Building materials made of finished wood, such as doors, frames, beams, boards, panels, shelves, and trim, among others.

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MIRROR: A highly reflective surface, typically made of metal or treated glass.

Here's a handy interior design inspiration: Mirrored surfaces make a room look larger.

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MITER CLAMP: A clamp designed to hold miter joints together.

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MITERING: The joining of two pieces of wood that are cut at an angle, in order to form a corner when attached.

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MITER JOINT: The joining of two beveled pieces to form a clean corner.

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MOBILE HOME: A manufactured home that can be moved on a flat bed trailer, but normally stays situated in one place.

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MOLDING: A strip of wood trim, often with a decorative surface, typically used where walls meet floors and ceilings. There are many dozen styles of molding to choose from.

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MONKEY WRENCH: An old-style adjustable wrench whose gripping part is fixed at a right angle to the handle.

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