ARCHITECTURE AND HOME FURNISHING IDEAS

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This image-packed introductory guide offers a colorful, informative, organized view of the equipment, tools, tips, techniques, structural components, and design elements involved in architecture, home construction, landscaping, interior designs, and more.

Dream up your own ideas from this carefully crafted collection of images with concise, clear definitions.

Arm yourself with the basic knowledge of construction, home design, and architecture.

Use this guide to implement your own Home Furnishing Ideas, or for any type of home improvement project.

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The Picture Dictionary of Home Design And Architecture

by Judee Shipman

CHAPTER 62

TIRE HOUSE - TRAP DOOR

TIRE HOUSE: A house whose structural components are stacked radial tires instead of wood posts and beams.

This building method leads to uniquely strange and rounded architectural forms that give rise to some very interesting new home furnishing ideas.

The spaces inside and in between the tires are typically stuffed with packed earth, and the house is often enhanced with a stucco or clay exterior.

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TOENAIL: To drive a nail at a slant. Typically used for securing floor joists to the plate.

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TOGGLE BOLT: A strong anchor bolt designed for hollow walls.

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TOILET: A bathroom fixture designed for the sanitary disposal of human waste.

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TONGUE AND GROOVE: A kind of joint where a projection fits into a slot.

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TONGUE AND GROOVE PLIERS: A type of adjustable slip joint pliers, designed to be used with tongue and groove flooring, but appropriate for other jobs too.

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TOP CHORD: The upper beam of a truss.

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TOP PLATE: The top horizontal beam of a frame wall, supporting other beams.

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TOPIARY: A landscaping technique that involves carving bushes and trees into specific shapes.

Some topiary gardens have a neatened appearance, while others are replete with whimsical works of topiary art. Disney World is famous for its topiary landscape designs.

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TORCH: Any portable flame or light.

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TORPEDO LEVEL: A carpentry tool that ensures a level surface.

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TORQUE WRENCH: A socket-type wrench with a turning mechanism.

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TORX HEAD SCREW: A screw with a star-shaped drive.

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TORX WRENCH: A socket wrench with a star-shaped hole.

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TRACK LIGHTING: A lighting system in which bulbs slide along overhead metal tracks, for optimal versatility.

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TRAILER: A type of manufactured home that is easily hitched for transport, and ready for all kinds of home furnishing ideas.

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TRANSMITTER: A push button device that operates a garage door.

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TRANSOM: A bar across the top of a door or window that separates it from the window above it. The smaller window, located above the door or larger window, is called a transom window.

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TRAP: A plumbing fitting that holds water to prevent debris from backing up into the fixtures. Type of plumbing traps include P-traps and S-traps, which are named for being shaped like those letters.