KITCHEN, BATH, AND LIVING ROOM DESIGNS, ARCHITECTURE AND MORE

Read on to get ideas for Living Room Designs, kitchen designs, bathroom designs, landscape designs, and home architecture.

This fully illustrated dictionary covers virtually all things related to architecture and home design, including design elements, equipment, tools, textiles, and architectural forms.

Dream up creative ideas of your own from this carefully curated collection of images.

View the stunning home interiors, manicured lawns, and outstanding architectural forms shown on these pages.

Then use this book to come up with your own ideas for bath, kitchen, bedroom, and Living Room Designs, or to create your Perfect Dream Home from scratch.

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ABODE

The Picture Dictionary of Home Design And Architecture

by Judee Shipman

CHAPTER 12

CONDUCTIVITY - COURSE

CONDUCTIVITY: The rate at which heat (or electricity) is transmitted through a material.

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CONDUIT: A metal pipe in which electrical wiring is installed.

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CONE WRENCH: A type of wrench used in bicycle maintenance.

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CONSTRUCTION: The formation of a single structure by connecting or joining separate parts.

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CONTINUITY TESTER: A device that indicates whether or not electricity can be carried between two points.

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CONTROL JOINT: A special groove on concrete floors to help control cracking.

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CONVECTION: The process by which heated air pulls cooler air behind it.

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COOLING LOAD: The amount of cooling required to maintain a certain indoor temperature.

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COPED JOINT: A joint where the ends of two pieces are cut so they fit snugly together.

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COPING: A finely fitted inner corner joint. A coping joint can be found in many living room designs, but can be used wherever it is needed.

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COPING SAW: A tool used for cutting wood edges so they join cleanly a an inner corner.

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COPPER: A soft, highly conductive metal often used in construction, particularly for pipes and wiring.

In some kitchen, bathroom, and living room designs, copper is used as decorative trim work.

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CORBEL: A solid stone piece that protrudes from a wall and supports a balcony.

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CORE BOX BIT: A kind of drill bit used with a router.

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CORIAN: An engineered stone-like material created by the Dupont company, and used for making counter tops.

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CORNER BEAD: A strip of sheet metal fitted onto outer corners of drywall before mudding.

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CORNER BOARD: A long piece of wood or plastic trim that covers a wall's outer corners.

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CORNER BRACE: An L-shaped metal attachment that strengthens the corners of a framed structure.

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CORNER CHISEL: A chisel with an L-shaped cutting edge.

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CORNER WINDOW: Two framed windows that meet at an exterior corner. A popular element of living room designs.

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CORNICE: A horizontally placed trim molding, often seen on windows, including in living room designs.

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CORRUGATED FASTENER: A ridged strip of steel that can be used for joining wood pieces.

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COTTAGE: A dwelling of modest proportions, traditionally found in rural areas.

Kitchen, bathroom, and living room designs for a cottage are typically planned for smaller sized rooms.

In real estate terms, a cottage often refers to a small house located behind another house on the same property. This usually involves an easement leading to the cottage.

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COUNTER FLASHING: A metal flashing typically used on roofs and chimneys.

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COUNTERFORT: A kind of buttress.

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COUNTERSINK: A cone-shaped hole for fitting screws, or the tool used for creating such a hole.

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COUNTER TOP: A hard, finished, horizontal surface designed for frequent use and heavy work.

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COURSE: A horizontal row of bricks, shingles, or siding.

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