Dwelling

Furniture and Equipment

Sofas: a couch, a settee, a loveseat, an ottoman

Chairs: an armchair, a rocking chair, a recliner

A throw pillow, a cushion

A coffee table, a side table, a bedside table, a writing table

A wall unit, a TV stand, a chest of drawers, a wardrobe, a shelf, a bookcase

Curtains = drapers, shades = blinds

A carpet, a rug, a mat

A single bed, a double bed, a twin bed, a futon, a four-poster, a bunk bed

A kitchen unit, a cupboard = a cabinet

Crockery (plates, bowls), a pot

A pan, a saucepan, a frying pan, a casserole, a baking (roasting) tin

A blender, a food processor, a toaster, a microwave oven, a cooker

Cutlery (knives, forks, spoons)

A tin opener, a corkscrew, a potato peeler, a rolling pin

A shower, a bath, a soap dish, a sponge

Toilet seat, flush, brush, air freshener

Wash basin, a faucet (a tap), a plug, a drain

Idioms

To be a home bird

Home sweet home

East or West, home is best

There is no place like home

My home is my castle My is my

Make oneself at home

To keep the house

Apple-pie order

To live under the same roof

Not enough room to swing a cat

To live cooped up

To have a roof over head

To be homesick

Adjectives

cozy

ancient

spacious ious

compact

convenient

cheap

expensive

huge

plain

exotic

charming

sparkling

oversized

magnificent

upscale

fabulous

stunning

House jobs and chores

To sweep – a sweeper

To dust – a duster

To mop – a mop

To fix – a fixer

To do laundry – laundry bag

To wash – washing machine, dishwasher, car washer

To clean – a cleaner

To dry – a clothes dryer, a hair dryer

To polish – nail polish, a polisher, polishing cloth

To scrub – a scrub brush

To vacuum – a vacuum cleaner

To throw out garbage/ waste/ litter – a garbage/ waste/ litter bin

To water – a watering can

To shovel – a shovel

To rake - a rake

To mow – a lawnmower

To iron – an iron

To feed – a feeder

To set up a table – to clean up

To hang - hangers