THE DRAWING ROOM – Evolution or Extinction?
1. What do you immediately think about if I say “Decoration” ?
2. How would you define a cozy house ?
3. How else would you say for “Home Sweet Home” ?
4. What is the role of furniture in a house ?
5. In your opinion does the inside decoration of a house reflect the true personality of the people living in ?
6. How would you define a personal decoration ? an impersonal decoration ?
7. Are photos in a house important ? Why or why not ?
8. What about the Feng Shui ? Where does it come from ? What is it ?
9. Do you think plants and (natural or artificial) flowers are necessary in a house ? Why or why not ?
10. According to you is a messy house a living house ? Why or why not ?
11. Do you agree with the statement “A small and cozy home is better than a large someone else’s house” ?
12. Would you say a house is rich because there are expensive things in or because you feel well in it ?
13. Would you say that if there are expensive things in a house it is only because the people living in are pretentious and arrogant ?
14. If there are expensive paintings is it only to preserve wealth investing in famous masterpieces ?
15. What would you say about fireplaces ? They are old-fashioned ? They are romantic ? They give another dimension – kind of a cachet – to the house ? They are only dirty and dangerous ? …
16. Is it important to personalize your house, or apartment, even if you rent it ?
17. Is comfort only provided by the furniture ?
18. What would you say about furniture of the past and the modern ones ?
19. Is the style of the furniture really important ? Why or why not ?
20. What would you say are the most important differences between Eastern and Western decoration – inside and outside ?
21. What about seasonal and festive decorations ? Are they stupid ? Funny ? Symbolic ? Childish ? …
22. Have these kinds of seasonal decorations the same importance in all the countries ?
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DECORATED HOUSE
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PLAIN HOUSE
| Luxury / garden / serenity / fashion / craftsmen / interiors / eccentricity / harmony / social status / heraldry / safety / simplicity / room / light / nonsense / geometry / landscape / environment / social habits / constraint / excess / elegance
Contemporary / original / living / artificial / crazy / extravagant / reasonable / serene / warm / deceiving / uninviting / common / narrow / impulsive / practical / creative / unique / selfish / narrow-minded / architectural
Challenge / reassure / design / welcome / tidy / clean / estimate / appease / not to mind / not to care / exaggerate / show a good, bad taste / reflect / respect / imagine / be worth / design / hide / show / standardize
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THE DRAWING ROOM – Evolution or Extinction?
by Raci | Book Reviews, Home Interiors
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