Today’s podcast talks about buying furniture for a new house. I discuss all the different kinds of furniture that you might want to buy. Read the Learning Guide to find out more about the different popular styles of furniture in the US, including “shabby chic” and “craftsman.”
Of course, furniture, like clothing, tells us something about who we are. For example, I don’t have a desk in my office at home. I have a big table – a dining table, really – where I like to spread out all of my papers. I also have two bookshelves that are simple but overloaded with books. I think my big table indicates that I feel the need to have lots of different pieces of information to work effectively, but that I am not very well organized!
Do you have styles like “shabby chic” and “craftsman” in your house or apartment? What’s one piece of furniture that you love the most, and why? Are there pieces of furniture that I didn’t mention that are common in your country?
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~Jeff
Hi: Jeff
Could you tell me what’s shabby chic and craftsman. I’m from china and I can’t get the points of them. Thanks!
[Reply: Please see the “Culture Note” in the Learning Guide for that episode.–ESL Podcast Team]
Home is an exposition of ikea, a it has the most unexpensive furniture of the world…, I think so…
but in spite of being so cheeper….I like it.
Also, as you have to fit everything propperly, you may learn a lot of handwork
Congratulations Jeff, I like the blog very very much
Anyway, Furniture is the important part of our home.whether it’s exclusive or hand -me- down,we all love it! these outfits can reflect our lifestyle,
attitude and our taste as well!
wow…….