Interieur de la maison
Dans l’entrée – In the hall/lobby
meuble à chaussures – shoe rack (I was a bit confused when finding precise English equivalent, see my question on english.stackexchange.com for details)
portemanteau [pɔʀt(ə)mɑ̃to] – hall-stand
Dans la salle de séjour – In the living room
buffet [byfɛ] – sideboard
canapé [kanape] – divan, sofa, couch; settee; well if you are interested there is even the word “chesterfield” which can be used to refer to long soft couch/sofa (replace the latter with “davenport” if you prefer American blend of English 🙂 ) – see more on etymology of “chesterfield” here, seems to be just a marketing trick of manufacturer which made it’s way into dictionaries
chaise [ʃɛz] – chair
cheminée [ʃ(ə)mine] – fireplace / open fire / chimney
coussin [kusɛ̃] – cushion (small one which you may see on divan, compare with pillow)
étagère [etaʒɛʀ] – bookshelf / rack; also whatnot (small set of open shelves for knick-knack/trinkets)
fauteuil [fotœj] – armchair; there is nice range of French idioms involving this word, e.g.: “dans un fauteuil” which means “very easily, without effort”, “arriver (comme) dans un fauteuil” meaning “to arrive first, leaving others far behind”
table [tabl] – table
table basse – coffee table
YouTube Video French Lesson 87 – Living Room – Le salon La salle de séjour – Furniture Household Vocabulary:
\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3A3CGzCTCk\n
Dans la chamre – In the bedroom
armoire [aʀmwaʀ] – wardrobe; also: armoire à linge, armoire-penderie
commode [kɔmɔd] bureau/dresser (with mirror); chest of drawers. In french this is also an adjective meaning “convenient”. When looking for English translation you may also bump into Wellington chest of drawers or simply Wellington chest which is a piece of campaign furniture (furniture specifically made to breakdown or fold for ease of travel) named after 1st Duke of Wellington, or to put it simply just a narrow commode.
tiroir [tiʀwaʀ] – drawer
lampe [lɑ̃p] – lamp
lampe de chevet
lit
réveil
table de chevet
table de toilette
Sur le lit – On the bed
couette
couverture
dessus-de-lit
drap
matelas
oreiller
taie [tɛ] – pillow(-)case / pillow(-)slip
une taie d’oreiller
YouTube video “[Vocabulaire illustré] Le lit”:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiPMmOMLxsk]
Dans le bureau – In the study
bibliotèque
bureau
imprimante
ordinateur
Dans la quisine – In the kitchen
congélateur
cuisinière électrique / à gaz
évier
four
(four) micro-ondes
une plaque de cuisson [kɥisɔ̃] – hob (well didn’t know this English word before honestly, so this one is what called “варочная панель, варочная поверхность” in Russian, or if we employ the some definition here it means ” the top cooking surface on a kitchen stove”)
placard
poubelle
heter les ordures
réfrigérateur / frigo (fam.)
robinet d’eau chaude / froide
la vaisselle [vɛsɛl] – crockery; Probably we may argue if this stuff are part of house interior or not, and you may discard this as a major element of home interior but it belong to interior, right? Anyway you will definitely will need these words for many kitchen related topics.\nune assiette [asjɛt] – plate\nun couteau [kuto] – knife\nun fourchette [fuʀʃɛt] – fork\nune cuillère [kɥijɛʀ] – spoon\nune cuillère à soupe – tablespoon\nune cuillère à café – teaspoon; this is quite interesting: one and the same thing but for French this is “coffee” spoon, non tea spoon
YouTube video “French Lesson 82 – Kitchen – La cuisine – Furniture Crockery Utensils Appliances vocabulary”:
\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX64Q7HMS2k\n
Dans le sall de bains – In the bathroom
baignoire
bidet
drap de bain
douche
éponge
lavabo
miroir
serviette
cuvette
YouTube video: French Lesson 83 – Bathroom – La salle de bain – Accessories Appliances Furniture Vocabulary”:
\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSrpQLktEbw\n
Décorer la maison – Decorate the house / other stuff 🙂
bibelot [biblo] – knick-knack , trinket , charm
horloge [ɔʀlɔʒ] /pendule [pɑ̃dyl] – clock
Some related YouTube video:
Weekly French Words with Lya – Furniture
\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxF3NetrpBY