Housing/Interior Design Vocab

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Contains several single-family housing units in one structure

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Multiple Family Housing

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Describes how an object's surfaces look and feel, influencing the ambiance of a room. Examples: plush rugs, wood furniture, tile floors.

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Texture

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A written rental agreement; a legal, binding contract.

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Lease

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Feeling of equal weight in design

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Balance

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Point of greatest interest, often a picture, sculpture, or furniture.

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Emphasis

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Built in a factory & installed on-site

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Manufactured Homes

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Owners of rental housing

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Landlord

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Provides enough light for safe movement in a room, like ceiling lights.

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General Lighting

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All parts of a composition are balanced and repeated around a center (e.g., chairs around a table).

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radiation

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Amount paid to move in, returned if unit isn't damaged.

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deposit