I am always so gob-smacked by Kate. My soon-to-be daughter-in-law speaks three, count them, three languages: Spanish, Portuguese and English (and she’s teaching herself French to boot)! Yikes! She has such a propensity for foreign language and I am continually impressed by this talent. I know that, unlike my dear Kate, I will never be truly proficient in a foreign language (some would say that I’m not even proficient in English, but that’s another blog for another day). I realize, however that I am, in fact, able to speak one other language; I can speak Furniture. Yes, you read that right, I speak Furniture ( not to be confused with speaking to furniture, because, quite frankly that would be just weird). No, I speak Furniture because I am immersed daily in all things furniture and to have to understand the different terms associated with this gig. It really is a language unto itself and a lot of people don’t get it. So, I thought you might think it’s fun to learn a little Furniture today? It’s not exactly a trick to pull out at your next cocktail party to impress the guests or use on Jeopardy, if they ever come calling, but it will help you to understand some of the terms of art about furniture. Then, the next time you’re on the hunt for something for your home you’ll be armed with some pretty cool vocabulary. So what do you say? Let’s start with a few fun Furniture words to wet your appetite? In future additions of the blog, we will cover furniture style periods (like Arts & Crafts, Chippendale, French Provincial and Queen Anne) and terms associated with glass, china, textiles and the like. I promise, it will be fun… Are you in? Well then, c’mon…let’s have some fun together… speaking Furniture.