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20 Design Words And How To Pronounce Them

No, a chaise longue is *not* a "shayze lounge."

By Kelsey Kloss and Christina OehlerPublished: Jun 17, 2016

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Some are quite tricky — we'll admit, but follow our handy pronunciation guide the next time you hit the furniture store and these decorating terms will roll right off your tongue.

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Text, Line, Font,

Dana Tepper

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2

Text, Line, Font, Colorfulness, Rectangle, Square,

Dana Tepper

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3

Text, Line, Font, Square, Symbol,

Dana Tepper

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4

Text, Line, Font, Colorfulness, Rectangle,

Dana Tepper

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5

Text, Line, Font,

Dana Tepper

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6

Text, Line, Font,

Dana Tepper

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7

Text, Line, Font,

Dana Tepper

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8

Text, Line, Font, Colorfulness, Rectangle, Square,

Dana Tepper

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9

Dana Tepper

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10

Dana Tepper

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11

Text, Line, Font, Rectangle, Symbol, Square,

Dana Tepper

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12

Text, Line, Font, Colorfulness, Rectangle,

Dana Tepper

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13

Text, Line, Font, Symbol,

Dana Tepper

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14

Text, Line, Font, Colorfulness, Parallel, Rectangle,

Dana Tepper

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15

Dana Tepper

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Dana Tepper

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17

Text, Line, Font,

Dana Tepper

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Dana Tepper

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Dana Tepper

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Text, Line, Font, Parallel, Rectangle, Square,

Dana Tepper

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