interior decoration
Americannoun
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the colours, furniture, etc, of the interior of a house, etc
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Also called: interior design. the art or business of an interior decorator
Etymology
Origin of interior decoration
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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Stimson and his wife, Harriet, during the arduous two years of construction and interior decoration.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2023
It also vowed to start changing the signboards and interior decoration in its more than 1,900 stores abroad, adding it would complete the moves by the end of March 2023.
From Reuters ● Aug. 19, 2022
Beyond the merrymaking, he is also facing scandals involving the costly interior decoration of his Downing Street apartment and his ill-fated defense of an ethically challenged Conservative lawmaker.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2022
Parisian architect Maurice Culot sounded the alarm that the plan for the interior decoration would be as if “Disney were entering Notre Dame.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2021
The lawns are tidy, the facades are gracious, in good repair; they’re like the beautiful pictures they used to print in the magazines about homes and gardens and interior decoration.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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