house hushing noun [U]
/ˈhaʊs hʌʃ.ɪŋ/
decorating your house using pale, neutral colours and not filling it with too many objects, so that it feels calm and relaxing
Brits are looking to their homes to provide some much-needed tranquillity. Enter “house hushing”, an organised exercise in decluttering and “noise” reduction that claims to instil a sense of calm into any home, and even improve your emotional wellbeing. House hushing can help to reorganise a space, creating a softer, quieter, more relaxing environment, which clears headspace and helps us to feel less stressed.
[ha-w.co.uk, undated]
appliance garage noun [C]
UK /əˈplaɪ.əns ˌgær.ɑːʒ/ US /əˈplaɪ.əns gəˌrɑːʒ/
a cupboard in the kitchen used for storing equipment that would normally be kept on the worktop, such as the food mixer, toaster, coffee maker etc.
Appliance garages come in all shapes, sizes and designs, from those designed to run from floor to ceiling, to designs that span from the worktop upwards. They can be classic or contemporary in their looks and are usually designed to tie in with the other kitchen units in the space.
[homebuilding.co.uk, 20 December 2022]
friendlord noun [C]
UK /ˈfrend.lɔːd/ US /ˈfrend.lɔːrd/
someone who rents out a room in their house to a friend
There’s limited data on friendlords, but we know the number of homeowners taking in lodgers has tripled in the last ten years. Housing expert Vicky Spratt notes: “Troublingly, such agreements are as commonplace as they are flimsy, with homeowners from younger generations renting out rooms to lodgers and friends to cover their mortgages.”
[thelead.uk, 26 January 2023]
“House hushing…?” My word, sounds like wanting to eternally dwell in a dentist’s waiting room, or a house that has been primed and then never finished off. Don’t forget to set the 58inch OLED screen to black and white as well – don’t wanna upset that sanitised harmony within. Just another sad manifestation of the anaesthetised, personality-less, direction-less hoard of disillusioned egomaniacal DINKs, middle class graduates, and virtual-signalling pedants within the steady demise of Western society – starting from the hearth (a place that should be filled with love, memories, BOOKS and PICTURES, hope, CHILDREN; not a barren, heartless ode to nihilism thinly veiled as pretentious minimalism). So, no, we can keep that out of the modern lexicon – cheers! No, wait, keep it – that way we can remind ourselves of exactly what NOT to aspire to…
“Friendlord” though, however creepily it rolls of the tongue, that can stay.
yeag
Really? Appliance garage? It’s a cupboard for crying out loud. why do you need more words for something that already has a name?
Friendlord – I think that if one rents out a room to a friend, the friendship will wear thin and landlord will soon be the correct term. Additionally, it is a bit unclear. I think a new word should be instantly understood unless it is a specialized technical word.
House Hushing – Not fond of this one. It just doesn’t express what it’s all about.
If we’re going to create a new word or short phrase to succinctly express an idea, we shouldn’t have to spend a few minutes defining the word or phrase we’ve just used. A better descriptor for this idea might be “low-colour toning,” or “mild colour toning,” even “calm colour toning.” Just my two pence.
Really this wonderful, love the new word
Nice
This is really educative
This is really interesting , and educative, I Love this
Yea, the House Hushing explicitly prompts for hush-money.