interior decorating
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- noun
- /ɪnˈtɪr.i.ər ˈdɛk.ə.reɪ.tɪŋ/
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decoración de interiores
- The magazine featured tips on interior decorating that can transform any room.
- interior decorating business
- interior decorating firm
Examples
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She has always enjoyed interior decorating, and saw this as an opportunity to put up wallpaper and hang curtains.
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Well, my goal is to study interior decorating online.
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Seems you like interior decorating.
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Then she got into interior decorating herself, then into selling real estate.
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I'd be really surprised if you came here to talk about interior decorating.
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You haven't noticed my latest bit of interior decorating.
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She signed up for a correspondence course in interior decorating.
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Not only does she manage the business operations, she continues to impress her clients with ideas on how to approach interior decorating challenges with a sense of practicality.
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If you like interior decorating or want to get a jump start on decorating your new place, Pottery Barn offers free decorating classes, and their schedule is listed on their website.
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She hired a professional to help with her interior decorating for the new house.
Synonyms
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Planning and decorating the inside of a home or office to make it look nice and work well
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The art of choosing colors, furniture, and materials for the inside of a building
Changing the inside of a building to make it useful
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'decorating the inside of a building or room' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'interior' (inside space) with 'decorating' (the act of beautifying). This straightforward noun + gerund composition follows common English patterns and has clear equivalents in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Interior decorating comes from the simple image of decorating the interior, the inside of a home, where someone chooses paint, fabrics and furniture to make rooms look nice. That's why it means 'the activity of making the inside of a building or room attractive and comfortable'.