What will happen if the armoire is propped up with a jardiniere. How, you don't know what it is yet?

Surprisingly, many quite ordinary things have names that are unusual to our ears, but at the same time correct. You've probably seen psych and desados many times, and maybe even used these items, calling them in your own way. Now it's time to call a spade a spade and we will help you with this.

This word sounds like the name of some elegant ladies' thing, light and airy. Meanwhile, initially the armoire is a gun cabinet, heavy and not at all refined. The name of this closest relative of the safe comes from the Latin arma - weapon. Later armoirs were used to store clothes and even books. Safes are much more suitable for rifles, rifles and other weapons, although they do not look as aesthetically pleasing as the good old armouars.

Such a piece of furniture as a geridon can be safely called the forerunner of Russian tea tables. It looks like a small round table top mounted on a leg. Geridons appeared in the era of Louis XIV and served only as a stand for candelabra with candles. And what connects this stand with Russia and tea? It's simple — the geridons that came to us were quickly adapted to install Tula samovars so as not to take up space on a large dining table.

This word in France was called a special furniture stand for flowers. It looked like a high table on legs. Furniture masters of the late Middle Ages, and then the Enlightenment, put a lot of effort into making jardinieres one of the most spectacular pieces of furniture. For this purpose, inlaid wood of rare species, ornamental stones and even gilding were used.

By the name of this item, it is easy to guess that his homeland is the Land of the Rising Sun. Kotatsu is a strange hybrid of a table and a blanket, which is becoming more and more popular all over the world every year. This thing is a frame that is covered with a blanket, and a countertop is installed on top. With the help of this simple structure, you can solve many issues, for example, work on a laptop or have tea while under a warm blanket.

A psiche is a rectangular or oval mirror in a frame mounted on a movable stand resembling an artist's easel. A large psych could be installed on the floor, and a miniature one could be installed on any flat surface. With the help of small mirrors of this type, ladies could transform anything into a dressing table. It is believed that this piece of furniture appeared in 1790.

If you want to see desados, then the best visual example will be the two-sided benches in the waiting rooms of train stations. Previously, this word was called sofas with two seats arranged symmetrically on different sides of the backrest. Previously, desados were made of wood and bronze, sheathed with genuine leather or expensive tapestry. In the Victorian era, desados could be seen in aristocratic living rooms. Nowadays, they are not used for residential premises because of their extreme bulkiness.

The Berger armchair is a furniture classic. These furnishings, like many other useful things, appeared in France in the XVIII century and have not changed at all over the past centuries. Such chairs have elegant curved legs, closed armrests and a removable seat cushion. Bergeres are not only comfortable, but can also become a real decoration of the living room or office.