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Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

lös inredning

English translation:

furniture and removable fixtures

Added to glossary by Charlesp
Feb 11, 2013 19:56
11 yrs ago
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Swedish term

lös inredning

Swedish to English Tech/Engineering Furniture / Household Appliances
What's the general term for "lös inredning" (and please don't say "loose fixtures")?

This is in contrast to fixtures and fittings (fast inredning).

I'm looking for a term used in the interior design industry. Of course one could say "movable furnishings," but that too sounds too elementary and not sufficiently prefessional.
Proposed translations (English)
4 furniture and removable fixtures
5 +1 (soft) furnishing(s)
4 +1 movables
4 loose furniture
3 loose furnishings
4 -1 chattel

Discussion

Deane Goltermann Feb 11, 2013:
have also seen Furniture and fittings also, but furnishings and ... + interior design hit very much more ...

Proposed translations

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furniture and removable fixtures

The first tip would be to move any furniture and removable fixtures out of the room before the process is to begin.
www.westendflooringmasters.co.uk
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I suppose that it would depend upon context, but this - furniture and removable fixtures - seems to provide the most coverage. "loose furniture" may be included here, but this encompasses more than that. One problem though, in a legal sense it does not include "fixtures," as that is real property. But I would guess an interior designer wouldn't bother with that distinction."
+1
9 mins

(soft) furnishing(s)

The first reference says 'movable' but it is true that some items can be large and not easily movable
Otherwise, you could use 'SOFT furnishing' which is limited to curtains, bed linen etc.
Reference:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/furnishing

http://www.answers.com/topic/furnishing

Peer comment(s):
agree Deane Goltermann : furnishings, I'd say, no soft. Seen 'furnishings and fittings' a lot --
38 mins
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32 mins

loose furnishings

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+1
1 hr

movables

:o)
Peer comment(s):
agree Hans Wang : or movable property (civil law definition)
1 day 6 hrs
Thank you very much!
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-1
5 hrs

chattel

The legal term for the content of a property that is removable without causing any permanent damage to the property is called chattel in real estate legalese, I am pretty sure that the interior decorating industry would use the same terms as the real estate industry does.
Reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chattel

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/chattel

Note from asker:
Yea, for a real estate contract, a lawyer would use this term. However I can't imagine an interior designer using it.
Peer comment(s):
disagree SafeTex : If you can find the sites to prove it.....I'll withdraw my 'disagree' (not the site where the company name is 'Chattel'
20 hrs
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10 days

loose furniture

furniture which is independent of the building, such as chairs or tables..


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Note added at 17 days (2013-03-01 19:56:41 GMT)
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http://www.griffith.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/14766...

http://www.elmworkspace.com/services/loose-furniture/

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