Travel and Transportation: Words to Describe Homes

It was not uncomfortable; it had a floor of some kind of plastic, medium soft and warm to the touch; with wire walls and ceiling, it was airy enough. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

The unusual site with a secluded meadow in front and vast mountain views behind, the charming cottage details, and the long front hall with attractive vistas all captivated his eye. Southern Living

He and his wife, Virginia, had just built a four-bedroom contemporary home, complete with a swimming pool, on Cedar Gap Ridge. Class Matters

The house, like the others on the slanting hillside street, was a conventional suburban ranch house, pleasant and commonplace. In Cold Blood

I love the cozy feeling of my bedroom when it starts getting colder outside. A Mango-Shaped Space

She hoped not only for a functional, multiseasonal outdoor room, but also to turn the “narrow dead spaces” on each side of the house into part of the garden. The Seattle Times

They knew it was a rough and homely place compared to the farmhouses along the road and the ample mansions around the village green. Lyddie

Inside, the luxurious palace featured gleaming marble walls, high ceilings, and spacious rooms filled with fancy gold-leaf furnishings. Death on the River of Doubt

In the 1940s and ’50s, midcentury modern design, with its clean lines, warm woods, and bold upholstery hues (often in woolly, menswear-inspired textures), changed the way homes looked. Architectural Digest

Most light fixtures in the house operate with a push button, and some function with an old-fashioned pull-down chain. Southern Living

By comparison, Abuela’s room was opulent, with its double bed, thick mattress, four bedposts from which to tie the mosquito netting, pillows, and a small crocheted rug. When I Was Puerto Rican

The de Vries family is even wealthier than I'd realized; the furnishings in the rooms we pass are ornate and expensive-looking, with paintings on the walls and a rich, textured wallpaper. Girl in the Blue Coat

You ride through one of the richest neighborhoods in Johannesburg, past palatial mansions and huge money. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

His family lived a few streets south of our home, in a posh, high-walled compound with palm trees. The Kite Runner

The farmers, who lived in quaint stone cottages surrounded by broad fields, grew yellow squash and long green beans and bushels of wheat. Ash

And Minli looked down a muddy path that led to a shabby, rickety hut that looked as if the first strong wind would blow it away. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

Charles’s house was neat and spacious, with large, bright windows and shiny floors. Educated

The swanky 4,445-square-foot estate features four bedrooms, five bathrooms and “an open floor plan, hardwood floors, and high ceilings…multiple fireplaces and a top-of-the-line gourmet kitchen.” Time Magazine

Each room was furnished in gold and crimson, her bedroom also decorated with a giant tapestry along one wall, with couches and deep-cushioned chairs scattered in a tasteful manner. Throne of Glass

Here and there are the traditional khaki-colored mud-brick huts of the Chinese peasantry. Outliers