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“The kettle features a built-in autostop that cuts power immediately upon boiling.”

“He uncoiled the avalanche-cord hung by the mudroom peg before trekking into the blizzard.”

“The central avant-corps houses the grand staircase and emphasizes the building's monumental entrance.”

“The lid of the jewelry box was inlaid with deep blue aventurine that shimmered like a starry sky.”

“We laid a floral axminster in the drawing room to complement the antique furniture.”

“An azimuth-compass occupied the sunny bay-window nook of the captain's study.”

“We spent the evening on the azotea, enjoying the cool breeze and panoramic views over the crowded cityscape.”

“The kitchen backsplash was lined with blue and white azulejo tiles brought back from Portugal.”

“The brass backplate protected the wooden door panel from fingernail scratches.”

“The craftsman shaped the Chippendale backsplat into an intricate ribbon pattern with a fine coping saw.”

“Carved bargeboards added a rustic Victorian charm to the cottage roofline.”

“He nailed battens over the seams of the timber wall to keep out drafts.”

“The housekeeper carried the brass bed-warmer from room to room, sliding it briskly beneath the cold linen.”

“A wooden bedrail had to be slotted along the child's cot to prevent her from tumbling out at night.”

“An embroidered silk bellpull hung near the master bed within easy reach.”

“Guests gathered in the estate's belvedere at twilight to watch the mist settle across the Tuscan valley.”

“The mother sat rocking the crying newborn softly within the deep armrests of the wicker berceuse.”

“She reclined into the wide bergere with an unopened letter in hand.”

“The gardener attached the hose to the brass bibcock mounted on the brick wall.”

“Dusting the collection of glass bibelots took hours of careful effort.”

“The nurse tipped the warm broth gently through the porcelain biberon into the frail patient's mouth.”

“He hung the rusty billhook on a peg inside the garden shed after coppicing the hazel hedge.”

“The decorator used a hissingly hot blowlamp to blister centuries of peeling gloss from the front door.”

“A porcelain bonbonniere filled with candied almonds sat upon the parlor table.”

“The open recipe manual rested on an oak bookstand, safe from the spattering butter of the frying pan.”

“Before stepping onto the polished hallway parquet, the mailman scraped clods of loam off against the cast-iron boot-scraper.”

“He stepped on the wooden bootjack to pry off his muddy riding boots.”

“Suspended over the hearth embers, the bottle-jack slowly turned the leg of mutton by its clockwork gears.”

“A brass bouillotte cast a warm, focused light over the card table.”

“The maid slotted a glowing heater slug into the box-iron to press the stiff starched tablecloths.”

“The chime of the mahogany bracket-clock resonated across the quiet library at the strike of midnight.”

“He pressed the bradawl into the timber frame to start the screw thread accurately.”

“The heavy cast-iron stewpot sat securely on the brandreth right above the glowing applewood embers.”

“Workmen gathered around a outdoor brazier to warm their hands.”

“The butler whisked away pastry debris with a sterling bread-crumber before the dessert was carried in.”

“She draped a damp linen towel over the wooden bread-trough so the sourdough could ferment unbothered.”

“With practiced slaps of each butter-paddle, she pressed the yellow mass into a tidy, ribbed rectangle.”

“Servants fetched fresh casks of cider from the cool, flagstoned buttery.”

“She spooned dried Earl Grey leaves directly from the lacquered tea caddy.”

“The butler lit every candle on the silver candelabrum before dinner.”

“He unlocked the mahogany cellarette to fetch a bottle of vintage cognac.”

“The velvet chaise near the window offered a comfortable spot for sunbathing indoors.”

“Extra table linens were neatly folded inside the Antique chiffonier.”

“The chef passed the gravy through a chinoise to remove all clumps.”

“Young colonial clerks banded together to rent a spacious colonial chummery in the colonial quarter.”

“She draped wet laundry over the wooden clothes-horse near the radiator.”

“The servant refilled the cast-iron stove from a blackened brass coal-scuttle.”

“Recessed hexagonal coffers dramatically decreased the physical weight of the concrete dome.”

“Intricate octagonal coffering reduced the structural weight of the Pantheon's vast concrete dome.”

“Masons carved grotesque gargoyles directly onto each corbel anchoring the medieval parapet.”

“An embroidered cotton counterpane covered the antique four-poster bed.”

“The serving platters rested atop the polished walnut credenza.”

“The armchair was freshly re-covered in durable floral cretonne.”

“Police entered the curtilage without a warrant, violating the homeowner's fourth amendment rights.”

“The lower wall was finished with a painted oak dado rail.”

“He sat at the corner davenport to draft his daily journal entries.”

“Peasants were forced to plow the lord's demesne before tending to their own subsistence plots.”

“Light streamed into the attic room through the small dormer window.”

“She pulled the thick eiderdown up to her chin on cold winter evenings.”

“She kept private letters locked inside the mahogany escritoire.”