| Dishwashers are a device that is used to wash | | | | the last century. |
| dishes. They can come in a multitude of sizes, but | | | | Furniture would eventually be followed by |
| all of them wash dishes. Things that can be | | | | appliances. There is a simple difference between |
| washed in a dishwasher include cups, mugs, plates, | | | | the two. Furniture can be defined as something |
| bowls and glasses. Food and residue must be | | | | which makes living more comfortable. Appliances |
| cleared from the dishes before they are washed | | | | are something that make a job easier or make |
| in the dishwasher. | | | | life more entertaining. Early appliances included |
| Since the beginning of civilization there has always | | | | eating utensils and more basic cooking facilities. In |
| been furniture. The remains of furniture have | | | | the twenty-first century appliances include dish |
| been discovered on archaeological digs across the | | | | washers, washing machines, televisions, |
| world. The Egyptians left pictures of chairs and | | | | refrigerators, radios and microwave ovens. |
| tables on the walls of their tombs. The ancient | | | | Electronic gadgets, such as televisions and radios |
| Greeks wrote all the time about their furniture. | | | | became more common in the twentieth century. |
| Likewise, the Romans spent massive amounts on | | | | What lingers is the desire for status symbols. It |
| the ornamental items that their homes were | | | | seems that there will always be a desire for |
| littered with. | | | | things that set us apart from others. |
| The cultural pinnacle of furniture was arguably the | | | | The personal computer is a much more recent |
| eighteenth century. By this time artisans were | | | | development in home life. The personal computer |
| allowed to have free reign in designing their own | | | | appeared in the 1980s, and it has already had a |
| furniture. This resulted in them becoming | | | | massive impact on home life. The personal |
| exceedingly wealthy. Many used their new wealth | | | | computer has in itself expanded to include |
| to set up their own workshops. This had the | | | | printers, modems and the web cam. All of this |
| effect of improving creativity even more. Many | | | | allows the owner to communicate with almost |
| objects from this period are chased after by | | | | anyone in the world almost instantaneously. |
| antiques collectors. | | | | Almost every home in the world now has a |
| Furniture was normally made out of the materials | | | | computer. It is becoming the essential device of |
| that were readily available. Wood is an early | | | | this new millennium. |
| example, which was used for its versatility. Using | | | | Here is a short list of some types of furniture and |
| stone was not unheard of. The Romans used to | | | | appliances. Chairs, tables, cabinets, desks, shelves, |
| use marble and granite to build tables and plinths. | | | | wardrobes, fire places, telephones. Televisions, |
| Using metal was much rarer, as it would not have | | | | freezers, refrigerators, microwaves, kettles, |
| been very cost effective in the ancient world. An | | | | toasters, coffee machines. Sofas, power drills, |
| exception to this would have been gold, which has | | | | computers, fax machines, printers, dish washers, |
| been used for decoration for centuries. These | | | | washing machines, shoe horns, tumble dryers, |
| materials were the most popular until the | | | | blenders, sandwich toasters, radios, ect. |
| advancement of plastics and other materials in | | | | |