Meanings:
Edge = border Draped = cover with cloth
Cutlery = spoons, knives and forks Layer = covering
Crockery = dishes, cups, plates Dye = coloring
Skilled = ability to do well Custody = under the care
Chandeliers = hanging lights Life size = full size
Portrait = painting picture of a person Elegant = pleasing
Craftsmen = somebody who makes things by hand  
Answer the following:
1. Describe the rugs.
2. How are the walls decorated?
3. Describe the dining table.
Answer in one sentence:
1. Where is the king's palace located?
2. Who made the furniture in the palace?
3. Whose portraits are there in the big hall?
Fill in the blanks:
Options:
granite stones under wooden
soft leather 500 statues
1. The palace is _________ years old.  
2. The palace walls are built with big blocks of _________ .
3. There are carved ______ chairs with _________  cushions.
4. Everywhere we could see beautiful marble _________ .  
5. The palace is _________ the custody of our government.