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Glossary A handy guide to design, furniture and fabric terms Design Furniture Fabric DESIGN TERMS Color Scheme The color palette used in a home. These colors help define your personal style. They can be contrasting (pink and red), complementary (red and green) or monochromatic (various shades of one color, such as light and dark green). Focal Point A visual element in
a bar furniture patio room that draws the eye, such as a fireplace, a painting, a piece of furniture or even a color. Golden Thread A common style, color or theme used throughout a house that ties everything together and makes
your home uniquely yours. Personal Style An expression of your character and preferences. Your furniture style should reflect your personality, tastes and lifestyle. Scale The proportion or size bar furniture height patio of a piece of furniture as it relates to a room. back to top FURNITURE TERMS Armoire A large cabinet or wardrobe, with two doors and shelves on the interior for storing clothes or electronic equipment. Banding Inlay or marquetry that
produces a color or grain contrasting with the surface it decorates. Bombé (French) An outward swelling. Applies to commodes, bureaus, and armoires. Bowfront A bar furniture outdoor patio cabinet front that curves outward to appear convex. Break front A bookcase or china cabinet made of three vertical sections, the center one projecting forward beyond the two end sections. Buffet A small cupboard. The French Furniture index
definition of the word is "a small sideboard, a place for keeping dishes." Bun foot A flattened
ball, or bun shape, foot. Bureau In America, the name refers to bar furniture patio set a bedroom storage piece commonly known as a "dresser." The French word, however, originally designated the red cloth covering for a writing desk, and, later, was used to refer to the desk itself. Cabriole A graceful, curving type of leg that swells outward at the knee and inward at the ankle.
Camelback A curved sofa back characterized by a large central hump. Case goods Specifically, bar furniture patio stool storage pieces made primarily of wood. More generally, refers to entire collections of wood bedroom and dining room furniture, including some pieces that are not storage, such as
headboards and dining tables. Couch A 17th- and 18th-Century term for a daybed. Not used as a term for a sofa until Furniture index
recent times. Credenza A sideboard or buffet. Dowel Headless pin, usually made of wood, used bar furniture patio style in furniture construction. Eight-way, hand-tied springs Each coil spring is hand-tied into place with twine, interlocking
it with other coils. Using a set of knots, the coils are tied front to back, side to side, and diagonally across. Etagere A set of open shelves for displaying small objects and sometimes having an enclosed cabinet as a base. Gateleg table A table with a folding leaf bar furniture height patio set upheld by a leg that swings out like a gate. Popular in Colonial America. Highboy A high
chest of drawers, deriving its name from haut bois, which in French means "high wood." KD "Knocked down." Term applied to furniture sold unassembled or only partially assembled. Motion upholstery An upholstered piece with reclining or inclining seating features. Occasional tables A term applied loosely to any small bar furniture high patio tables, such Furniture index
as coffee
tables, lamp tables and consoles. Patina A surface texture produced by age, wear or rubbing. RTA "Ready-to-assemble." Term applied to furniture sold unassembled or only partially assembled. Secretary A drop front desk, often with book shelves above and drawers below. Settee A long seat or bench with a high back and often with arms. Sideboard A dining room piece with a bar furniture patio table long flat top for serving and usually equipped
with drawers or cabinets for storing china. Trundle bed A low bed, which, during the daytime, is rolled under a larger bed. Veneer Thin sheets of wood applied to the surface of furniture for decorative effect. Windsor chair A chair with a wooden or rush seat, pegged legs, and a Furniture index
back of turned spindles. Wing chair An bar furniture patio sling stool upholstered chair with a high back, stuffed arms and wing-shaped projectors at head level. back to top FABRIC TERMS Batik Hand-printed material colored by dipping the fabric
into dye. Brocade Originally heavy silk with an elaborate pattern in silver or gold threads. Brocade fabric has an embossed appearance. Chenille From the French word for "caterpillar," so named because chenille yarn is plush and fuzzy. Also bar discount furniture patio used to denote fabrics made with chenille yarn. Chintz Originally any printed, cotton fabric. Now refers to fabric with a glazed or "polished" surface. Damask Named
for the ancient city of Damascus where elaborate floral designs were woven in silk. Damask is flatter than brocade and is reversible. The pattern changes color on the wrong side. Jacquard Damasks, tapestries, brocades, matelass and all cloths with bar furniture outdoor patio stool elaborate figures woven on a jacquard loom. Matelass French, meaning to cushion or pad. Refers to fabric with a quilted surface produced on the loom. A figured or brocaded cloth with a raised pattern. Moire A fabric, particularly silk, with a watered or wavy pattern. Ticking A
strong cotton fabric used to cover mattresses. Toile A sheer cotton or linen fabric.
Glossary A handy guide to design, furniture and fabric terms Design Furniture Fabric DESIGN TERMS Color Scheme The color palette used in a home. These colors help define your personal style. They can be contrasting (pink and red), complementary (red and green) or monochromatic (various shades of one color, such as light and dark green). Focal Point A visual element in
a bar furniture patio room that draws the eye, such as a fireplace, a painting, a piece of furniture or even a color. Golden Thread A common style, color or theme used throughout a house that ties everything together and makes
your home uniquely yours. Personal Style An expression of your character and preferences. Your furniture style should reflect your personality, tastes and lifestyle. Scale The proportion or size bar furniture height patio of a piece of furniture as it relates to a room. back to top FURNITURE TERMS Armoire A large cabinet or wardrobe, with two doors and shelves on the interior for storing clothes or electronic equipment. Banding Inlay or marquetry that
produces a color or grain contrasting with the surface it decorates. Bombé (French) An outward swelling. Applies to commodes, bureaus, and armoires. Bowfront A bar furniture outdoor patio cabinet front that curves outward to appear convex. Break front A bookcase or china cabinet made of three vertical sections, the center one projecting forward beyond the two end sections. Buffet A small cupboard. The French Furniture index
definition of the word is "a small sideboard, a place for keeping dishes." Bun foot A flattened
ball, or bun shape, foot. Bureau In America, the name refers to bar furniture patio set a bedroom storage piece commonly known as a "dresser." The French word, however, originally designated the red cloth covering for a writing desk, and, later, was used to refer to the desk itself. Cabriole A graceful, curving type of leg that swells outward at the knee and inward at the ankle.
Camelback A curved sofa back characterized by a large central hump. Case goods Specifically, bar furniture patio stool storage pieces made primarily of wood. More generally, refers to entire collections of wood bedroom and dining room furniture, including some pieces that are not storage, such as
headboards and dining tables. Couch A 17th- and 18th-Century term for a daybed. Not used as a term for a sofa until Furniture index
recent times. Credenza A sideboard or buffet. Dowel Headless pin, usually made of wood, used bar furniture patio style in furniture construction. Eight-way, hand-tied springs Each coil spring is hand-tied into place with twine, interlocking
it with other coils. Using a set of knots, the coils are tied front to back, side to side, and diagonally across. Etagere A set of open shelves for displaying small objects and sometimes having an enclosed cabinet as a base. Gateleg table A table with a folding leaf bar furniture height patio set upheld by a leg that swings out like a gate. Popular in Colonial America. Highboy A high
chest of drawers, deriving its name from haut bois, which in French means "high wood." KD "Knocked down." Term applied to furniture sold unassembled or only partially assembled. Motion upholstery An upholstered piece with reclining or inclining seating features. Occasional tables A term applied loosely to any small bar furniture high patio tables, such Furniture index
as coffee
tables, lamp tables and consoles. Patina A surface texture produced by age, wear or rubbing. RTA "Ready-to-assemble." Term applied to furniture sold unassembled or only partially assembled. Secretary A drop front desk, often with book shelves above and drawers below. Settee A long seat or bench with a high back and often with arms. Sideboard A dining room piece with a bar furniture patio table long flat top for serving and usually equipped
with drawers or cabinets for storing china. Trundle bed A low bed, which, during the daytime, is rolled under a larger bed. Veneer Thin sheets of wood applied to the surface of furniture for decorative effect. Windsor chair A chair with a wooden or rush seat, pegged legs, and a Furniture index
back of turned spindles. Wing chair An bar furniture patio sling stool upholstered chair with a high back, stuffed arms and wing-shaped projectors at head level. back to top FABRIC TERMS Batik Hand-printed material colored by dipping the fabric
into dye. Brocade Originally heavy silk with an elaborate pattern in silver or gold threads. Brocade fabric has an embossed appearance. Chenille From the French word for "caterpillar," so named because chenille yarn is plush and fuzzy. Also bar discount furniture patio used to denote fabrics made with chenille yarn. Chintz Originally any printed, cotton fabric. Now refers to fabric with a glazed or "polished" surface. Damask Named
for the ancient city of Damascus where elaborate floral designs were woven in silk. Damask is flatter than brocade and is reversible. The pattern changes color on the wrong side. Jacquard Damasks, tapestries, brocades, matelass and all cloths with bar furniture outdoor patio stool elaborate figures woven on a jacquard loom. Matelass French, meaning to cushion or pad. Refers to fabric with a quilted surface produced on the loom. A figured or brocaded cloth with a raised pattern. Moire A fabric, particularly silk, with a watered or wavy pattern. Ticking A
strong cotton fabric used to cover mattresses. Toile A sheer cotton or linen fabric.
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