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Karteikarten von Hannah Livingston, aktualisiert more than 1 year ago
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Erstellt von Hannah Livingston
vor etwa 4 Jahre
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| Apron | The wooden panel connecting the surface and legs of a chair |
| Arabesque | Decorative scroll work or other intricate ornamentation consisting of foliage, vases, leaves and fruits or fantastic human and animal figures |
| Architrave | Decorative moulding that goes around windows and doors |
| Banquette | A long, upholstered built-in bench seat |
| Bolster | A long and usually cylindrical stuffed pillow or cushion |
| Bullnose | A rounded edge on tile or bench tops |
| Carver | Dining chairs with arms used at the end of a dining table |
| Chair rail / Dado rail | A moulding placed on a wall at chair height from the floor to protect the wall from being scratched by chair backs. Also known as Dado rail. |
| Chinoiserie | Derived from Chinese art and painted or lacquered on furniture or used as themes on wallpaper, fabric, etc. |
| Coffered ceiling | Rectangle, square, or octagon shaped sunken panels on a ceiling |
| Cornice | Decorative plaster moulding around a ceiling |
| Dentil moulding | Rectangular tooth-like blocks spaced at equal intervals along a cornice moulding |
| Dormer |
A window set vertically in a structure projecting though a sloping roof
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| Fanlight | Usually found above a door; a semi-circle with radiating glass sections that make it look like an open fan |
| FF&E | Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment describing moveable furniture, fixtures, and other equipment that have no permanent connection to the structure or its utilities |
| Filigree | A decorative ornamentation that's often produced with fine wires of gold or silver in the form of scrolls an arabesques |
| Fresco |
A durable painting technique for walls and ceilings, created by blending watercolors directly into wet plaster
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| Fretwork | An open or pierced wood carving with an oriental influence |
| Hardwood | Wood derived from trees such as oak, beech, maple, mahogany, and walnut |
| Jabot |
The cascading fabric at each side of a swaged valance
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| Jute |
A plant fiber that can be spun into coarse thread used in natural fiber flooring
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| Kilim | A flat-woven carpet or rug made in Turkey, Kurdistan, and neighboring areas |
| Marquetry | Decorative patterns made of inlays, usually applied to veneered surfaces |
| Parquet | Wood flooring that's usually laid in blocks with boards at angles to each other to form decorative patterns |
| Parquetry | Furniture that's inlaid with geometrical designs similar to parquet floors |
| Patina |
An aged finish acquired through the oxidization or exposure of finishes such as copper, bronze, or metals, leather, timber, and some stones
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| Pelmet |
Framework that is designed to conceal the tracks and headers of curtains to provide a cleaner look to the tops of drapery or to conceal blinds
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| Plantation shutters | A window shutter consisting of vertical stiles and horizontal rails |
| Plinth |
A pedestal base to display sculptures
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| Trompe l'oeil | French term meaning 'fool the eye;' visual illusion in art |
| Portico | A structure consisting of a roof supported by columns at regular intervals, typically attached as a porch to a building |
| Pediment | The triangular upper part of the front of a building in classical style, typically surmounting a portico of columns |
| Valance | A horizontal feature used as a header for draperies |
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