FURNISHING AND INTERIOR DESIGN GLOSSARYHOME - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z |
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--V-- VALANCE - shallow drapery treatment placed at the heading of a window concealing hardware (Rod pocket, Board Mounted, Box-pleated, Kick-pleated, Stagecoach, Shirred-Balloon, Shaped, etc.) VAULTED CEILING - ceiling forming an arched canopy VANE - single slat of a vertical blind VARNISH - a liquid coating spread and allowed to dry forming a protective coating VERDIGRIS - greenish patina found on aged brass, bronze or copper VELOUR - soft, velvety cut-pile textured fabric VELVET WEAVE - two clothes are woven at the same time, face to face, and cut apart by a shuttle knife from the loom to create a short, dense warp pile ---FIGURED VELVET - cut and uncut loops creating a motif in the weave VENEER - paper-thin wood sheets applied to the outer surface of furniture, which are often inlaid in decorative patterns or matched to create various patterns VENEER MATCH - patterns created by placing patterned wood together in various combinations (Slip, Diamond, Checkerboard, Reverse Diamond, Book, Running, Center, Balanced Match) VERTICAL BLIND - window treatment with head rail housing a track to operate rotating fabric or vinyl vertical vanes or louvers VINTAGE FABRIC - fabrics distinguished by age, color, pattern, weave and patina VIRTUAL ARCHITECTURE - life-like, 3D experience of a real or imagined space VINYL - fiber made with a manufactured compound polymer VISION - the ability to perceive something that does not yet exists; mental image, keen foresight VISCOSE - rayon fiber of superior quality used in many decorative fabrics, often used to imitate silk VITRINE - Glass display cabinet with glass shelves designed to highlight special collections of china or unique artifacts VOILE - thin, translucent fabric with tightly twisted yarns VOLUME - space required by a three-dimensional object, cubic capacity VOLUMETRIC - measurement by volume
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