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CABINET - free-standing or built-in furniture
piece designed with
shelves or drawers for storage and display, i.e. bookcase
CABINETRY
- combination of built-in
cabinets
CABRIOLE LEG - carved wood
furniture leg curving outward at the knee and
tapering inward at the ankle, resembling an animal's hip, thigh and ankle, often finished with a
claw foot or rounded pad
CAD/CADD - computer aided drafting and design
CAFE CURTAIN - window treatment typical gathered, stationary, hung from
rods and rings installed half-way up a
window
CALENDARING - fabric pressed between hot rollers and
cylinders to create a glossy finish
CALICO - inexpensive cotton or blend,
printed with small, bright
patterns
CAMELBACK SOFA – sofa style characterized by a large
curved rise or
"hump" located on the seat back
CANDELABRA - multiple candle holders supported on a
decorative stand, which can be electrified
CANTILEVER - projecting structural member supported on a fulcrum, which
is held in place by a downward force behind the leverage point
CANVAS - tightly woven cotton,
linen or hemp
fabric
CAPITAL - decorative cap
placed on a column, pillar or
pilaster i. e.
Doric, Ionic,
Corinthian, Composite,
Tuscan architectural orders
CARPET - fabric for
floors woven from natural fibers such as wool, or
synthetic fibers such as
nylon or olefin, available in
many textures and patterns
i.e. cut pile, cut and loop, level loop, plush, shag
CARPET CUSHION - padding used underneath
carpet or area rugs made of
felt, polyurethane foam, rubber and other materials to provide comfort and
durability
CARPET NAP - the direction carpet pile tends to
slant, which affects color and shading
CARPET SEAM - a glued or taped joint between two pieces of
carpet, which can be hand sewn or attached with hot-melt or latex tape
CARTOUCHE - ornamental shield or
scroll,
often used as a decorative
element above a door, in
cornice treatments or
on a fireplace
CARVE - adorn objects by cutting wood with sharp
hand-held instruments
CARVING - the act of adorning objects by cutting wood with sharp hand-held instruments
CARYATID - draped female figure supporting an
entablature or shelf
CASCADE - short side panels of a valance, often forming a
zigzag
pattern
as they terrace down to a point. See JABOT
CASE GOODS - furniture pieces primarily constructed of wood
CASEMENT CLOTH - semi-sheer, translucent or
opaque novelty
fabric, typically in
neutral color ways
CASEMENT WINDOW - vertically hinged, framed windows opening outward
CASEWORK - custom woodwork
CASHMERE - twill fabric, originally from a
Cashmere goat
CASING -
trim around a window or door opening. See DOOR
SURROUND
CAST IRON - molten iron poured into a
mold to create multiple castings. See WROUGHT IRON
CEILING -
permanently constructed, affixed or suspended horizontal structural-plane
designed to protect individuals or objects from exterior
weather conditions
CEILING TREATMENT -
decorative
details applied to any type of ceiling
CELLULAR SHADE - accordion-pleated
window shade constructed of reinforced
fabric
bonded together
CHAIR
- individual seat constructed with a back rest, which is most often supported by
4 legs, featuring single or double armrests, i.e. Captain's
chair, host and hostess chairs, ladder-back chair, side chair,
wing chair
CHAIR RAIL - wood trim installed horizontally on a wall around a room, usually about 30" off the ground, used to scale down a large
wall, further adorned with bead board, trim, wallpaper or contrasting paint
colors, above and below
CHAISE LOUNGE - long reclining chair or
sofa
CHALLIS - fine, soft, lightweight worsted cotton,
wool or synthetic
weave
CHAMBRAY - lightweight cottons or blends with a mottled appearance created by a colored
warp and white filling yarns
CHANDELIER -
ceiling mounted light fixture with arms branching out from a central support
CHARETTE - intense design exercise
CHECK - printed, dyed or woven fabric
with a small-scaled, square pattern
CHENILLE - novelty yarn featuring a raised, fuzzy surface and soft hand, French origins
CHEVRON - design formed by reversing
twill
weave with a "V" or inverted "V"
pattern, i.e.
herringbone, zigzag; architectural 2D or 3D
zigzag
ornamentation on arches i.e. lateral, frontal, angled
CHIFFEROBE - large furniture wardrobe with
drawers
CHIFFON - sheer, lightweight, plainly woven fabric made of twisted
yarns
CHINOISERIE - style of art depicting Asian or Chinese motifs popular in France and England
CHINTZ - plain, woven cotton fabric printed in multi-colors,
often printed with floral designs. See
GLAZED CHINTZ
CHISELED -
stone shaped by a sharp hand tool
CID - Certified Interior Designer, used by some state licensing agencies to identify an
interior designer registered with the state; ALSO used by various organizations
to indicate a member meets their standards
CIDA - Council for Interior Design Accreditation
CIRCA - best estimate of an exact date, circa 1892 or c. 1892
CIRCULATION
- spaces designated for movement by individuals from one area to another
CLASSIC - designs
having withstood the test of time; classical
proportions in architecture; classy or sleek
CLASSIC ORDERS OF ARCHITECTURE
- a formulation by noted scholars of Greek and Roman
architectural designs into
five distinct orders; i.e. Greek Doric Order,
Ionic Order and
Corinthian Order, with the Roman Composite
Order and Tuscan Order
CLASSICAL PROPORTIONS - idyllic proportions
established in Greek and Roman architecture. See
ANDREA PALLADIO,
PALLADIAN, PALLADIAN ARCH
CLAW FOOT - carved end on a furniture leg resembling an animal claw
CLEAN-ABILITY CODE - manufacturers recommended cleaning procedures
CLERESTORY WINDOW - series of
windows installed near the roof line providing privacy,
additional light and air circulation
CLIP RINGS - rings fashioned with a clip at the bottom to secure
fabric panels
CLOSET - free-standing
furniture, sheetrock
enclosure or custom cabinetry implemented to store
belongings, fitted with drawers, rods and racks
CLOTH BACKED - wallcovering with a woven backing
covered with cloth
COATED - coatings such as resin, wax, oil, varnish or lacquer applied to
fabrics to
provide water proofing or other decorative effects
COFFEE TABLE - a low table typically placed in front of a
sofa
COFFEE TABLE BOOK - a large book with a decorative cover primarily
featuring illustrations
COFFERED CEILING - recessed panels created in a ceiling
COLONNADE - series of evenly spaced
columns supporting
arches. See ARCADE
COLOR - a visual perception of light casting on objects in various
hues, lightness and saturation. See
ANALOGOUS,
SECONDARY, TERTIARY
COLOR BOARDS -
presentation media to convey a
specific design concept utilizing interior finish samples, photographs, etc. for
a specific project
COLOR FASTNESS - ability to resist color changes due to exposure to sunlight
COLOR FLAG - small samples of various color ways attached to a
larger sample showing the full repeat offered by a
manufacturer
COLOR LINE - the full range of colors available in a specific product
line
COLOR PALETTE - a specific group or range of traits in various
colors, which can be
contrasting, complimentary or
monochromatic, utilized in a specific project
COLOR SCHEME -
particular attributes of color in a project, i.e. light,
dark, theme of color
COLOR TRENDS - introduction of popular
color palettes
COLOR WASHING - faux painting
technique using a solid base color and a
secondary color glaze, lightly applied to give a weathered appearance. See
WHITE WASH
COLOR WAY - a variety of color schemes in a
particular pattern created for a textile fabric,
carpet,
wall covering, etc.
COLUMN - round or square slender pillars used as structural supports,
which can also be purely
decorative. See
GREEK COLUMN
COLOR WHEEL -
Johannes Itten, mid-1900's Bauhaus designer, expanded upon the
color
wheel developed by Adolf
Hozel, creating a
color circle with seven contrasts and analyzing
color from
a philosophic, religious, psychic, psychological and physical perspective
COMBED - manufacturing process for
cotton and other staple yarns to align
yarn and remove all
foreign matter prior to spinning
COMBING - faux painting technique where a tool with "teeth" is
dragged through the wet paint to create striations
COMFORTER - bedcover with two layers of fabric
filled with down or a synthetic
fiber fill stitched together. See DUVET
COMPLIMENTARY COLOR - colors opposite each
other on a color wheel i.e. Red vs. Green, Blue vs. Orange, Purple vs. Yellow
See ANALOGOUS,
PRIMARY,
SECONDARY, TERTIARY
COMMODE - cabinet or chest, typically raised off the floor with legs, which
can hold a wash basin or chamber pot
COMPOSITE ORDER - one of five Roman classical
column designs featuring
a combination of elements;
a subset of designs referred to as the "Classic Orders of Architecture" i.e.
Doric Order,
Ionic Order, Corinthian
Order, Composite Order,
Tuscan Order
CONCEALED HINGE - hinge attached to a door and frame from the inside, making it
invisible from the exterior
CONCRETE SURFACE - combination of sand, gravel and
water formulated into light mixes suitable for interior usage
CONSOLE - carved decorative bracket;
control panel for monitoring electrical equipment usage
CONSOLE TABLE - a table supported by ornamental consoles
CONTEMPORARY - designs with simple lines, curves and
geometric patterns
CONTINENTAL PILLOW - 24" European square
decorative pillow, often used in sets of 3 on a king bedding
as a backrest for a bank of pillows
CONTINUOUS FILAMENT - continuous strand of
synthetic fiber extruded into
yarn form
CONTRACT - written agreement between two parties establishing operating
procedures, pricing, work performance schedule, timeline for completion and
other factors related to the progress of a project
CONVERSATIONAL - fabrics depicting fanciful objects or scenes
COPING - protective cap on exterior wall sloped to shed water
CORBEL - architectural detail projecting from a wall, which extends
upward and outward. See BRACKET
CORDING - machine-made or handmade
decorative binding
CORDUROY - durable, cottons or blends woven with ribs, created by
weft yarns guided over the fabric face,
which are then cut
CORINTHIAN ORDER - one of five Roman classical
column designs featuring
a fluted
column and decorative capital with
acanthus leaves; a
subset of designs referred to as the "Classic Orders of Architecture" i.e.
Doric Order,
Ionic Order, Corinthian
Order, Composite Order,
Tuscan Order
CORNER
CABINET
- built-in or independently crafted cabinet designed to fit tightly
into the corner of a room, often symmetrically flanking two sides of a room
CORNICE - horizontal band mounted on the wall, often
topping drapery treatments, i.e. plain box, padded and upholstered,
carved wood,
painted or stained; classic Greek architectural construction element, used to
cap an architrave, with decorative
molding applied to a triangular structure crowning a
building to shed rain
CORNICE BOARD - box or carved banding constructed of wood
covered with fabric or painted, which is installed above
windows to conceal drapery
hardware
or heading and provide additional embellishment
COTTAGE - a small English inspired single- or 1˝-story country house built with
gable roof and dormers,
often featuring a picket fence and garden, using
rustic materials such as stone and wood shingles. See ABODE,
APARTMENT, BUNGALOW,
DOMICILE, DWELLING,
FARMHOUSE, HOME, HOUSE,
LOFT, MANOR, MANSION,
RANCH HOUSE, STUDIO,
VILLA
COTTON - soft, absorbent fabric made from the seed pod of a
cotton plant, composed of
pure cellulose, frequently blended with other fibers. See
POLISHED
COTTON
COUCH - upholstered
furniture used for sitting
or reclining. See SOFA,
SECTIONAL
COUCHING - embroidery technique of positioning thread and attaching it to base fabric by
sewing small stitches at equally spaced intervals
COUNTER - horizontal work surface, which can be free-standing or
built-in, often constructed at 29" for seating height, or 36-39" for
standing height
COUNTRY STYLE - characteristic of country living; rustic, time-worn,
utilitarian and primitive in nature
COURTYARD - private space open to the sky
used for a variety of functions, i.e. Viscaya, located in Miami, Florida
features a courtyard on the main floor for receiving guests, while the whole
two-story home surrounds the courtyard on three sides with balconies overlooking
the second floor
COVERLET - decorative bedspread or bed covering
CRACKLE - surface finish creating a glaze of fine cracks.
See
FAUX
CRAFT - to hand-fabricate an object
CRAFTSMAN - individual skilled in the mechanics of a
specific art. See
ARTISAN
CREDENZA – linear wood chest, often used in commercial interiors for computers or
as a work surface, or as a sideboard or
buffet table in residential interiors
CREMONE BOLT - French surface mounted
hardware locking mechanism
with a sliding rod, operated by a center knob, which moves the rod in opposite
directions for locking into strike plates mounted on the frame, top and bottom
CREPE - fine woven fabric with a light
crinkled surface made from high twist yarns
CRESTING - ornamental ridge at the top of a wall or roof peak
CREWEL - embroidery created by stitching various colored
wool
yarns over an unbleached
cotton or linen base fabric, typically in floral
motifs
CRINKLED - irregular puckered effect created by high-twist
yarns, chemical applications or
mechanical means
CROCKING - undesirable dye or color transfer
CROSS DYED - fabric dying technique where different
fibers accept different dye baths
based on the yarn and the dye utilized
CROSS SEAMS - seams created by joining carpet end-to-end rather than side-by-side
CROWN
MOLDING - molding installed where the wall and
ceiling meet or applied at the top of
case goods
CRUSHED - irregular crinkled finish on a fabric surface
CRYSTAL - transparent, brilliant-cut or
translucent quartz ornaments; lead-crystal accessories and serving pieces;
clarity
CSI - Construction
Specifications Institute
CUBIC AREA - refers to
length x width x height
CUBICLE CURTAIN - institutional curtain fabricated to hang from the
ceiling down to 14-16" above the floor for privacy
CUPOLA - roof with a dome shape
CURIO CABINET - slender display cabinet, typically with glass shelves
CURE - the final hardening of plaster or concrete
CURLY - undulating grain in wood, ribbon spiral
CURTAIN - partial or full length fabric
screen
CURVILINEAR - curving lines
CUSHION - soft pillow or padding
CUSTOM
- made to order
CUT
GLASS - clear glass ornamentation created using a diamond wheel to cut a
decorative pattern onto the surface
of glass, which are sometimes
combined with etched glass patterns. NOTE: The art of creating hand-cut glass
ornamentation on a curved glass surface has
been lost; a method where
craftsman manipulate a large curved glass panel, suspended in a sling, over a
diamond cutting wheel to engrave a pattern into the
surface of the glass
CUT LENGTH - distance from top to bottom of drapery plus hems and top headings
CUT
PILE - tufted wool,
nylon or other yarn shirred
by machine,
leaving the ends of the fibers evenly cut;
carpet with a smooth and consistent surface
CYLINDER - round tube made of various materials, i.e. cardboard, metal
CYLINDRICAL - round tubular shape
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