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LACE - handmade or manufactured open work
fabric formed by a system of intertwined threads
LACQUER - synthetic coating
dried to form a protective film
LALIQUE - exceptional French Art Nouveau glassware designer
Renee Lalique (1860 - 1945)
LAMBREQUIN - decorative
window treatment made of a wood frame formed around sides and top of
window, often padded and
fabric covered
LAMINATED - cloth and
synthetic layers bonded together
to improve performance and appearance
LAMINATION - method of bonding one layer to
another
LAMP - light source i.e. bulb, also used to describe a light fixture
LANDING - intermediate floor between a flight of stairs
LAP
DESK - wood
hinged box, which provides a slanted-writing surface when flipped open, often
seen with a leather, tooled inset, i.e. See
WRITING DESK
LATEX - milky, fluid,
synthetic adhesive used to seal the back of
carpet
LATTICE - open work fabric featuring diagonal crisscross
patterns
LAYOUT - defining space for a specific purpose; prior arrangement of design to be implemented
LEADED GLASS - decorative
window created with small pieces of clear,
beveled or stained glass or
jewels soldered together with lead caming and framed in wood
LEAD TIME - amount of time required to receive a product once it has been
ordered
LEATHER - preserved and tanned hide of an animal. See SUEDE
LEATHER-LIKE -
reproduction material emulating an animal hide. See
LEATHER, SUEDE
LEVEL LOOP - tufted carpet construction where all loops are the same pile height
LIGHTING - source that illuminates, i.e. lamp, sun ; effect of light on
a space or place, i.e. adequate lighting
LIGHT SOURCE - origination of light, i.e.
chandelier, recessed lighting, up light
LINEN - thread or woven fabric made from natural flax cellulose
fibers, which offers
strength, texture and luster
LINEN FOLD - Tudor carved
wood detail representing fabric folds on
paneling
LINING - any fabric used for backing
drapery, bedding,
table runners, etc. which is often
light-weight, but can be heavier to block out light. See
BLACK-OUT LINING
LINOLEUM - natural
flooring made of linseed oil, cork dust, wood flour, tree
resins, ground limestone and pigments
LINTEL -
horizontal wood member used structural to span an opening
LISSERIE - jacquard stripe fabric simulating
silk and embroidery
LIVING QUARTERS - any structure functioning as
a home for multiple activities including cooking, relaxing, sleeping and bathing
LOFT
- urban, expansive warehouse space, which is often converted into
living
quarters; platform or level above another interior area. See ABODE,
APARTMENT, BUNGALOW,
COTTAGE, DOMICILE,
DWELLING,
FARMHOUSE, HOME, HOUSE, MANOR, MANSION,
RANCH HOUSE, STUDIO,
VILLA
LOOM - frame or machine for interlacing vertical parallel
threads, or warp threads with horizontal, or
weft parallel threads. See
FILLING
LOUVER - horizontal slats framed on a 45-degree angle to shed rain and allow air circulation, often
operable
LOVESEAT - upholstered seating designed to seat
two, usually with arms and
back. See COUCH
LUSTER - decorative hand-blown,
cut or
etched glass pendants used on a candlesticks or
chandeliers
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