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VALANCE - shallow
drapery treatment placed at the heading of a
window, concealing hardware
i.e. box-pleat, stage coach,
shaped, shirred-balloon, etc.
VAULTED CEILING - ceiling forming an
arched canopy. See DOME
VANE - single slat of a vertical blind
VARNISH - a liquid coating applied to wood forming a protective barrier
VELOUR - soft, velvety cut-pile
textured fabric
VELVET WEAVE - two cloths 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, i.e. figured velvet with 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 or matched to
create intricate, decorative patterns
VENEER MATCH - patterns created by placing
thin slices of wood together featuring the grain in various combinations, i.e. slip,
diamond, checkerboard, reverse diamond, book, running, center, balanced match
VERDIGRIS - greenish patina found on aged brass, bronze or copper
VERMICELLI - random pattern of curving,
squiggly lines
VERTICAL BLIND - window treatment with
headrail housing a track to operate rotating
fabric
or vinyl vertical vanes or louvers
VILLA - originally a
large country estate in ancient Rome including land,
living quarters and farm
buildings, is also used to describe luxurious, Italian-styled
mansions with
sweeping grounds, stucco exterior, clay tile roof and
eye-brow arched openings.
See ABODE,
APARTMENT, BUNGALOW,
COTTAGE, DOMICILE,
DWELLING,
FARMHOUSE, HOME, HOUSE,
LOFT, MANOR, MANSION,
RANCH HOUSE, STUDIO
VINTAGE FABRIC - fabrics distinguished by age,
color, pattern, weave and
patina
VINYL - fiber made with a
manufactured compound polymer
VIRTUAL ARCHITECTURE - life-like, 3-dimensional
experience of a real or imagined buildings and
spaces, which will be used in the future as a
teaching tool to experience places we might not otherwise be able to see,
including those which no longer exist, present-day structures or imaginary
places
VISCOSE - rayon fiber of superior quality used in many
decorative fabrics, often used to imitate
silk
VISION - the ability to perceive something that does not yet exist; mental
image, keen foresight, interpretation
VITRINE - glass-sided 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
3-dimensional object, cubic capacity
VOLUMETRIC -
measurement by volume
VOLUTE - Greek
Ionic Order capital design featuring large, over scaled
scrolls facing one
another, used to decorate the top of a slender, fluted
column
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