Panel

A flat, rectangular piece of material that forms part of wall, door, or cabinet. Typically made of wood, it is usually framed by a border and either raised or recessed.

 

Parquet

Inlaid woodwork arranged to form a geometric pattern on a floor. It consists of small blocks of hardwood, which are often stained in contrasting colors.

 

Partition Wall

Non-structural interior dividing wall.

 

Pattern Matching

To align a repeating pattern when joining together two pieces of fabric or wallpaper.

 

Pendant

Electrical fixture mounted from the ceiling.

 

Period

Suggesting a specific time in history.

 

Personal Style

An eclectic interior furnishings style indicative of your personal preferences and lifestyle.

 

Pigment

Substance imparting a color to other materials.

 

Primary Color

Red, blue, or yellow which can’t be produced in pigments by mixing other colors. Primaries plus black and white, in turn, combine to make all the other hues.

 

Primers

Primers prepare surfaces for painting by making them more uniform in texture and giving them “tooth”.

 

Proportion

Comparative relationship between elements or objects.

 

Pleated Shade

This is made of accordion-pleated fabric which is raised and lowered with cords like a blind.