Lighting that concentrates in specific areas for tasks, such as preparing food, applying make-up, reading or doing crafts.

Oriented towards a lifestyle, culture, story-line, historical or fictional incident offering unique attributes and experiences.

A color to which white or light gray has been added to make it lighter.

Cotton or linen woven or printed documentary fabric, originally made in France.

Elaborately painted tin metal decorative object.

Degree of lightness or darkness of a color. A color to which gray has been added to change its value.

A wood joinery technique in which a protruding end (tongue) or edge fits into a recess (groove), locking the two pieces together.

Standing lamp with indirect upward light.

Lighting that utilizes a fixed band that supplies a current to movable light fixtures.

Flat horizontal member of a step or staircase.

Literally meaning “fool the eye”, a painted mural in which realistic images and the illusion of more space are created. Also, a painted surface that convincingly mimic reality.

Design motifs of exotic plants and locations.

A panel with flat fabric loops at the top. These provide an opportunity to make use of decorative curtain rods and finials.

These generally consist of four short panels, each about the length of 1/2 the height of the window in which they are being hung. One pair is hung at the top of the window and the other halfway down.