9 Terms
Contributors in Interior design
Interior design
Lustre
Design; Interior design
A brilliant iridescent film used on a ceramic glazes; formed from metallic salts.
Chair rail
Design; Interior design
A moulding that normally falls at a height of three to four feet and bands an entire room. Originally incorporated for wall protection, chair rails are now used primarily for decoration, to cap ...
Casting
Design; Interior design
The process of pouring molten metal or glass, clay slip, etc. into a hollow mould to harden. Some casting processes permit more than one reproduction.
Casing
Design; Interior design
The type of moulding found around openings such as windows or doors. Casing hides the seam between the structure and the adjoining wall.
Candlepower
Design; Interior design
Is the unit of luminous intensity approximately equal to the horizontal light output from an ordinary wax candle.
Butcher block
Design; Interior design
A surface made from thick cubes or strips of hardwood used for cutting or chopping food items.
Celadon
Design; Interior design
French name for a green, gray-green, blue-green, or grey glaze produced with a small percentage of iron as the colorant.
