StencilsA stencil is a template used to draw or paint identical letters, symbols, shapes, or patterns every time it is used. Stencil technique in visual art is also referred to as pochoir. Stencils are formed by removing sections from template material in the form of text or an image. This creates what is essentially a [...] |
GrafittiGraffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property, but today it became so popular as an artform that some people choose to have some manner of it on their interior walls, as a form of paint decoration – it really works for boy’s rooms. Graffiti [...] |
Nursing ChairA nursing chair is a low seated partially upholstered chair used at least since Victorian times for a woman’s use while nursing an infant. This chair form was particularly popular in England and found primarily in upper class homes. The types of wood most frequently used were oak, rosewood or walnut. The seat is often [...] |
LampshadesA lampshade is a fixture that covers the lightbulb on a lamp to diffuse the light it emits. Conical, cylindrical and other forms on floor-, desk- or table top-mounted as well as suspended lamp models are the most common and are made in a wide range of materials. The term can also apply to the [...] |
Chests and Toy ChestsA chest (also called coffer or kist) is one of the oldest forms of furniture. It is typically a rectangular structure with four walls and a liftable lid, for storage. The interior space may be subdivided. The early uses of an Antique chest or coffer included storage of fine cloth, weapons, foods and valuable items. |
Co-sleepersCo-sleeping, also called the family bed, is a practice in which babies and young children sleep with one or both parents, as opposed to a separate infant bed. It has been widely practiced historically, is standard practice in many parts of the world, and is practiced by a significant minority in countries where infant beds [...] |
Wallpapers and BordersWallpaper and Borders are materials which are used to cover and decorate the interior walls of homes, offices, and other buildings; it is one aspect of interior decoration. Wallpapers are usually sold in rolls and are put onto a wall using wallpaper paste. |
Carpet or Area RugsCarpet or rugs is any loom-woven, felted textile or grass floor covering. Historically, however, some have distinguished between carpet and rug based on size (the former being larger) or use (carpets on floors, rugs on beds or on the hearth). In the real estate and home improvement industries a distinction is made between carpet (or [...] |
Window ValancesWindow valance is an ornamental drapery hung across a top edge, as of a bed, table, or canopy. It’s also known as a short drapery, decorative board, or metal strip mounted especially across the top of a window to conceal structural fixtures. It can be a nice decoration piece, made of wood and painted on [...] |
Window ShuttersWindow shutter panel is a solid window covering usually consisting of side stiles, top and bottom rails, and louvers. Individual shutter panels can be hinged together to form a shutter unit, which fills a window opening. The term window shutter includes both interior shutters, used on the inside of a house or building, and exterior [...] |