- Acajou: Alternative word for Mahogany (French)
- Armoire: A cupboard, usually in the french Regency style.
- Art Deco: Referring to a style that derives its looks from the ...
- Arts and Crafts: A Victorian movement that advocated the virtues of craftsmanship in ...
- Astragal: A bead profile on a cabinet that resembles a backbone ...
- Back Plate: The plate behind a handle on a cabinet. Can be ...
- Baroque: A flamboyant style developed in Italy and France during the ...
- Bevel: A 45 degree angle applied to a wooden surface to ...
- Bolster Cushions: Long cushions that usually have a circular section - can ...
- Bullion Fringe: Decorative fabric fringing used at the edge of chairs and ...
- Calico: A relatively inexpensive cotton, traditionally unbleached. Can be used for ...
- Castors: Small wheels placed at the end of legs to facilitate ...
- Chamfer: A 45 degree angle applied to a wooden surface to ...
- CMHR Foam: Combustion Modified High Resilience Foam. Essentially Foam that has been ...
- Corner Block: A non cosmetic strngthening block that is placed on the ...
- Crackle: A paint effect that intentionally achieves the look of cracke ...
- Crib 5: A phrase often used to refer to the BS6807 Flame ...
- D & F: An abbreviation for Down & Feather - used for filling ...
- Deck: The area underneath seat cushions on a Sofa or Armchair ...
- Deep Buttoning: In deep buttoning the fabric is pulled in tight via ...
- Distressing: The process of rapidly ageing a piece through the application of ...
- Escutcheon: The protective, and sometimes decorative, protective plate that is placed ...
- F & D: An Abbreviation for Feather & Down, used in the filling ...
- Float Buttoning: The application of buttons to an upholstered piece where pleats ...
- Flutes: Used to describe channels in furniture that are filled, The ...
- Gimp: A decorative trim added at the edge of furniture. Can ...
- Glide: Felt or metal buttons placed on the underside to allow ...
- Gothic: Gothic style is originally attributed to the religious architecture of ...
- Hardware: In Cabinetry terms this referes to the hinges, brackets and ...
- Inlay: Generally a decorative technique in cabinetry in which decorative wood ...
- Jardiniere: Furniture designed to contain indoor house plants. the purpose is ...
- Key Plate: The protective piece surrounding a Key Hole. See also Escutcheon.
- Klismos: One of the earliest forms of chair design, the Klismos ...
- Lacquer: Used in many different ways to describe the protective coat ...
- MDF: A economical wood fibre board that is manufactured by essentially ...
- Nesting Tables: Tables that range in size and are able to be ...
- Ormolu: A word that has come to mean gilt metal, but ...
- Passementerie: The collective term for tassels and fringes applied to furniture.
- Platform: The area underneath seat cushions on a Sofa or Armchair area ...
- Ply: An abbreviation for Plywood. Plywood is composed of thin sheets ...
- Quartering: A veneering term that refers to a pattern in a ...
- Railroaded: When a fabric is run "sideways" on a piece it ...
- Rails: In Upholstery these are the wooden struts that springing is ...
- Rake: The angle at which the back of a chair or ...
- Regency : A broadly used term, that can refer to English Regency ...
- Repeat: The distance on a piece of fabric that it takes ...
- Ripping Out: The process of removing all covers and filling from an ...
- Sabot: Originally the french phrase for "clog" this is a decorative ...
- Shadow Gap: A narrow space between two edges of cabinetry that serves ...
- Tallboy: A tall cabinet that comprises a wardrobe placed on top ...
- Urushiol Lacquer: A distinctive lacquer technique used for many centuries in the ...
- Vandyking: The technique of running a seam between two areas of ...
- Veneer: A very thin slice of wood generally less than 3mm. ...
- Warp: The threads in fabric that run vertically off the loom.
- Webbing: These straps can form the support for seats inside the ...
- Weft: The threads in a fabric that run horizontally off the ...
- Whatnot: A general storage piece for incidental use. Generally refers to ...
Glossary - Some Industry Terms
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