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Valance: shallow
drapery treatment placed at the heading of a window concealing hardware |
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Varnish: a liquid coating spread and allowed to dry forming a protective
coating |
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Vaulted Ceiling:
ceiling forming an arched canopy |
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Velour: soft, velvety cut-pile textured fabric
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Veneer: paper-thin
wood sheets applied to the outer surface of furniture, which are often
inlaid in decorative patterns or matched to create various patterns |
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Venetian Blind: horizontal pieces of wood or plastic that can be raised
or shut to block light from windows |
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Verdigris: greenish patina found on aged brass, bronze or copper |
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Vertical Blind: window treatment with head rail housing a track to operate
rotating fabric or vinyl vertical vanes or louvers |
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Victorian: the English decorative style 1837-1901 |
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Vintage Fabric:
fabrics distinguished by age, color, pattern, weave and patina |
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Vinyl: fiber made with a manufactured compound polymer
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Voile: thin, translucent fabric with tightly twisted yarns |
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