Pleated Drapery The pinch pleated drapery is the most comman used. It is both functional and decorative. This type curtain can be used in a wide variety of homes from eclectic to traditonal depending on how many pleats is with in the pinch and where it is pinched together. Draperies with pinch pleat can be [...]
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Renovating is customizing a space to fit your preferences. There are thousands of different ways to renovate and it is based on what you have and what you actually want. The kitchen and bathroom are the two most popular rooms in a house to be renovated, but living rooms, bedrooms and even an entire home [...]
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Floor plans are an ariel view of a perimeter that is drawn to scale and are used as a tool, when designing a space. Floor plans can be created for a previous space by taking measurements or are incorporated in a blue print of a new constructions project. A skilled draftsman with experience in producing [...]
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Manufactures and retail stores rely on stimulating displays to entice their product to sell. Visual Merchandising is about promoting the sale of goods by placing it in an environment, space or display that will attract a buyer. Hickory Designer offer visual merchandising for businesses in need of an experienced interior designer to assist with the [...]
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Armoire is a French term used when referring to a wardrobe or chest used to store apparel and possessions in. The word wardrobe was originally a room with shelves, cupboards and lockers. Today an armoire is a free standing closet or chest that holds apparel that is either hung, folded or placed in drawers and [...]
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A wardrobe is also called an armoire. Armoire is a French term. The word wardrobe was originally a room with shelves, cupboards and lockers and later became a chest used in castles for powerful nobles to store their possessions. Today a wardrobe is a free standing closet or chest that holds apparel that is either [...]
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A sofa can be a place to Couch and this term means to lay, recline, rest and lower to position. The word couch can be used in many ways, but we more often hear it referred to as a sofa being a couch. A sofa or couch as some say, is a piece of furniture [...]
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Victorian Era occurred during 1840-1900 with ornate and elaborate decoration and took its name from Queen Victoria. Industrialization brought many innovations in architecture during this time. This style happened between the Federal style period and the Arts and Crafts movement. This Romantic style was divided and is referred sometimes to the Early Victorian which is [...]
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Web Suspension construction is a form of support for seating that is sometimes used by itself or with coil springs. Two to three inch web bands across the seat and back and are attached by tacking them to the frame of the sofa to create and platform like a hammock for the cushion to rest [...]
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Sinuous spring constructions can provide good quality seating for sofas, sectionals, loveseats and chairs. These springs are two-dimensional S shaped wires that run from the back of the seat to the front of the seat and are spaced every few inches apart. In addition to the springs there are support wires that cross laterally to [...]
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The American Empire Period of style was popular in the United States form 1820-1840, basically the French Empire style and the later Sheraton designs interpreted in crotch-grain mahogany veneers, sherry wood, curly maple and maple. It is considered the more robust phase of neoclassical style. The most elaborate furniture during in this style often integrated [...]
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Southwestern style is influenced by vast land that is colorful and sometimes harsh and inhospitable. This style is familiar to rough textures, earth-tone colors, crafted objects, terra cotta, brightly colored woven fabrics and architectures with clay roofs. Southwestern homes and buildings vary as much as the land it is influenced by. Cliff dwelling, old haciendas [...]
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An apron refers to the structural part of a table directly beneath and at right angles to the top, connecting with the legs, often shaped, carved or ornamented. On a chair, it is the surrounding face below and perpendicular to the seat. The apron, on case furniture is the perpendicular face below the lowest drawer, [...]
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The Arts and Crafts Movement began in the late 19th century as a search for authentic decorations and designs and as a reaction against the styles that had been produced by machine. The objects forms were simple and showed the truth of the material and how they were put together. This was a new way [...]
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The Acanthus leaf is a carved or painted ornament that resembles the foliage or leaves of the acanthus. Today it is used in architectural details as well as on furniture and in fabric patterns. The Acanthus leaf is a classic design that was used by the Greeks and Romans; it appears in Gothic art and [...]
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Contemporary Style is defined as simplicity, subtle sophistication, fundamentally, texture and clean lines where the interior showcases the space rather than things. To create a sleek and fresh contemporary interior, you should focus on color, space and shape. Modern spaces have been thought to be cold and minimalistic, but today’s contemporary spaces are welcoming and [...]
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Traditional Style represents the grandeur of history from the French, English and German monarchies. King Louise IV era in France established traditions of furnishings dating back from 1643 to 1715. In England from 1740 to 1790, the Chippendale furnishing style reigned supreme. The Federal furniture style was vague in America after the Revolutionary War and [...]
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Eight-way hand tied construction is considered to be the premium style of support for sofas, sectionals, love seats and chairs. When using 8 way hand tied construction, a series of twine is hand tied in 8 different directions to the springs. The resulting web of twine acts as the support for the springs in the [...]
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A colourless scheme using black, white and grey. (A variation of this is possible, making a warm or cool achromatic by adding a hint of red yellow or blue.)
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