Furniture Glossary Preview: Glaze - A finish process of a thin smooth shiny coating to highlight grain characteristics of wood.
Global/Exotic style - This style is inspired by the materials and design of tropical or far-away places. These pieces are typically non-western and non-traditional in design.
Grain - The pattern of the fibers in wood that create the oval or curvy patterns found in wood furniture.
Hand: A term used in the leather industry to describe the softness or fullness of upholstery leather.
Hand-Antiqued: The application by hand of a darker color over a lighter color in order to create a unique aged effect.
Hardwood - Durable wood of trees that replace their leaves every year.
Hutch - A compnenet with doors or shelves that is placed on top of a base piece of furniture, such as a desk or buffet.
Inlay - Decorative technique that consists of implanting wood, metal, stones, leather, or other materials into a piece of furniture or veneer. Entire Article Can be found at: http://www.myaffordablefurniture.com/Furniture-Glossary-s/30073.htm#G-J
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Seat cushions are a great way to quickly update your room with a new look without spending too much money. Many bargins can be found in your local closeout dealers like Big Lots, TJMaxx Home Goods, or Marshalls. You'll often find brand name home decor items at very low prices up to 75% off from regular priced retail shops. I never mind shopping at those places, because everyone has their own style, and thank goodness furniture trends are not as volitile as fashion trends. So you'll likely to find season appropriate colors and materials when your shopping at those places. For instance if your shopping during the fall, your more likely to find microfibers, leathers, and other soft and comfy fabric lined pillows in autumn colors and holiday prints rather than in the summer time you'll find lighter fabrics, like linens, fabrics, polyesters, satin pillow, etc in lighter and brighter shades. My favorite time to shop for pillows woudl definately be summer since all the bright colors will be out and I can experiment with Reds, Corals, Lime Greens, etc. Something fun to dress up that borring beige sofa! Another great way is to go to your local fabric store, where you'll often find great deals on remnants upholstery fabrics, which are end pieces from other projects that they mark down at deep discounts to close them out. You'll usually need 1/2 yard material for each pillow. So have fun with it and stay tuned, the next topic is how to make your own Pillows and Cushions!
* Avoid creating marks on your furniture by placing a piece of felt, cloth or leather under accessories.
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