| TABOURET - Type of stool, no longer sat upon, but serving as a table TERRA-COTTA - The organic content of the clay defines the temperature it must be fired at vitrification, which in urn decides the type of resultant pottery TERRAZZO - A hard surface floor covering of highly polished marble chips and cement TOLE - tin, painted or enameled in deep, rich shades or yellows, reds and greens and formed into various decorative accessories and lamps TONE - The combination of value, shade, and hue and the effect it produces TORCHERE - Stand that uphold a light, whether candle, oil or electric TRACK LIGHTING - was popular at one point because it was much easier to install then recessed lighting, and individual fixtures are decorative and can be easily aimed at a wall. It has regained some popularity recently in low-voltage tracks, which often look nothing like their predecessors because they do not have the safety issues that line-voltage systems have, and are therefore less bulky and more ornamental in themselves. TREILLAGE - Lattace work for supporting vines TRIPOD - Three-pronged base for supporting either a table or chair TRIVET - Plate warmer placed near a fireplace - also used for keeeping a kettle warm TUFTING - Upholstering technique in which buttons tie the fabric to the inner stuffing TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY - Fashions of 1900 which have permeated later design thinking |
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