| VENETIAN BLIND - Window covering of small wood or aluminum slats hung horizontally and strung on tape so they can be turned up or down VERTICAL BLINDS - The same principle as venetian blinds - but runs up and down, not across VALANCE - A horizontal drapery or anything imitating drapery across the top of a window VALUE - The lightness or darkness of a color VENEER - A thin layer of wood laminated to another layer of less attractive wood for beauty VINYL - A synthetic material from coal, limestone and salt used for floor tiles, hard surface sheeting, upholstery fabric and wall coverings |