Valance: A horizontal feature used as a header for draperies, which can be made of fabric, wood, metal or other materials. Find valances and curtains.
Value: The lightness or darkness of a color.
Vanity: The countertop and cabinet used to support a sink in a bathroom. Find bathroom furniture.
Vanity Table: Normally a small table with a drawer and mirror for use in a woman's or girl's bedroom for doing their hair, applying makeup, etc. Find a vanity table.
Vargueno: A fall or drop front desk of Spanish origin. Popular in the 16th and 17 Centuries.
Vase: A decorative container of urn, commonly used for flowers. Find home accessories.
Vasselier: A traditional French style china cupboard/hutch and buffet. Find a china cabinet.
Vegetable Dye: Dye colors that are derived from the natural pigments of plants and botanical products.
Velvet: A luxurious fabric that is soft in texture and features a thick pile.
Veneer: Thin sheets of wood applied to a furniture surface to create decorative inlay patterns of wood grain.
Venetian Blind: A window treatment consisting of a series of horizontal slats that can be turned or raised to control light or privacy. Find window blinds.
Verdigris: A greenish blue patina that forms on copper, brass, or bronze surfaces. Faux verdigris (or verdi) finishes area common on the metal work of coffee tables, etc.
Vertically Run: A fabric that's been applied with the warp threads (bolt length) running top to bottom over the furniture's back, front and arms.
Victorian: A furniture style named after England's Queen Victoria, which was very popular through the latter half of the 1800's. Victorian furniture was usually constructed of mahogany, walnut and rosewood in dark finishes, which were often highlighted with elaborate carved floral designs. Common elements of this style include oval chair backs and marble tops on tables and dressers.
Vinyl Wrap: Flexible vinyl wrapping applied to underlying wood solids or particleboard to produce a surface that most often resembles wood.
Vis-A-Vis: A tete-a-tete chair in which two sitters face oppositely.
Viscoelastic Foam: Heat sensitive, polyurethane foam. Often referred to as visco or memory foam. Find a viscoelastic mattress.
Vitrine: A china or curio cabinet with a glass-front for displaying collectibles or other fine pieces. Find a curio cabinet.
Voile: A sheer lightweight fabric used to make sheets, pillows, shams, duvet covers, and draperies for canopy beds.
Volute: A spiral, scroll-like ornament on Iconic and Corinthian capitals.
Note: Some terms in this glossary may no longer be in common use and are posted for reasons of historical interest.
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