by Heather Luke | Jun 22, 2015
Also called window dressing. Describes the full or partial covering of window openings to solve a number of problems: to afford privacy, to filter light, to cover the dark hole of night, to stop draughts or hold back cold air, to deaden sound, and last but by no means...
by Heather Luke | Jun 22, 2015
A window built into a thick wall very often leaves a recessed opening that gives into the room. It is the perfect place for snuggling into to read a book, to look out of the window, to do both, to sit to chat…Soft cushions on the seat and around will help make...
by Heather Luke | Jun 22, 2015
1. The glass section elements that constitute a window. 2. A weave with warps and wefts that intersect to form square or rectangular holes, or mesh or boxes evocative of a windowpane. 3. An open weave for light sheer and semi-sheer fabrics that is perfect...
by Heather Luke | Jun 22, 2015
A type of blind that sits within a window recess or just in front, which can be adjusted to allow more or less light into the interior space. * Hard blinds of wood, plastic or metal slats rotate from an open position to a closed position by overlapping. A lift cord...
by Heather Luke | Jun 22, 2015
Any opening in a wall, roof or within a door that lets light in and provides air circulation. From pierced, non-glazed openings to the most elaborate and complex shapes, windows are they eyes of a building, an integral part of the architecture. The pattern and scale...
