Interiors: An Introduction"Interiors: An Introduction" is the starting point for a lifetime of design education, appreciation, and enjoyment. Whether the goal is a career in interior design, or simply a better understanding of how to enhance one's own living space, the information and ideas in this text will help readers achieve it. "Interiors" offers an introduction to the elements, practice, and aesthetics of residential and nonresidential interior design, as well as their application. In addition, the authors describe the numerous choices of materials, furnishings, and components used in interior design. |
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Page 43
... Texture Texture is the surface characteristics and appearance inherent in every element and component of interior design . As the rela- tive smoothness or roughness of a surface , texture is determined in two ways : by touching the ...
... Texture Texture is the surface characteristics and appearance inherent in every element and component of interior design . As the rela- tive smoothness or roughness of a surface , texture is determined in two ways : by touching the ...
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... texture selected for the interior . However , some contrast in texture is vital for relief and for emphasis . If every texture reads as smooth and glassy , for example , the interior would seem cold and unwelcoming . If every texture is ...
... texture selected for the interior . However , some contrast in texture is vital for relief and for emphasis . If every texture reads as smooth and glassy , for example , the interior would seem cold and unwelcoming . If every texture is ...
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... texture ; by dragging with a brush , a variety of interesting crosshatch textures are possible . Glazing is a technique where transparent colors are overlayed in sequence , thereby producing various gradations of color . Marbling is the ...
... texture ; by dragging with a brush , a variety of interesting crosshatch textures are possible . Glazing is a technique where transparent colors are overlayed in sequence , thereby producing various gradations of color . Marbling is the ...
Contents
PULLING THE INTERIOR DESIGN TOGETHER | 5 |
THE PROBLEM STATEMENT | 11 |
CHAPTER | 16 |
Copyright | |
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