Interior Design as a Profession

CAD/CAM systems
Color guides
Color in interior decoration
     See also headings such as: Color, Colors, White in interior decoration.
Commercial catalogs
Communication in design
Computer-aided design
Design
     --Handbooks, manuals, etc.
     --History
     --Philosophy
     --Themes, motives
Design, Industrial
      --Contracts
Design services
Dwellings
     --Psychological aspects
     --Remodeling
Feng shui
Industrial arts
Industrial designers
Industrial equipment in interior decoration
Interior architecture
     --Conservation and restoration
     --Designs and plans
     --Estimates
      --Standards
Interior decoration
     --Amateurs’ manuals
     --Designs and plans
     --Economic aspects
     --Environmental aspects
     --Estimates
     --Handbooks, manuals, etc.
     --History
     --Human factors
     --Management
     --Practice
     --Psychological aspects
     --Vocational guidance
Interior decoration firms
     --Management
     --Practice
Interior decoration in art
Interior decoration rendering
     See also: Architectural drawing; Architectural rendering; Architecture, Domestic –Designs and plans; Tinting, etc.
Interior decorators
     --Biography
     --Selection and appointment
    See also: Women interior decorators
Photography of interiors
Visual perception
     See also: Form perception, Pattern Perception, Perspective, Space perception.
     See also: Motion picture actors and actresses -–Homes and haunts

For ergonomics see Human engineering.

Rooms, Walls, Floors, & Lighting

Bathrooms
     --Designs and plans
     --Remodeling
See also: Plumbing fixtures.
Bedrooms
Cabinetwork
See also: Cabinet hardware, Cabinetmakers, Hardware.
Children’s rooms
Clean rooms
Clothes closets
Dining rooms
Doors
Doorways
Entrance halls
Fireplaces
Flooring
Floors
Gardens
     See also: Garden ornaments and furniture, Garden rooms, Garden structures, Greenhouses, Indoor gardening, Indoor gardens, Interior landscaping, Swimming pools.
Graffito decoration
Hand-railing
Hotel lobbies
Interior walls
Kitchens
     --Remodeling
Lighting
     See also: Daylighting, Electric lamps; Electric light fixtures; Electric lighting; Electric lighting, Incandescent; Fluorescent lighting; Interior lighting.
Lighting, Architectural and decorative
Living rooms
Miniature decorative design
Miniature rooms
Moldings
Mosaics
Mural painting and decoration
Nurseries
Office decoration
Office layout
Paint industry and trade
     See also: House painting; Paint;
Paint mixing; Painting, Industrial.
Personal space
Plasterwork, Decorative
Recreation rooms
Restaurants –Decoration
Room layout (Dwellings)
Shelving for books
Stores, Retail –Designs and plans
     See also: Store decoration, Shop fronts, Showrooms, Show-windows, Store fixtures.
Stencil work
Stencils and stencil cutting
Storage in the home
Wallpaper
     --Conservation and restoration
     --Reproduction
     See also: Paperhanging.
Wallpaper, Victorian
Windows
Windows in interior decoration
Wood
     --Identification
     --Preservation
    See also: Hardwoods, Wood finishing, Woodwork
     See also: Fretwork, Marquetry,
Millwork (Woodwork)

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Furniture

Architect-designed furniture
Bedroom furniture
Beds
Bentwood furniture
Built-in furniture
Card tables
Chair caning
Chair design
Chairs
      --Repairing
Chairs, Early American
Chests
Children’s furniture
Country furniture
Cupboards
Desks
Furniture
     --Catalogs
     --Collectors and collecting
     --Drawings
     --Expertising
     --Forgeries
     --History
     --Marks
     --Repairing
     --Reproduction
     --Social aspects
     --Styles
     --Valuation
     See also Furniture subdivided by
country or nationality.
Furniture, Ancient
Furniture, Baroque
Furniture, Colonial
Furniture, Early American
Furniture, Edwardian
Furniture, Georgian
Furniture, Medieval
Furniture, Mission
Furniture, Oak
Furniture, Pennsylvania Dutch
Furniture, Pine
Furniture, Regency
Furniture, Renaissance
Furniture, Rococo
Furniture, Victorian
Furniture Design
     See also: Furniture designers, Furniture finishing, Furniture industry and trade, Furniture making, Furniture painters, Furniture workers.
Metal furniture
Miniature furniture
Office furniture
Painted country furniture
Painted furniture
Plastic furniture
Rocking chairs
Seating (Furniture)
Shaker chairs
Shaker furniture
Tables
Wicker furniture
Windsor chairs

Home Products & Accessories

Antiques
See also: Antique dealers.
Antiques in interior decoration
Arabesques
Art in interior decoration
Art objects
Baskets
Bedding
     See also: Afghans (Coverlets),
Blankets, Coverlets, Sheets.
Blinds
Bowls (Tableware)
Boxes
Bronzes
Candelabra
Candlesticks
Chandeliers
Crystal glass
Cushions
Cut glass
Decoration and ornament
     --Animal forms
     --Plant forms
     See also Decoration and ornament subdivided by styles such as:
     --Art deco
     --Art nouveau
Decoration and ornament, Architectural
Decorative arts
Decorative cast-ironwork
Drapery in interior decoration
     See also: Drapery, Drapery industry.
Floor coverings
     See also: Carpets, Kilims, Rugs, Rug and carpet industry.
Flower arrangement in interior decoration
     See also: Dried flower arrangement; Driftwood arrangement; Flower arrangement; Flower arrangement, Japanese; House plants in interior decoration; Miniature flower arrangement.
Found objects (Art) in interior decoration
Glass art
Glass lampshades
Glass painting and staining
Glassware
House furnishings
House furnishings industry and trade
Household appliances
Household linens
Implements, utensils, etc.
Indian craft
Interior decoration accessories
Ironwork
Ivories
Kitchen utensils
Lamps 
     See also: Lampshades, Incandescent lamps.
Longcase clocks
     See also: Clocks and watches.
Mirrors
Mirrors in architecture
Paperweights
Pewter
Picture frames and framing
Pillows
Pitchers
Plastics in interior decoration
Plates (Tableware)
Porcelain
Posters
Pottery
Prints
Repetitive patterns (Decorative arts)
Screen painting
Screens
Sheets
Silverware
See also: Flatware, Silver flatware.
Storage in the home
Stoves
Stoves, Wood
Table setting and decoration
See also: Napkin folding.
Tableware
Tapestry
Tea making accessories
     See also: Japanese tea ceremony--Utensils
Teapots
Textile fabrics in interior decoration
     See also: Slip covers, Textile design, Textile fabrics, Upholstery.
Tiles
Vases
Victoriana in interior decoration
Wall coverings
Wall hangings
Wall panels
Window shades

     See also headings such as:
Do-it-yourself work, Repairing, Workshops
     See also surface treatments such as:
Finishes and finishing, Gilding --Conservation and restoration, Lacquer and lacquering
     See also: Japanning, Silvering, Varnish and varnishing, Veneers and veneering

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