Glossary of Design Terms by Barnett Home Decor

Buffalo Check Plaid
Buffalo Check is defined as a plaid with large blocks formed by the intersection of two different color yarns, typically red and black. Related patterns include checkered, plaid, and gingham...
Buffalo Check Plaid
Buffalo Check is defined as a plaid with large blocks formed by the intersection of two different color yarns, typically red and black. Related patterns include checkered, plaid, and gingham...
Dupioni Silk
Dupioni is a type of simple weave silk fabric with fine thread used for the warp and coarser thread used for the weft.
Dupioni Silk
Dupioni is a type of simple weave silk fabric with fine thread used for the warp and coarser thread used for the weft.
Triadic Color Scheme
A triadic color scheme consists of three colors equally spaced around the color wheel. Example combinations are red, yellow, and blue or green, purple, and orange.
Triadic Color Scheme
A triadic color scheme consists of three colors equally spaced around the color wheel. Example combinations are red, yellow, and blue or green, purple, and orange.
Analogous Color Scheme
An analogous color scheme uses colors adjacent on the color wheel. Example combinations would include red and orange, blue and green, or yellow and green.
Analogous Color Scheme
An analogous color scheme uses colors adjacent on the color wheel. Example combinations would include red and orange, blue and green, or yellow and green.
Monochromatic Color Scheme
A monochromatic color scheme consists of a single color in varying tints and hues.
Monochromatic Color Scheme
A monochromatic color scheme consists of a single color in varying tints and hues.
Gingham Check
Gingham Check is a check pattern of equal width rows and columns of alternating colors in a weave that creates a checked pattern with the illusion of a combined third...
Gingham Check
Gingham Check is a check pattern of equal width rows and columns of alternating colors in a weave that creates a checked pattern with the illusion of a combined third...