Glossary of Design Terms by Barnett Home Decor

Drop

Drop, in the case of window treatments, the drop is the vertical distance from the top of the rod pocket to the bottom edge of the window treatment.

Paisley

Paisley is a teardrop-shaped motif with a curled ending. It is commonly seen in Bohemian, Boho Chic, Moroccan, and Indian decors.

Tropical

Tropical is a decor style that features the flowers and foliage of tropical plants. Sometimes it will feature other motifs related to beach or tropical locales. It is mostly seen in beach and trans...

Elizabethan

Elizabethan is frequently influenced by floral designs seen in embroidery period. Worked in color, or in black thread on white cloth which is known as black-work. Variations on stylized roses were ...

Floral

Floral

Floral patterns prominently features flowers, buds, or blossoms; and may include leaves or stems.   Floral prints may be rendered in a realistic, stylized or abstract style.

Damask

Damask

Damask is a Jacquard woven fabric with one warp thread and one weft yarn. The pattern is typically worked in a single color with the shiny fibers, or satin weave, creating the face of the pattern, ...