glossary

home decor

Color - a shade, such as red or green that possesses hue.

Color line – a wide variety of colors within a particular product. Color palette or scheme - contrasting, complimentary or monochromatic, colors applied to a design.

Color Scheme Guide – an integral aspect of decorating, this provides a focus for the eventual style and color that the room will feature.

Color trends – contemporary color palettes that provide the project with a modern feel.

Colorwashing – clear emulsion glaze, which produce permeable-like results.

Colorway – the use of a color combination to a project.

Accent colors - the intentional use of varying to colors in order to create a desired effect.

Dyed – a coloring solution, which neutralizes original color, replacing it with a new and permanent one.

Hue - the facet of color that distinguishes it as red, blue, etc, and excludes white, black, and shades of grey.

Tertiary color – the result of mixing two secondary colors.

Tone - a color’s tint or shade.

Value - the dimension of a color varying from black to white or from black to colorless for transparent colors.

interior design

Comfort - feeling pleasurable ease and well being inside and with ones surroundings. Also defined as the absence of stress.

Design - to create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner.

Contemporary – designs featuring basic lines, geometric patterns and curves.

Deco – drawing influence from the Art Deco Period, utilizing designs of recurring shapes and colors.

Depth - in design and drafting this refers to the overall measurement from front to back of any object.

Eclectic – a style featuring several influential elements as opposed to choosing a singular component.

Interior – the inside of a particular location.

Interior design - planning the layout and furnishings of an architectural interior.

Reproduction – incorporating a style or structure previously used.

Retro - incorporating a style or fashion from a specific era.

Style - the decorative design of an object or room.

Personal Style – a chosen style reflective of personal taste.

health and fitness

Adrenalin - a hormone produced by the adrenal medulla as a result of stress.

Chiropractic - relates to human well being and prevention of disease. Doctors ofchiropractic (chiropractors) view a person as an integrated being, focusing on spinal biomechanics, musculoskeletal, and nutritional relationships.

Chiropractor - a practitioner of chiropractic

Dehydration – a lack of water in the body, can result in fatigue, headaches and low back pain.

Ergonomics – the analysis of human beings and how they operate in particular surroundings such as interacting with products and equipment. Experts in the field of this area weigh up a variety of elements when deciding if products or services are viable to use and aim to improve the comfort of our lives.

Exercise - a voluntary initiative that involves both physical and mental effort and typically forms part of a fitness regime.

Fitness - a high standard of physical health as a consequence of nutritional balance and exercise.

Health - well being of the body or mind, disease free.

Nutrition - the process by which food is selected and integrates into the body. This also entails the nutrients and other food substances link to health and disease via their relationship to the body and wider socio-economic results of diet.

Posture - a particular stance of the body, limbs or body parts with respect to each other

Sleep - a state of unconsciousness induced by a relaxation of the muscles and absence of any form of activity usually found in a comfortable furnishing such as a bed.

Stretching – to lengthen your muscles. Stretching before and after physical activity reduces the risk of injury.

Stress - mental, emotional, or physical strain on the human body, inflicted by circumstances and surroundings.