Home Furnishing

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"This book focuses on the home textiles market and its products such as furnishings, floor coverings, carpets, curtains and draperies, living room furnishings, bed linens, kitchen linens, hospital linens, towels etc. The book discusses latest developments and future prospectus in the home textile industry. This book is useful for textile and fashion technology students, researchers, industry and textile engineers."--Provided by publisher. Read more... Abstract: "This book focuses on the home textiles market and its products such as furnishings, floor coverings, carpets, curtains and draperies, living room furnishings, bed linens, kitchen linens, hospital linens, towels etc. The book discusses latest developments and future prospectus in the home textile industry. This book is useful for textile and fashion technology students, researchers, industry and textile engineers."--Provided by publisher Content: Intro Halftitle Page Title Page Copyright Table of Contents Preface 1 Introduction to home textiles 1.1 History 1.2 Definition 1.3 Classification of home textiles 1.4 Home textile production in India 1.5 SWOT analysis of home textiles industry 1.6 Home textile industry and its further prospects 1.7 Recent developments in home textiles References 2 Furnishings 2.1 Furnishings -- Introduction 2.2 Living room furnishing -- Introduction 2.3 Dining room furnishings 2.4 Kitchen furnishings 2.5 Bathroom furnishings -- Introduction 2.6 Types of furnishings used for different interiors2.7 Factors influencing in the selection of home furnishings for different interiors 2.8 Interior lightings and color psychology References 3 Floor coverings 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Soft floor coverings 3.3 Resilient flooring 3.4 Hardwood flooring 3.5 Finishes 3.6 Floor comparisons and maintenance References 4 Curtains and draperies 4.1 Different types of doors 4.2 Hardware used in a door 4.3 Windows 4.4 Different types of windows 4.5 Hardware used in windows 4.6 Window treatments 4.7 Window treatment tips 4.8.Curtains and draperiesReferences 5 Living room furnishings 5.1 Sofa covers 5.2 Cushion 5.3 BOLSTER-Introduction and its origin 5.4 Types of bolster pillows 5.5 Bolster covers 5.6 Throws 5.7 Upholsteries 5.8 Label References 6 Bed linen 6.1 Bed linens 6.2 Pillow covers 6.3 Duvets 6.4 Bed sheets 6.5 Shams 6.6 Comforters 6.7 Bed skirts 6.8 Blankets 6.9 Bedspreads 6.10 Mattress construction References 7 Other linens -- bath, hotel, hospital and kitchen 7.1 Bath linens 7.2 Hotel linens 7.3 Hospital linens 7.4 Kitchen linen References Index