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Create Dramatic and Practical Effects with Colorful Curtains of Beads

There are countless ways that bead hangings can make that all-important decorating difference in your home. They can create a dramatic division and, at the same time, keep space free-flowing. Although they are revivals of the very ornate period of Victorian styling, today’s adaptations are equally at home in traditional, country, Mediterranean, or contemporary settings. They can be used to curtain a window, disguise a nonview, and at the same time allow light and air to filter through. As a divider, they take almost no space, yet give a feeling of semiprivacy in each of the separated areas.

Along with beauty and versatility, there is another factor in their favor—beads require no dry cleaning, laundering, or pressing; all you need to do is wipe them with a damp cloth to restore them to their original appearance. (more…)

Master of Guide part B

Batting

Cotton material used as a filler or padding in furniture, upholstery, and quilting. When a softer material is needed, wool or a mixture of wool and cotton is used.

Bauhaus

School of design founded in Weimar, Germany, by the architect Walter Gropius (1883;- 1969), when he succeeded Henri van de Velde as director of the Weimar School of Arts and Crafts in 1919. Officially named Das Staatliche Bauhaus Weimar, the school had two basic aims: to synthesize the fine and applied arts and to do away with the distinction between artist and craftsman, particularly in the field of industrial design. (more…)