Chapter 14
Creating Interior
Backgrounds . . . . . . . . . . .362
Floor Treatments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Ceiling Treatments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Countertops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Planning Background Treatments . 382
Chapter 15
Furniture Styles and
Construction . . . . . . . . . . .388
Choosing Furniture Styles. . . . . . . . 390
Evaluating Furniture
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Consumer Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Chapter 16
Arranging and Selecting
Furniture . . . . . . . . . . . . . .420
Arranging Furniture . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
Selecting Furniture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426
Stretching Your Furniture
Dollars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434
Chapter 17
Window Treatments,
Lighting, and
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . .444
Window Treatments . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446
Types of Artifi Light. . . . . . . . . . .452 ficial
The Properties of Light . . . . . . . . . . 457
Functions of Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . 458
Structural and Nonstructural
Lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .461
Choosing Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . 464
Chapter 18
Selecting Appliances and
Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . .470
Consumer Satisfaction . . . . . . . . . . . 472
Appliance Considerations . . . . . . . . 473
Choosing Kitchen Appliances. . . . . 479
Choosing Laundry Appliances. . . . 489
Choosing Climate-Control
Appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491
Choosing Other Appliances . . . . . . 493
Choosing Consumer Electronics . . 496
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