Frieze
A frieze is a decorative trim that runs the circumference of a room. Today it is most often made from wallpaper and set at cornice height, in the past it was a plaster molding and is part of the entableture of a column.
Frieze carpet is a type of cut pile carpet which is made from twisted fibers. The individual curling fibers in the carpet create a slightly informal look which hides a multitude of sins.
Frieze: (pronounced "free-zay") A tightly twisted yarn is used to give a rough, nubby appearance to carpet pile. Frieze carpets may be loop or cut styles. It is also carpet made from frieze yarns.
FRIEZE
(pronounced free-zay)
The cut yarn is tightly and unevenly twisted, giving it a textured surface. Friezes hide dirt well and give a room a laid-back look. Shag is a longer variation of frieze.
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Frieze A band with designs or carvings along a wall or above doorways and windows. ...
Frieze: The horizontal piece connecting the top of siding with the soffit.
Gable: The vertical, triangular portion of a roof, extending from the eaves up the ridge of the roof.
Frieze - A narrow band of decoration along a wall. Frieze papers are available or it can be stencilled etc.
Gloss (paint) - A hardwearing, high sheen paint, mainly used as a top coat on woodwork.
Frieze - In house construction a horizontal member connecting the top of the siding with the soffit of the cornice.
Frieze: A decorated horizontal band attached or painted along the top of a wall, building, mantle, etc.
frieze (frise, f.) The middle part of the decorative design of a wall, between the architrave and the cornice. The decorated upper part of a wall, below the cornice.
Frieze Bands: A plain or decorated vertical band installed below the exterior soffit and the exterior vertical veneer of the home for decorative purposes.
FRIEZE BOARD: Trim member below the cornice that is fastened against the wall.
FURRING STRIPS: Thin strips fastened to walls or ceilings for leveling and for attaching finish surface material.
FRIEZE 1) On a column, section under the cornice (can be plain or decorated). More commonly, any sculptured or ornamented band on buildings or furniture.
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Frieze: A horizontal trim piece immediately below the cornice soffit.
Front: The primary face of a structure, particularly that which contains the principal entrance.
Frieze Tiles can come in type styles,
Full size Field Tiles with the frieze printed on (as illustrated above)- in which case, the appropriate number of tiles need to be purchased rather than standard Field Tiles.
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Friezes are a cut-pile carpet made from slightly twisted fibers. The look is less formal than plush, but fancier than many textured pieces or Berber. The carpet feels soft on your feet, yet its fuzziness hides footprints and dirt well.
Friezes
In the 1870s, popular taste shifted to bands of paper friezes above painted walls or wainscot. Sometimes the friezes butted up against wallpapered ceilings.
Frieze Board
A Board at the top of the house's siding, forming a corner with the soffit.
Gable ...
FRIEZE: in wood construction, the horizontal board between the top of the siding and the soffit.
FROST HEAVE: expansion of the earth due to freezing of interstitial water.
Frieze The flat board of cornice trim which is fastened to the wall..
Frostline The deepest level of frost penetration in soil. This depth varies in different climates .Footings must be placed below the frostline to prevent rupturing the foundation.
Frieze - A horizontal band at the top of the wall or just below the cornice.
Frieze board - Trim board nailed horizontally on a building wall directly beneath rafters to provide a nailing surface for soffits and cornice trim.
Frieze: Carpet with twisted-fiber pile; it has a plush look but yarns are uncut tight twists are locked in by a heat-set process.
Gallery Rail: A small, slender railing, usually brass, bordering a table or sideboard.
FRIEZE
A horizontal member used in house construction to connect the top of the siding with the soffit of the
cornice.
FROST ...
Frieze board
The highest board directly above the siding and below the soffit.
Frost heave ...
Frieze
1. A horizontal, often decorative, member of a cornice, set flat against a wall. 2. More broadly, any sculptured or ornamental band on a house, in a room, or on furniture.
Frieze ...
Brick Frieze
Any type of trim work that is used to cover the area where siding, soffit or brick intersect.
A trim (frieze) board with molding piece (optional) butted up against the soffit on the wall side finishes off the rake detail.
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I nailed the frieze board in place with a finish nailer, then I drove in some siding nails.
Towards the top of the wall the original carpenters had cut siding into wavy boards.
We were able to reproduce those wavy boards with pretty good accuracy.
Reinstall the frieze board and any other trim that you had to take down earlier.
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as doors, traditionally glazed above and panelled below, but nowadays usually all glass Fretwork Apattern of interlaced, geometric openwork decoration, usually cut in thin timber by means of a fret-saw, and sometimes made of metal Frieze A ...
picture molding a molding shaped to form a support for picture hooks often placed on the wall at some distance from the ceiling to form the lower edge of the frieze ...
Christie had a wallpaper treatment in mind that she used in her last house consisting of a fill paper, a frieze, a border and a ceiling paper. The plaster walls had a lot of damage but were salvagable.
Many of the sideboard tables of this period were exceedingly handsome, with cabriole legs, claw or claw and bill feet, friezes of acanthus, much gadrooning and mask pendants.
For even less shading, you might want to check out a frieze style of carpeting. Frieze means "coarse, shaggy, woolen," and is characterized by tall, thin yarns that are curled. It has a very casual, textured look, which minimizes the tracking marks.
The industry recognizes three textures of cut pile: plush, Saxony, and frieze. Plush, also called velvet because of its smooth face, is both dense and uniform. Carpet buyers choose plush for a formal look.
Beautiful tapestries, antique or contemporary wall clocks, intricate friezes and richly adorned mirrors are just some of the amazing home accessories you can purchase on line by just clicking on to one the many decorating sites featured here.
You will find designs in the form of "friezes" (central designs) that can be used on doors, front facings and fascia boards, molding and border designs to create straight borders or framing designs.
We covered this with a soffit board and added a frieze under the soffit. Then a cornice was nailed between the frieze and soffit, and a fascia was nailed to the front of the soffit and backer.
If friezes are going to be incorporated into the tile pattern, establish whether these tiles will alter the general flow of the grid and, where they do, mark the positions full-size on the wall, so the rest of the grid can accommodate them.
In the 15th century, a new classicising style arose, and early Renaissance cassoni of central and northern Italy were carved and partly gilded, and given classical décor, with panels flanked by fluted corner pilasters, under friezes and cornices, ...
Painstakingly detailed friezes, brackets and moldings adorn the stairs.
Three Italian intaglios-delicate carved impressions-from Greek mythology.
Architectural decoration such as urns, statuary, and friezes which ornament a landscape.
Outdoor Furniture ...
shorter than the soffit depth to allow for thermal expansion, then trapped with site-bent aluminum fascia trim and vinyl window casing. The window casing captures the top of the siding panels and mimics a frieze board, ...
10 pounds, so no need to worry about someone kicking it off the porch. It's decorative as well as functional too. Just in case the oak-branch handle wasn't enough, "The natural coconut-palm bristles are surrounded by an acorn and oak leaf frieze." ...
has seen its fulfillment in England, France, and the United States. American designers have revived interest in landscape papers and have greatly developed frieze and panel papers through the medium of hand block printing.
French doors
Usually fancy external double doors opening onto a covered patio or verandah.
Frieze
Usually an ornamental horizontal band on an internal wall between the architrave and cornice.
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