Glossary of Decorating terms and Painters jargon.

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Imitation Marble. Technique used on all surfaces to give appearance of marble.
Inglenook. A type of fireplace that spanned the entire length of a chimney-breast and had seating either side.
Indian Red. True Indian Red is made from natural earth found in India. It has a darkish tone, often with a purplish hue..
Indigo. A dark blue colour.This deep blue pigment is derived from a variety of plants.
Inlay. A decorative technique used in furniture design. Small holes are gouged out of the wooden carcass and materials inserted flush against the wood to make a pattern - you can use mother of pearl, ivory, metal and glass. It can also be used on small objects. The Italians often used semi precious stones for their inlays known as pietre dure. Mother of pearl and tortoiseshell inlays were particularly popular during the Art Deco period.
Inset. Recessed panel in a door.
Interlux. Akzo Nobel paint brand.
International Paint. Akzo Nobel hardwearing paint brand.
International style. Whereas Modernism refers to a complete break with the past, which was not so much a movement as a way of thinking, 'International Style' was the name of an exhibition in New York in the thirties and the name promptly stuck. Buildings by Le Corbusier, such as his Villa Savoie at Poissy near Paris and Walter Gropius' Bauhaus art school had flat roofs and large expanses of glass and were labelled as being international style.
Interpon. Akzo Nobel powder coatings brand.
Intumescent Coatings: Fire retardant coating which, when heated becomes plastic and produces nonflammable gasses, such as carbon dioxide and ammonia. The gasses are trapped by the film, converting it to a foam about fifty times as thick as the original paint film. At this stage, the film solidifies, resulting in a thick, highly insulating layer of carbon, which effectively protects the substrate from fire.
Ivory. Creamy off-white colour.