Every profession has it's own special language and Interior
Design, Architecture and Construction are no different. Each
week I will be giving you definitions of words beginning with
different letters of the alphabet and will continue through the
alphabet until we are done with all the letters. Here are some
definitions beginning with the letter "F". A fascia is the
"face" or front part of a building or article. In construction
it is the flat board that covers the ends of the the eves and
where the rain gutters are attached. In furniture it is the flat
surface that faces you such as the flat piece under the table
top (also called an apron) or the panel on the front of a desk
that hides your legs. It is generally used to hide some
functional part of the object and present a finished "face".
Faux Bois is another French term used in Interior Design. "Faux"
means falses or fake and "Bois" means wood. It is a finished
surface made of paint to look like wood graining. This technique
has been in use for centruies an