Interior Design Resources

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• NA - Architecture
• NK - Decorative Arts
• TH - Building Construction

Interior design - SEE Interior decoration

​Interior architecture – NA 2850

Interior decoration

• Art – NK 1700 – NK 3505
• Home economics – TX 311 – 317
• Careers - NK 2116

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ADA - SEE - Americans with Disabilities Act

SEE ALSO

• Barrier-free design - Law and legislation 
• Public buildings - Barrier-free design

Aging in place - SEE Older people - Housing

SEE ALSO

• Barrier-free design - NA 2545
• Older people - Services for
• Older people - Dwellings - NA 7195.A4
• Retirement communities
• Universal design

Antiques in interior decoration - NK 1125

Architectural design - History

Architecture - History - NA 190-1555.5

Architecture, Domestic - NA 7100-7884

Architecture, Commercial - NA

Barrier-free design - NA 2545

Bathrooms

• NK  2117 (Interior decoration)
• TH 6485-6496 (Buildings)

Building codes

• SEE Building laws
• SEE ALSO - Construction industry - Standards

Buildings - TH

• Environmental engineering – TH 6014–6085

Cabinetwork

Chairs

Ceramics - NK 3700-4695 

Color in architecture – NA 2795

Color in design – NK 1548

Color in interior decoration – NK 2115.5.C6

Commercial buildings

• NA 6210 - 6280 (Architecture)
• TH 4311 - 4315 (Construction)

Commercial buildings - Decoration - NK 2195.C65

Contract Design - SEE

• Contracts for work and labor
• Design services
• Design services - Marketing
• Interior Decoration - Economic aspects

Coverlets

Decoration and ornament – NK 1160 -1590

Design

• Drawing – NC 703
• Decoration – NK 1160 –1590

Design services

Draperies in interior decoration

Ergonomics - USE Human engineering - TA 166 -167

Feng shui - BF 1779

Finish hardware - TH 6010

Floor coverings – HD 9937

Furniture

• Art – NK 2200 –2750
• Handicraft – TT 194 –199.4
• Manners and customs – GT 450
• Technology – TS 880 – 889

SEE ALSO - 

• Architect designed furniture
• Built-in furniture
• Country furniture
• Office furniture

• Schools Furniture, equipment, etc.

Furniture - Styles - NK 2235

Furniture design

• NK 2260 (Decorative arts) 
• TT 196 (Handicraft)

Glass

• in Architecture - 
• in Interior Decoration - NK 5100-5440

Green buildings - SEE Sustainable buildings

Green design - SEE Sustainable design

House furnishings- TX 311

House plants in interior decoration

Human centered design - SEE Universal Design

SEE ALSO

• Architecture - Human factors
• Human engineering
• Interior Decoration - Human factors

Human engineering

SEE ALSO - Proxemics

Interior decoration accessories – NK 2115.5.A25

Interior decoration firms

Interior decoration rendering – NK 2113.5

Interior decorators

Interior design - SEE Interior decoration

Interior landscaping – SB 419.25

Interior lighting

Interior walls – TH 2239

Kitchens - 

• NA 8330 (Architecture)
• TX 653 (Arraignment)

Kitchens - Remodeling - TH 4816.3.K58

LEED - ​SEE - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design 

• SEE ALSO - Sustainable buildings - Design and construction - Standards

Lighting

• GT 440-445 (Manners and customs)
• TH 7700 - 7975 (Technology)

Lighting - Architectural and decorative – NK 2115.5.L5

• Technology - TH 7700-7975

Mirrors

Mural painting and decoration

NCIDQ - SEE National Council for Interior Design Qualification

Office decoration – NK 2195.O4

Proxemics 

Rugs and carpets - NK 2775- 2898 

Screens

Staircases

Store decoration

Sustainable architecture - NA 2542.36

Sustainable buildings

   SEE ALSO

• Architecture - Decision making
• Buildings, Performance -TH453
• Buildings - Energy conservation - TJ 163,5.B84
• Environmental engineering - TA 170-TA171

Sustainable design - NK 1520

Tapestry

• Art – NK 2975 –3096
• Manufacture – TS 1780

Textile design

• Art industries - NK 8800-8999
• Textile industries - TS 1475

Textile fabrics

• Decorative arts – NK 8800-8899.5
• Manufactures - TS 1760-1770

Textile fabrics in interior decoration - NK 2115.5.F3

Tiles in interior decoration

Upholstered furniture

Upholstery

• Art industries - NK 3175-3296.3 
• Mechanic trades - TT 198

Universal design

SEE ALSO - Barrier-free design

Victoriana in interior decoration.

Wall coverings – NK 2115.5.W3

Wall hangings

• Decorative arts – NK 2910
• Handicrafts - TT 850.2

Wallpapers - NK 3375-3496.3 

Walls

• NA 2940 (Architecture)
• TH 2201- 2251 (Building)

SEE ALSO - Interior walls - TH 2239

Wayfinding - SEE

• Communication in design. - NK 1510
• Communication in architectural design. -  NA 2750
• Signs and signboards - Design
• Public spaces - Psychological aspects 

Windows

• in Architecture – NA 3000 – 3020
• in Buildings - TH 226
• in Interior Decoration – NK 2121
• USE ALSO - Architecture - Details - NA 283.5 - 3060