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Popcorn ceiling texture. A popcorn ceiling, also known as a stipple ceiling or acoustic ceiling, is a ceiling with one of a variety of spray-on or paint-on treatments. [1] The bumpy surface is created by tiny particles of vermiculite or polystyrene, which gives the ceiling sound-deadening properties. Mixtures are available in fine, medium, and ...
Although originally a forestry management technique, daisugi has also found its way into Japanese gardens as an aesthetic feature. [14]Examples of daisugi forestry can still be found in areas of northern Kyoto where it was developed, though Kitayama sugi plantations do not contribute significantly to the domestic lumber market as they once did.
Cedar (name), a list of people and characters with the name; Cedar (programming environment), an interpreted programming system developed at Xerox PARC; Cedar Girls' Secondary School, Singapore; Center of Excellence for Document Analysis and Recognition (CEDAR), a research laboratory at SUNY, Buffalo, New York, US
Cedar is part of the English common name of many trees and other plants, particularly those of the genus Cedrus. Some botanical authorities consider the Old-World Cedrus the only "true cedars" . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Many other species worldwide with similarly aromatic wood, including several species of genera Calocedrus , Thuja , and Chamaecyparis in ...
A painted ceiling is a ceiling covered with an artistic mural or painting. They are usually decorated with fresco painting, mosaic tiles and other surface treatments. While hard to execute (at least in situ) a decorated ceiling has the advantage that it is largely protected from damage by fingers and dust.
The inner bark of yellow cedar was valued over the inner bark of red cedar because it is more durable. The inner bark is very versatile and could be dyed and used as different types of thread to create mats, clothing, blankets, basketry, fishing nets, ropes, and hats, the bark is also soft and absorbent, and was used for diapers, sanitary ...
Cedrela fissilis is a species of tree in the family Meliaceae.It is native to Central and South America, where it is distributed from Costa Rica to Argentina. [2] Its common names include Argentine cedar, [2] cedro batata, cedro blanco, "Acaju-catinga" (its Global Trees entry) and cedro colorado.
Ulmus crassifolia Nutt., the Texas cedar elm or simply cedar elm, is a deciduous tree native to south-central North America, mainly in southern and eastern Texas, southern Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana, with small populations in western Mississippi, southwest Tennessee, and north-central Florida; [2] it also occurs in northeastern Mexico.