parquetry

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Although early on he had restored virtually every surface, including the parquetry floors and boiserie, the décor was relatively stark — at least for him — and done in shades of ivory and wheat.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2021

Crafted from rosewood, tulipwood, and purplewood, the table’s circular, crossbanded tilt top features parquetry and gilded lunette carvings around the edges.

From Architectural Digest • Jan. 14, 2015

But most nights they dine together in the kitchen, where Martino Gamper, the Italian furniture designer who resurfaces old pieces with vibrantly colored parquetry, provided the butter-colored cabinet and the kitchen table.

From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2014

At Stakna Monastery, perched on its floodplain outcrop, a portly monk shows us around dusky shrines, shammies tied to his feet to polish the parquetry as he shuffles along.

From Washington Post

Most of the makers nail thin parquetry work through from the surface and fill the nail holes with putty, although in some cases blind nailing is used.

From The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, Volume 01, No. 05, May 1895 Two Florentine Pavements by Various