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

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

He stained the parquetry dark to contrast with light carpeting.

From Architectural Digest • Dec. 21, 2009

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

The sky was unbelievably blue and a flashing brilliancy sparkled in all the splinters of color that embroidered themselves along the parquetry of the street.

From Destiny by Buck, Charles Neville