decoration
Something purely aesthetic
Decoration is something that adds visual appeal or ornament.
A room's decorations might include paintings, plants, or seasonal items: holiday decorations, birthday decorations.
The word also refers to the act of decorating: The decoration of the cake took hours.
A decoration can be a medal or badge of honor awarded for distinguished service: military decorations, He received a decoration for bravery.
Air-filled rubber sacs
- streamersDecorative hanging ribbons
- confettiThrown celebration scraps
- bannersLarge displayed cloth signs
- garlandsStrung decorative arrangements
centerpieces · lanterns · ribbons · tinsel · wreaths · bunting · festoons · pompoms
Decorative addition or exaggeration
- trimmingCutting away excess
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- frillSuperfluous adornment
- garnishDecorative food topping
trinket · bauble · sequins · beads · tassels · fringe · applique · embroidery
Metal honor token
- commendationFormal expression of approval
- citationMention of a source
- ribbonSlender ornamental strip
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
insignia · honor · distinction · valor · gallantry · service · merit · military
Hanging fabric window covers
- draperyOrnamental hanging cloth
- wallpaperOrnamental wall covering
- rugsTextile floor coverings
- mirrorsReflective glass surfaces
cushions · vases · lamps · chandeliers · molding · trim · wainscoting · tapestry
Aesthetic of reduction
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
- victorianOf 19th-century Britain
- bohemianArtistic nonconformist type
rustic · industrial · modernist · eclectic · midcentury · contemporary · gothic · neoclassical
balloons
Air-filled rubber sacs
- streamersDecorative hanging ribbons
- confettiThrown celebration scraps
- bannersLarge displayed cloth signs
garlands · centerpieces · lanterns · ribbons · tinsel · wreaths · bunting · festoons · pompoms · pinatas
embellishment
Decorative addition or exaggeration
garnish · trinket · bauble · sequins · beads · tassels · fringe · applique · embroidery · filigree
medal
Metal honor token
- commendationFormal expression of approval
- citationMention of a source
- ribbonSlender ornamental strip
badge · insignia · honor · distinction · valor · gallantry · service · merit · military · ceremonial
curtains
Hanging fabric window covers
mirrors · cushions · vases · lamps · chandeliers · molding · trim · wainscoting · tapestry · artwork
minimalism
Aesthetic of reduction
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
- victorianOf 19th-century Britain
bohemian · rustic · industrial · modernist · eclectic · midcentury · contemporary · gothic · neoclassical · nautical
stenciling
Pattern transfer via template
- decoupageGlued cutout decoration art
- gildingApplying decorative gold coating
- paintingPigment on canvas
carving · etching · inlay · mosaic · applique · beading · weaving · macrame · origami · papercutting
- Beautifyingmakeover, embellishment, beautification, enhancement, ornamentation
- ornamentationornaments, ornament, ornamentation, ornamental, embellishment
- finishing touchespolish, flourish, accent, embellishment, garnish
- flourishesswirl, curl, scroll, curlicue, filigree
- ornamentsornaments, ornament, ornamentation, embellishments, embellishment
- owambejollof rice, highlife, live band, DJ, puff puff
decorationeyesore
Offensively unattractive thing
disfigurement · defacement · blemish · stain · scar
decorationstructure
Arrangement of interconnected parts
infrastructure · necessity · essential · utility · framework
decorationplainness
Unadorned, straightforward quality
simplicity · austerity · bareness · starkness · minimalism
- military decorationAward for armed forces
- holiday decorationsFestive items for display
- Christmas decorationFestive seasonal embellishment
- cake decoratingAdorning baked confections
- interior decoratingArranging and furnishing rooms
- decorative bordersEdging for visual appeal