Bottle-green velour curtains were drawn across the bay window against the fog.

The red velour curtains were closed, but there was no mistaking the TV, which still had BBC News 24 on mute, and the line of ornaments.

After midcentury the décor started to become gaudier, with ornate light fixtures, red velour curtains and, sometimes, vaguely erotic paintings on the walls.

A red velour curtain, tied back with a slender gold cord, strikes an elegant visual note at the entrance to the upstairs dining room.

The thick imperial- purple velour curtains swept aside to show her the balcony.

The stage, which contains a red sequined velour main curtain, was expanded in 1995 to its current size of 44'7" by 54 feet.

There were columns and friezes, heavy velour curtains embroidered in gold and a Photoplayer pipe and orchestral organ in front of the stage.

Ever-falling crimson velour curtains and flashing proscenium lights suggest the busy environments of television game shows rather than the chic opulence of the Harlem Renaissance.

Through a thick brown velour curtain that smelled of ancient movie houses and he was still moving, apparently intact.

Explosive-proof steel factory lights contrast with plush velour curtains; love seats jut up against walls with fake tobacco stains.