For the UK band Furniture band Globalize Europe date September 2010 Refimprove date March 2008 Image Dining table for two.jpg thumb A dining table for two Furniture is the mass noun for the movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating and sleeping in bed furniture bed ... things. Storage furniture such as a nightstand often makes use of doors , drawers, shelves and locks ... goods. See List of furniture types . Furniture can be a product of design and is considered a form of decorative art . In addition to furniture s functional role, it can serve a symbolic or religious purpose. Domestic furniture works to create, in conjunction with furnishing s such as clock s and lighting , comfortable and convenient interior spaces. Furniture can be made from many materials, including metal, plastic, and wood. Furniture can be made using a variety of woodworking joints which often reflect the local culture. History Furniture in fashion has been a part of the human experience since the development of non nomadic cultures. Evidence of furniture survives from the Neolithic Period ... stone furniture has been excavated in Skara Brae a Neolithic village, located in Orkney , Scotland ... with an extensive assortment of stone furniture, ranging from cupboards, dressers and beds ... Stone Balls also found at the site. The Classical World Early furniture has been excavated from the 8th ... table furniture table s and inlaid serving stands. There are also surviving works from the 9th 8th ... Egypt ian furniture includes 3rd millennium BC bed furniture beds discovered at Tarkhan as place ... examples boxes, beds, chairs from c. 1550 to 1200 BC from Thebes Egypt Thebes . Ancient Greek furniture design beginning in the 2nd millennium BC, including bed furniture bed s and the klismos chair ... of Herculaneum and Pompeii introduced Roman furniture, preserved in the ashes of the 79 A.D. eruption ... The furniture of the Middle Ages was usually heavy, oak , and ornamented with carved designs. Along ... more details
Rowe Furniture is a furniture designer and manufacturer, founded in 1946 as Rowe Jordan Furniture Company . External links http www.rowefurniture.com http www.rowefurniture.com our past.htm Company History Category Furniture companies of the United States Company stub ... more details
Multiple issues context June 2009 unreferenced June 2009 A branch of woodworking wood and Metalworking metal working dedicated usually to small scale furniture production. Often custom furniture is synonymous with studio furniture , a branch of furniture making focusing on furniture as an artistic expression. Custom furniture can also be designed for large projects that need specific dimensions and requirements. Hand crafted, custom furniture companies can provide the artistic expression and technical needs that all designers deal with. Amish Furniture craftsmen and retailers typically offer custom furniture construction. Custom furniture is more about what you need versus what is available. Category Furniture ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2009 Park furniture is similar to street furniture but located in a park or garden . Examples include Bench furniture Bench es Light s Bandstand s Statue s Fountain s Picnic table s See also garden furniture . DEFAULTSORT Park Furniture Category Street furniture Category Garden features Category Landscape architecture Category Furniture Category Parks furniture stub ... more details
Occasional furniture refers to small pieces of furniture that can be put to varied uses as the occasion demands. Items such as small Table furniture tables , Nightstand nightstands , Chest furniture chests , Commode commodes , and easily moved Chair chairs are usually included in this category. Category Furniture Category Interior design ... more details
Unreferenced date September 2009 Instyle Furniture is a British manufacturer of furniture . It was formerly known as Saveway Direct of Hamilton, and has been a Family business family run business for more than forty years. Category Furniture manufacturers ... more details
Unreferenced date September 2010 Craftsman Furniture refers to the Arts and Crafts Movement style furniture of Gustav Stickley s Craftsman Workshops. History Stickley began making American Craftsman furniture in 1900, though he did not change the name of his firm to the Craftsman Workshops until 1903. It was sometimes popularly referred to as Mission Style Furniture , a term which Stickley despised. The company ceased making furniture in 1916. Furniture Arts and Crafts Movement American Craftsman Craftsman Style Mission Style Furniture Category History of furniture Category Arts and Crafts Movement Category American craftsman style ... more details
Inappropriate tone date December 2007 Image Schreibkabinett 18 Jh rem.jpg thumb right 250px An antique chair and desk from the Reiss Engelhorn Museum in Mannheim , Germany . Antiques furniture is the term for collectible interior furnishings of considerable age often its age, rarity, condition, utility, or other unique features makes the furniture desirable. Antique furniture may support the human body such as seating or beds , provide storage, or hold objects on horizontal surfaces above the ground. Storage furniture which often makes use of doors, drawers, and shelves is used to hold or contain smaller objects such as clothes, tools, books, and household goods. Furniture can be a product of artistic design and is considered a form of decorative art. In addition to furniture s functional role, it can serve a symbolic or religious purpose. Domestic furniture works to create, in conjunction with furnishings such as clocks and lighting, comfortable and convenient interior spaces. Furniture can be made from many materials, including metal, plastic, and wood. Cabinetry and cabinet making are terms for the skill set used in the building of furniture. The earliest furniture was understandably very primitive and only practical, but gradually the furniture also began to have more importance and it became decorated. At this point, furniture became an early status symbol . Wealthy homeowners became more refined and demanded that their furnishings reflect their status and lifestyle sociology lifestyle s. See also Furniture List of furniture types Tallboy furniture Bergere Knoll sofa Watchman s chair External links http www.maltwood.uvic.ca hoft timeline.html Antique Furniture Timeline covering the period 1650 to 1950. http www.prlog.org 10241350 crawleys furniture looks at the evolution of english furniture from antique to contemporary.html Article about the evolution of antique furniture to modern furniture. Category History of furniture Antique Category Furniture Category An ... more details
Notability date January 2008 Orphan date November 2006 Pali Furniture is a large company in Italy that manufactures baby furniture. It was founded by Ermenegildo Pali in 1919. External links http www.paliitaly.com Official website manufacturing company stub Category Companies established in 1919 Category Furniture manufacturers ... more details
File ElkHornChair.jpg thumb an elk horn chair in the Nevada State Capitol . Horn furniture is a name given to furniture are made from the horns and antlers of animals such as cattle usually longhorn cattle longhorned ones , antelope , moose and elk ref http www.antiques bible.com ppf term Victorian Horn Chair definition.asp. ref They were especally popular in the United Kingdom and The United States in the late 19th century. References Reflist External links http www.kshs.org cool coolhorn.htm Kansas Historical Society http www.longhornmuseum.com HornFurnitureChairs.htm Long Horn Museum DEFAULTSORT Horn Furniture Category Furniture Category History of furniturefurniture stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 unreferenced date January 2008 Memphis Furniture Manufacturing Company was the largest component of what was once the largest furniture manufacturing operation in the United States. It was founded in 1896 by Robertson Morrow, and quickly grew to include Little Rock Furniture, New Orleans Furniture, and Oklahoma City Furniture. Memphis Furniture itself employed over 1,000 people at its peak. By the late 1970 s, it faced growing competition from Carolina furniture manufacturers and unionization of its workforce . The multi story urban manufacturing facility that was so efficient in the 1920 s was not competitive with the large, single story rural manufacturing facilities. It ceased operation and went into liquidation in 1983. Category Furniture manufacturers business stub ... more details
orphan date June 2010 Harden Furniture is a privately owned furniture manufacturer based in Vienna, New York McConnellsville, NY . It was founded in 1844 by Charles S. Harden, and is currently one of the oldest family owned and operated furniture manufacturers in the United States. ref Utica Observer Dispath Business Spotlight http www.uticaod.com business x1887284384 Business Spotlight Harden Furniture ref ref Rome Sentinel Harden Furniture to help restore salmon to stream http www.romesentinel.com news?newsid 20100309 141229 ref ref Wood & Wood Product Magazine Harden s Proof is in the Finish http www.allbusiness.com furniture related office furniture including 778444 1.html ref References Reflist references Category Companies established in 1844 Category Furniture companies of the United States ... more details
multiple issues original research August 2010 tone August 2010 unreferenced August 2010 Bedroom furniture , sometimes called a bedroom set or bedroom suite consists of a group of furniture in a bedroom or sleeping quarters. Pieces of furniture referred to as bedroom furniture usually include bed s, wardrobes, dressers, chests, nightstands, armoires, vanities, trunks, and mirrors. There are also many variations of these pieces as furniture styles have changed through time and as individual manufacturers have put their own spin on them. Bedroom furniture is predominantly made of wood, but many bed frames are made of various metals as well. One of the common traits of quality bedroom furniture is drawers fashioned together using a method called dovetailing or English dovetailing. This method involves the interlocking of two pieces of wood, usually at a right angle. More modern methods make use of materials such as MDF medium density fibreboard finished with a covering that mimics exotic and rare timbers. Man made materials such as these are often described as The saviours of the rain forests as they satisfy a need for quality and beauty without using the planet s valuable resources. External links dmoz Shopping Home and Garden Furniture Bedroom Bedroom furniture Category Furniture simple Bedroom furniture ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2006 The term Asian furniture or sometimes referred to Oriental furniture is a type of furniture that is originated from Asia continent. Sometimes, people also think of Asian furniture as a style of furniture that has Culture of Asia Asian accents. With assimilation with western culture the term can also expand to modern Asian furniture. Because Asia is the largest continent in the world, the term is sometimes limited to only furniture made or originated from Far East Asia such as China and Japan , which is usually characterized with bamboo, or red color with some Asian characters or symbols on it. However, with globalization nowadays people are more familiar with other parts of Asian culture. Southeast Asia n furniture such as Thailand Thai , Vietnam ese, Indonesia n, Java nese, and Bali Balinese furniture are now becoming recognized and appreciated. Other Asian furniture such as South Asia n and India n are also becoming more popular as one of the trends in interior decorating. There is also the colonial furniture made for the United Kingdom British during their rule in Asia, which includes furniture mostly from India and Burma now already antique and their reproductions. Southeast Asian furniture are usually dark brown in color with a lot of Hindu influence carving. Some may have Polynesia n accents such as those from eastern parts of Indonesia . See also Chinese furniture DEFAULTSORT Asian Furniture Category Asian culture Category Furniture ... more details
Image Log Furniture Queen Bed.jpg thumb Log Furniture Queen Bed Log Furniture , is a type of rustic furniture , incorporating the use of whole logs. It is often designed to have a pioneer look. Log Furniture is often very durable and long lasting, depending on the manufacturing methods used. Manufacturing Methods There are various methods for building log furniture, from a sleek finished look, to a rustic craggy look. Since it is often a custom built item, building log furniture is time consuming and often quite expensive. The mortise and tenon method is often favored for its strength. Types of Wood Used There are a variety of woods used to create log furniture. Woods include, cedar, pine and aspen. Aspen is sometimes favored due to its lack of pitch making it superior to work with compared pine or cedar which can take several years to dry out. Aspen logs should be cured to ensure that the handcrafted furniture will remain stable. ref http www.rusticstyleshowroom.com index.html ref Checking Certain cracks in logs are referred to as checks or checking . Checking is part of the natural drying process of the wood and normally does not affect the structural integrity of the log. ref http www.montanawoodworks.com montanawoodworksinfo.html aboutourproducts ref ref http lodgepolefurniture.com Log Furniture beds.asp ref ref http www.westernpassion.com TD SPN p log bedroom furniture.html ref ref http www.log furniture.ca ref Checks are cracks that run vertically with the grain . These checks can be as much as 3 4 inch in width depending on the diameter of the log. External links http www.youtube.com watch?v CX MtwAwMZA How To Make Log Furniture Video References Log Furniture. ref name Log Furniture http www.LogCabinRustics.com Cabin Furniture ref ref http www.RusticFurnitureDecor.com Lodge Furniture ref references reflist Category Furniture ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2007 Orphan date February 2009 Image Bar counter with aquarium.JPG thumb A counter combined with an aquarium at a take out shop Thailand point of sale Check out counter is furniture for Customer service servicing customer s, consisting of a table that divides the seller s and buyer s space. Goods are put onto this Table furniture table for counting and accounting as well as delivering goods. Bar counter Bar counter or bar is a counter for serving drinks. Its height depends on style. Kitchen counter is in a home or restaurant. It is used for preparing food. It is also very useful when it comes to putting things down. Often beneath the countertop are drawers and cabinet furniture cabinet s for storing cooking utensil s. commons Category Counters Counter furniture DEFAULTSORT Counter Furniture Category Furniture furniture stub ar de Theke es Mostrador ... more details
Infobox Company name Bassett Furniture Industries Inc logo type Public nasdaq BSET foundation 1902 founder J. D. Bassett location flagicon USA Bassett, Virginia locations area served key people Robert Spilman Jr CEO industry Furniture products Home Furnishings & Fixtures services revenue operating income net income assets equity owner num employees 1,329 2009 parent divisions subsid slogan homepage www.bassettfurniture.com footnotes intl File Bassett Furniture employees 1900.jpg thumb right 200px Early employees of Bassett Furniture Company, Bassett, circa 1900 File Bassett Warehouse.JPG thumb right 200px Old Bassett Warehouse File Bassett Headquarters.JPG thumb 200px Bassett Headquarters, current File Bassett Sign.JPG thumb right Bassett HQ Sign Bassett Furniture is a furniture manufacturer headquartered in Bassett, Virginia , United States . It was founded in 1902 by John David Bassett July 14, 1866 February 26, 1965 and C.C. Bassett. Bassett Furniture is one of the oldest furniture manufacturers in Virginia and has been producing hand crafted furniture for over 100 years. See also Furniture Virginia furniture History World War II During World War II, the company s main plant in Bassett, Virginia produced the wooden truck frames for the troop haulers in Europe. ref Grover H McCall, Superintendent of the plant during World War II ref References reflist External links Do not add commercial sites to this section Wikipedia is not a billboard nor directory service. http www.bassettfurniture.com Bassett Furniture Category Furniture manufacturers Category Furniture retailers of the United States Category Manufacturing companies based in Virginia Category Companies established in 1902 Category Henry County, Virginia furniture stub US manufacturing company stub US retail stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Aquarium furniture refers to the various ornaments and functional items in an aquarium . Ornamental aquarium furniture is often kitsch popular examples include ceramic mermaid s, sunken ship s and castle s, and the ever popular but curiously misplaced No Fishing Information sign sign . Another strange piece of decor is the ubiquitous plastic corals found often in freshwater tanks. Examples of functional aquarium furniture would include devices for removing alga e from the glass either a razor or a scouring pad, attached to the glass by a magnet , airstone s, filter water water filter s, water heaters, and food dispensers. Aquarium furniture may also refer to an item of regular furniture that features an aquarium in its design. A stand or Cabinet furniture cabinet that supports the aquarium may be considered aquarium furniture. Also, many home reef aquariums canopies containing metal halide lights. The canopies are often constructed to the same standards as high quality cabinetry See also Live rock coral Reef tank DEFAULTSORT Aquarium Furniture Category Aquaria Category Furniture Fishkeeping stub ... more details
Beach furniture is furniture designed for use with or in an urban beach or natural beach . Standard beach furniture Typically beach furniture is made of plastic , concrete , or of stainless steel . For example, the Dundas Square beach area includes a number of stainless steel chairs that are placed on the beach area during the day and stored at night even though the urbeach, including the aquatic play features, remain open 24 hours a day . Installation art beach furniture The Teluscape beach incorporates beach furniture into the design of the water pipe organ hydraulophone by way of the South Division of the pipe organ s pipes being incorporated incorporating seating made of cast in place concrete. In this beach, the area was excavated and an underground sounding chamber was constructed for the pipe organ, wherein part of the sounding chamber extends out as a hollow snakelike creature upon which the head of the snake forms a seating surface all the way around the largest pipes of the organ, and the tail of the snake provides partial seating on the side of the organ pipes that face the playing surface fountain jets . Category Furniture Category Street furniture Category Beaches furniture stub ... more details
Legare Furniture is the world s largest supplier of tool free assembly furniture. The company is based in Fort Worth , Texas USA and was founded in 2003 by Mike Markwardt, Brock Brandenberg and Howard Klion. Legare designs, imports and distributes it s award winning fun to assemble furniture throughout North America, Europe and Asia. All Legare Furniture designs are covered under worldwide patents, and have won numerous international design awards. The furniture is manufactured primarily in Southeast Asia using highly sustainable raw materials and efficient, automated manufacturing. Legare is sold through major retailers like Pier 1 , Walmart , Target Corporation Target , Sears , Kmart , Amazon and other well known companies. Reference http www.LegareFurniture.com Category Furniture manufacturers ... more details
the Top 15 national furniture retailers and is the nation s largest cash buyer of home furnishings. History Furniture Row started as Pillow Kingdom in 1984. In 1977 Big Sur Waterbeds opened in Denver ... added. In 1997 the first Furniture Row Shopping Center was opened. Development of this multi store ... Furniture Row official page http www.denvermattress.com Denver Mattress Company official page http www.furniturerowlinens.com Furniture Row Linens official page Category Furniture retailers of the United ... more details
cleanup date December 2010 Shaker furniture is a distinctive style of furniture developed by the United Society of Believers in Christ s Second Appearing aka Shakers , a religious sect founded by Jane and James Wardley. They came to America from Manchester, England in 1774 led by Mother Ann Lee . Shaker furniture is widely admired for its simplicity, innovative joinery, quality, and functionality. Shaker designs were inspired by the ascetic religious beliefs of the Society. Shakers made furniture for their own use, as well as for sale to the general public. Many examples of Shaker furniture survive and are preserved today, including such popular forms as Shaker tables, chairs, rocking chairs made in several sizes , cabinets. Collections of Shaker furniture are maintained by many art and historical museums in the United States and England, as well as in numerous private collections. The underlying principles of Shaker design have given inspiration to some of the finest designers of modern furniture. center gallery widths 200px heights 200px perrow 3 File Shaker closet.JPG Bedroom closet File Shaker bedroom.JPG Adult beds File Shaker babybed.JPG Shaker baby bed File Shaker little clock.JPG Shaker clock File Shaker clock.JPG Grandfather clock File Shelf sconce.JPG Shelf sconce File Shaker cabinet.jpg Shaker cabinet File Shaker bureau.JPG Chest of drawers File Shaker dresser.JPG Bureau or dresser File Shaker dining table.JPG Dining tables File Shaker student furniture.JPG Classroom File Shaker student desk.JPG Student desk gallery center See also Daniel Cragin Mill References Reflist Category History of furniture External links commons Category Shaker Furniture Shaker Furniture http www.shakermuseumandlibrary.org Shaker Museum and Library, Chatham, NY http www.hancockshakervillage.org ... www.artcomplex.org shaker.html Shaker furniture at the Art Complex Museum Category Shakers Category Furniturefurniture stub da Shakerm bler de Shaker M bel sv Shakerstil zh ... more details
refimprove date September 2010 Image Sheraton chair.jpg thumb right Thomas Sheraton Sheraton chair with elaborately carved splat Image Ernest Archibald Taylor chair around 1905.jpg thumb right Ernest Taylor designer Ernest Taylor chair of 1905 with rectilinear design elements A splat is the vertical central element of a chair back. ref name Bird, Period Furniture Details , 64 cite book title Taunton s Complete Illustrated Guide to Period Furniture Details author Lonnie Bird publisher Taunton Press year 2003 isbn 1561585904 url http books.google.com books?id nnVgWmR H1MC&lpg PA63&ots YGvU3djBoA&dq 22splat 20chair&pg PA64 v onepage&q splat 20chair&f false page 64 ref Bird, Period Furniture Details ref Typically this element of a chair is of exposed wood design. The splat is an important element of furniture identification, since its design has a multitude of variations incorporating the themes of different furniture periods. Thomas Chippendale Chippendale s furniture was designed using varied splat details to include Gothic, Chinese, English and some with French details. References Reflist colwidth 30em DEFAULTSORT Splat Furniture Category Chair making furniture stub ... more details
Mor Furniture is an American furniture retail chain based in San Diego, California. Overview Mor Furniture for Less is an American furniture retailer, based in San Diego , Caifornia. Mor Furniture for Less is currently one of the largest furniture retailers ref Furniture Today . http www.furnituretoday.com ... www.tigardtimes.com news story.php?story id 125383296088981200 MOR Furniture to move into vacant ... Haux, Sr. and Robert Kelley. Throughout the 1990 s, Mor Furniture for Less was known as Superstores of America ref Furniture today . http www.furnituretoday.com article 441282 Changing cast in Top ... sold only bedroom furniture and mattresses in select cities in Washington, Oregon, and California, including Bakersfield . Later, the company added a living room furniture store called America s Sofa Super Store . In the year 2000, Superstores of America became Mor Furniture for Less, Inc. and converted its showrooms to include Bedroom, Living Room, Dining Room and Kid s Room furniture. Today, Mor Furniture for Less is owned and operated by Richard Haux Sr s two sons, Jeffrey Haux, President and Richard ... As of 2009, Mor Furniture for Less ranked 33 ref Who s who among the leading stores . Furniture Today, May 25, 2009, p. 26. ref in the nation s largest furniture retailers, an increase from 39 ref Who s who among the leading stores . Furniture Today, May 26, 2008, p. 26. ref in 2008, according to Furniture Today. In December 2009, Mor Furniture for Less signed one of the biggest industrial leases ref Howard, Bob. Mor Furniture Signs Largest Industrial Lease . http www.globest.com news 1569 1569 sandiego 182878 1.html December 30, 2009 ref in San Diego County for its furniture warehouse. In 2010, Mor Furniture for Less added 6 new stores ref Mor Furniture in Riverside . http www.sddt.com ... and dining room furniture retailers in the Western United States, with locations in http www.morfurniture.com ...?state OR Tigard, Oregon . Awards In 2010, San Diego Union Tribune readers voted Mor Furniture ... more details
Unreferenced date September 2009 See also Garden design Garden furniture , also called patio furniture and outdoor furniture , is a type of furniture specifically designed for outdoor use. It is typically made of weather resistant materials. The oldest surviving examples of garden furniture were found in the gardens of Pompeii . Types of furniture Image 2007Computex NYNY Intel Umbrellas.jpg thumb right An area of typical patio furniture, including umbrellas, in Taiwan Seating Garden furniture is often sold as a patio set consisting of a Table furniture table , four or six chair s, and a Umbrella parasol . A picnic table is used for the purpose of eating a meal outdoors. Long chairs, referred to as chaise longue chaise lounges , are also common items. Temperature control See Outdoor fireplace The British Garden parasols or American Garden umbrella is the term for a specialised This spelling is correct as British English type of umbrella designed to provide shade from the sun. Parasols are secured ... are an example. Materials File Green garden furniture from plastics in Czech Republic.jpg thumb Green plastic garden furniture The most commonly sold types of patio sets are made of plastic , wood , teak , aluminium , wicker , and wrought iron . Wooden garden furniture can suffer through exposure ... used material for outdoor furniture. It naturally contains silica , which makes it resistant to fungal ... of teak to help it resist weather and the adverse effects of being outside. Aluminium garden furniture .... Plastic garden furniture is naturally waterproof, so it can be left out year round. Wicker outdoor living furniture is made from two types of material. They were originally made from the stems of any ... furniture is made from synthetic resin , increasing the life expectancy and reducing manufacturing costs. Resin outdoor furniture is a surprising environmental choice. Today s resin furniture is often ... Deck Garden Patio DEFAULTSORT Garden Furniture Category Furniture Category Garden features Furniture ... more details
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