General furniture

General furniture

Industry: Home furnishings

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Burl

Home furnishings; General furniture

A knot or variation in wood displaying a unique pattern when thinly sliced.

Louis XVI style

Home furnishings; General furniture

Early neo-classical style of decoration already popular when Louis XVI came to the throne in 1774. Furniture became more rectilinear and geometric, e.g. cabriole legs gave way to cylindrical or ...

Shoe

Home furnishings; General furniture

A projecting piece rising from the back rail of a chair seat into which the base of the splat is fixed.

Furniture industry term allows customers to tailor furniture design for a customised look by using their own seleced materials such as fabrics and leather covering etc. COM is typically expressed in ...

Bureau-bookcase

Home furnishings; General furniture

Writing table or desk surmounted by a bookcase, the lower section with shelves and compartments, and the shallower upper section with glazed panelled doors. If the lower part has drawers it is ...