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Pad seat

Home furnishings; General furniture

Upholstered furniture built without springs. The seat usually has a solid or webbed base padded with loose stuffing and overlaid with a sofa material (felted cotton, poly-dacron).

Parquet top

Home furnishings; General furniture

A table top made by using joinery or inlay which has geometric or other patterns usually made from different coloured woods.

Pier group

Home furnishings; General furniture

Two very tall, narrow chests (pier cabinets) which sit at the head on either side of a bed.

Entertainment centre

Home furnishings; General furniture

An entertainment centre is a shelving unit to place a TV and stereo equipment on. The larger TV's have become, the larger entertainment units have grown.

Piping (fluting)

Home furnishings; General furniture

Used on barrel back, fan back, kidney shaped and hollow backed upholstered pieces. Individual upholstered pockets (pipes) are stuffed separately to give a comfortable soft curve in the back.

Entryway furniture

Home furnishings; General furniture

Any furniture found in the entryway of a home, upon entering the front door. May include benches (for easy removal of shoes), coat racks, umbrella stands, rugs and hall trees.