History of Interior Design and Furniture

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A comprehensive survey of the major historical periods of interior architecture and decorative styles, History of Interior Design & Furniture, Second Edition
features more than 175 new illustrations, including over 150 full colour photographs. From Ancient Egypt to Nineteenth-Century Revival Styles that characterise the Victorian age, furniture and design are placed within the broader context of social, political, economic, and technological perspectives of each period.



Painting and Decorating Furniture

Painting and Decorating Furniture shows how to breathe new life and color into your old wood, metal or plastic laminate cabinets, desks, dressers, tables chairs and cushions. If you have never put paint brush to furniture, don't worry. The author has tailored projects to all skill levels and guides you through basic painting, staining, varnishing and stripping techniques. With this book as a guide, even the most artistically challenged will achieve stunning results. Materials include the latest in durable, safe, easy-clean-up, water-based paints and finishes. All steps are simply explained and accompanied by clear photographs. Projects combine popular treatments such as sponging, dragging and smooshing with block printing, metallic leafing, crackled varnish, antiquing, decoupage and other fine art and furniture finishes. Simplified demonstrations let you beautify furniture with freehand, decorative and folk painting. Stenciling and other projects include patterns. The adventurous will find... Painting and Decorating Furniture
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The Modern Book of Feng Shui

An introduction to the ancient Chinese art of feng shui--which improves our relationship with our surroundings through the arrangement of furniture--contains easy-to-follow methods for furniture placement that can bring about dramatic changes in our well-being. Original.
The Modern Book of Feng Shui
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Chelsea Cherry 2-door Armoire

Enhance your bedroom furniture collection with this elegant, functional piece
Constructed of durable composite wood and mdf
Versatile cherry finish blends with any home decor
Two drawers and two doors open to reveal plenty of storage space
Stylish dark pewter metal knobs
Drawers run on smooth, all-metal roller glides with built-in safety stops
Accented by a profiled top, side moldings, and an arched kick plate
Nylon safety strap attaches to wall for added stability
Measures 58.75 inches high x 31.5 inches wide x 22 inches deep
Assembly required. Chelsea Cherry 2-door Armoire
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Tradition in Contemporary Furniture

This beautiful survey seeks to build a vocabulary of modern studio furniture's meanings and ideals that is similar to the lexicon of traditional furniture that has existed for centuries. Striking photographs and incisive essays analyze contemporary pieces and provide a forum for debate on content and meaning in furniture that bridges the gaps between scholars, design professionals, furniture makers, and consumers. A 44-page gallery juried by Furniture Society members highlights today's very best contemporary furniture works.
Tradition in Contemporary Furniture
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Field Guide to American Antique Furniture/a Unique Visual System for Identifying the Style of Virtually Any Piece of American An

With 1,700 superb drawings, Field Guide to American Antique Furniture breaks new ground in the decorative arts: For the first time, the subtle differences in American furniture styles are clearly illustrated through the use of a unique visual system. In fact, the information is presented so clearly that even the neophyte can identify immediately the style of any piece of furniture, from seventeenth-century examples to the Arts and Crafts furniture of the early twentieth century.
Field Guide to American Antique Furniture/a Unique Visual System for Identifying the Style of Virtually Any Piece of American An
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Field Guide to American Antique Furniture/a Unique Visual System for Identifying the Style of Virtually Any Piece of American An

With 1,700 superb drawings, Field Guide to American Antique Furniture breaks new ground in the decorative arts: For the first time, the subtle differences in American furniture styles are clearly illustrated through the use of a unique visual system. In fact, the information is presented so clearly that even the neophyte can identify immediately the style of any piece of furniture, from seventeenth-century examples to the Arts and Crafts furniture of the early twentieth century.
Field Guide to American Antique Furniture/a Unique Visual System for Identifying the Style of Virtually Any Piece of American An
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