{"id":1992,"date":"2012-05-07T16:48:01","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T20:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hickoryfurniture.blogs.eprevue.net\/index.php\/furniture-styles-from-a-z\/"},"modified":"2012-05-07T16:48:01","modified_gmt":"2012-05-07T20:48:01","slug":"furniture-styles-from-a-z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/furniture-styles-from-a-z\/","title":{"rendered":"Furniture Styles: A to Z"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Furniture styles and preferences vary with each individual. These days, it is becoming more acceptable to mix and match one or more furniture styles within your home environment.\u00a0Following are characteristics of some of the more commonly recognized styles and periods of home furnishings.<\/p>\n

American Colonial:<\/strong>\u00a0 Large-proportioned, sturdy, yet simple; often made of maple, oak or pine; featuring hutches, cupboards and dry sinks.<\/p>\n

Art Deco:<\/strong>\u00a0 From the 1920s, neoclassical style featuring disciplined decoration with exotic-looking materials; generous filling, incorporating bright lacquers and colors.<\/p>\n

Arts and Crafts:<\/strong>\u00a0 A style marked by beauty and quality in superior design and execution applied to utilitarian objects.\u00a0 Influential exponents included architect Frank Lloyd Wright and furniture designer Gustav Stickley.\u00a0 The Arts and Crafts movement ushered in the age of Art Nouveau.<\/p>\n

Asian:<\/strong>\u00a0 Sometimes called Oriental, showcases cultures of prominent Eastern countries.\u00a0 Uses carved wooden designs with hand-painted details or simplistic, clean lines with low styling.<\/p>\n

Chippendale:<\/strong>\u00a0 Well-proportioned; curved; richly carved, usually in mahogany; claw-and-ball foot distinctive on cabriole chairs and table legs.\u00a0 Gothic and Chinese styles use straight leg, extensive fretwork, and carvings.<\/p>\n

Contemporary:<\/strong> Clean, simple and controlled; utility featured; frequently makes use of chrome, brass-plate, glass, wood, veneers, lacquers, laminates, plastic, and leather.<\/p>\n

Country:<\/strong>\u00a0 Often weighty in appearance, in categories including Early American, French, English; sometimes called \u201cprovincial.\u201d<\/p>\n

Early American:<\/strong>\u00a0 Antique or reproduction, reflecting European influences; chiefly English; sturdy, simple design; local woods, particularly maple, oak, pine.<\/p>\n

Mission:<\/strong>\u00a0 Simple, strong style with clean lines; tongue and groove design.\u00a0 Often has a square look with wooden slates; predominately oak and cherry woods used.<\/p>\n

Modern:<\/strong>\u00a0 Broad category of unique designs not imitative of classic tradition; simple, easy to maintain, functional.<\/p>\n

Oriental:<\/strong>\u00a0 Generally simple design; highly finished, often lacquered; hand-painted (chinoiserie) detail; prominent hardware; some periods heavily ornamented.<\/p>\n

Rustic:<\/strong>\u00a0 Emphasis on natural and unrefined sources such as whole tree logs and branches; distressed woods and wrought iron.\u00a0 Natural fabrics include leather, wool or cotton.<\/p>\n

Shabby Chic:<\/strong>\u00a0 Somewhat rustic, woods painted using a distressed, aged look.\u00a0 Casual, comfortable upholstery; overstuffed or slipcovered designs.<\/p>\n

Shaker:<\/strong>\u00a0 Simple, well-proportioned, lightweight furniture; soundly constructed from local woods such as pine, walnut, maple and furitwoods; virtually unornamented; sometimes painted or color-stained.<\/p>\n

Traditional:<\/strong>\u00a0 European-influenced, especially 18th<\/sup> and 19th<\/sup> centuries; named for reigning rulers or originators; decoration includes gilt, fretwork, carvings, ball-and-claw feet and luxurious fabrics.<\/p>\n

Transitional:<\/strong>\u00a0 A blend of traditional and contemporary styles.\u00a0 A comfortable, timeless design; furniture lines are simple yet sophisticated featuring either straight lines or rounded profiles.<\/p>\n

Tuscan:<\/strong>\u00a0 Inspired by country homes of Italy; charming, rustic, farmhouse designs.\u00a0 Mismatched, clean-lined pieces provide a simple elegance.<\/p>\n

Victorian:<\/strong>\u00a0 Substantial styles with dark finishes; heavy carvings often feature fruit and flowers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last Updated Monday, May 7, 2012 Furniture styles and preferences vary with each individual. These days, it is becoming more acceptable to mix and match one or more furniture styles within your home environment.\u00a0Following are characteristics of some of the more commonly recognized styles and periods of home furnishings. American Colonial:\u00a0 Large-proportioned, sturdy, yet simple; […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1992"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/303"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1992\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1992"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hickoryfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=1992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}