What do you call a smaller, taller chest of drawers? Is it a chiffonier or sideboard? The two terms can refer to the same piece of furniture. In French, the word chiffonier means a rag-picker. Therefore, this furniture piece was meant to keep odds and ends that cannot go anywhere else.
When it comes to appreciating and including urban trends in furniture design, nothing caused a revolution better than the art deco movement. It led to an iconic style that simplified how people designed furniture, while incorporating the best of the emerging industrial edge.
From their name, demi-lune console tables have half-moon-shaped tops. The semicircular tops are often finely finished in veneer. The table has no corner and prevents accidents due to bumping into it with the wall-hugging design.
A refectory table is a wooden dining table first used by monks in monasteries from the 14th century. Its base has two pedestals or trestles with a wooden slat joining them. The first refectory tables were made from walnut, with oak becoming common by the 16th century.
One of the best ways to give character to your home is to decorate with a gilt pier mirror. It can turn your interior space from something flat to an inspiring room. That’s because decorating with mirrors has a way of bringing brightness into the room. They can also make an otherwise compact space feel grand.
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