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Furniture is the collective term for the movable objects which may support the human body (seating furniture and beds), provide storage, or hold objects on horizontal surfaces above the ground. more...

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Storage furniture (which often makes use of doors, drawers, and shelves) is used to hold or contain smaller objects such as clothes, tools, books, and household goods. (See List of furniture types.)

Furniture can be a product of artistic design and is considered a form of decorative art. In addition to furniture's functional role, it can serve a symbolic or religious purpose. Domestic furniture works to create, in conjunction with furnishings such as clocks and lighting, comfortable and convenient interior spaces. Furniture can be made from many materials, including metal, plastic, and wood.

The most popular form of furniture is made of real wood finished your way. This entails a piece of solid wood furniture that is usually purchased unfinished and then finished anyway the end user would like. To combat the misleading notion that anythign else counts as furniture the "Unfinished Furniture Association" was formed to educate the public.

History

Furniture has been a part of the human experience since the development of non-nomadic cultures. Evidence of furniture from antiquity survives in the form of paintings, such as the wall Murals discovered at Pompeii; sculpture, and examples have been excavated in Egypt and found in tombs in Ghiordes, in modern day Turkey.

Western History

The Classical World

Early furniture has been excavated from the 8th-century B.C. Phrygian tumulus, the Midas Mound, in Gordion, Turkey. Pieces found here include tables and inlaid serving stands. There are also surviving works from the 9th-8th-century B.C. Assyrian palace of Nimrud. The earliest surviving carpet, the Pazyryk Carpet was discovered in a frozen tomb in Siberia and has been dated between the 6th and 3rd century B.C.. Recovered Ancient Egyptian furniture includes a 3rd millennium B.C. bed discovered in the Tarkhan Tomb, a c.2550 B.C. gilded set from the tomb of Queen Hetepheres, and a c. 1550 B.C. stool from Thebes. Ancient Greek furniture design beginning in the 2nd millennium B.C., including beds and the klismos chair, is preserved not only by extant works, but by images on Greek vases. The 1738 and 1748 excavations of Herculaneum and Pompeii introduced Roman furniture, preserved in the ashes of the 79 A.D. eruption of Vesuvius, to the eighteenth century.

The Dark Ages

The furniture of the Middle Ages was usually heavy, oak, and ornamented with carved designs. Along with the other arts, the Italian Renaissance of the fourteenth and fifteenth century marked a rebirth in design, often inspired by the Greco-Roman tradition. A similar explosion of design, and renaissance of culture in general, occurred in Northern Europe, starting in the fifteenth century. The seventeenth century, in both Southern and Northern Europe, was characterized by opulent, often gilded Baroque designs that frequently incorporated a profusion of vegetal and scrolling ornament. Starting in the eighteenth century, furniture designs began to develop more rapidly. Although there were some styles that belonged primarily to one nation, such as Palladianism in Great Britain, others, such as the Rococo and Neoclassicism were perpetuated throughout Western Europe.

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Woody Boat Bookshelf 4 ft Wooden Bookcase Bookshelves $175.00 Cotton-poly blend full size futon cover in rose print $24.00
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Mahogany China Cabinet $800.00 Chair Childs' Wicker White Older $19.99
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Elegant Oriental Golden Lacquered High Leg Chest w. 3 D $148.99 Set of Stools 2 $20.00
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Casio Pbench Portable Keyboard Bench $4.99 2 Oak Pedestals, Legs & Hardware (for Poker Table?) Nib $80.95
Oriental Golden Lacquered Wave Chest w. Two Doors & One $148.99 Table Mate Ii 2 As Seen On Tv Tray Table Tablemate New $24.99
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New Cd Dvd Case Wood Media Wooden Storage Cabinet Shelf $40.95 Essential Home 5-pc Drop Leaf Dining Set $7.40
Oriental Design Nightstand / End Table with Glass Top $119.99 Large Fiddleback Windsor Chair Set Dining Unfinished $866.00
Kenridge Queen Size Bedroom Set Furniture 201031Q $1,055.00 Lot Of 2 Tablemate Ii As Seen On Tv Table Mate Tv Tray $42.99
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Counter Height Dining Room Set Table and Chair Kitchen $1,049.00 Red Sleeper Chair Folding Foam Bed Studio Guest Beds $75.00
Odyssey Tapestry Full Size Futon Cover Mattress Covers $49.95 Brown Leather Look Vinyl Futon Cover Full Size Covers $49.95
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Six Leather Recliners Seats Home Theater Seating Chairs $1,561.00 Vintage Dining Room Table $25.00
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See also...
Bedroom Furniture, Furniture
Children's Furniture, Furniture
Dining Room Furniture, Furniture
Kitchen Furniture, Furniture
Living Room, General Furniture, Furniture
Office, Furniture

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