The Shaker Furniture Handbook

The Shaker Furniture Handbook
Author: Timothy D. Rieman
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780764320019

This book surveys furniture made during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in Shaker communities of New England, Kentucky, and Ohio, with over 130 color photos. Free-standing tables, chairs, boxes, desks, built-in cupboards, and cases of drawers are included. The text introduces nearly twenty Shaker communities, known cabinetmakers, identifiable furniture traits, and designs unique to specific Shaker communites.

The Interior Design Handbook

The Interior Design Handbook
Author: Frida Ramstedt
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2020-10-27
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 0593139321

The new comprehensive bible of interior design, from a home styling guru who has coached an entire Scandinavian generation in the art of creating a harmonious home. Frida Ramstedt believes in thinking about how we decorate, rather than focusing on what we decorate with. We know more today than ever before about design trends, furniture, and knickknacks, and now Frida familiarizes readers with the basic principles behind interior and styling—what looks good and, most of all, why it looks good. The Interior Design Handbook teaches you general rules of thumb—like what the golden ratio and the golden spiral are, the proper size for a coffee table in relation to your sofa, the optimal height to hang lighting fixtures, and the best ways to use a mood board—complete with helpful illustrations. Use The Interior Design Handbook to achieve a balanced, beautiful home no matter where you live or what your style is.

The Book of Shaker Furniture

The Book of Shaker Furniture
Author: John Kassay
Publisher: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press
Total Pages: 265
Release: 1980
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780870232756

A comprehensive, amply illustrated guide illustrates the simple, functional furniture style developed during the Shaker movement--a successful experiment in communitarian living--and traces its evolution from the Colonial styles of New York and New England

Campaign Furniture

Campaign Furniture
Author: Christopher Schwarz
Publisher:
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2014-03-07
Genre: Furniture design
ISBN: 9780985077792

The Furniture Handbook

The Furniture Handbook
Author: Frida Ramstedt
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2024-05-21
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 0593796152

The comprehensive guide to living with furniture, no matter your style, from the author of The Interior Design Handbook. Interior-design sensation Frida Ramstedt changed how we think about designing a harmonious home with her book The Interior Design Handbook. Now she brings that same authoritative and comprehensive focus to this complementary guide that’s all about the most essential and functional items within your home. No matter your style of home, we all want our spaces to feel inviting and comfortable. And the key to that is quality furniture that supports your lifestyle. The Furniture Handbook shares the foundational rules of choosing, arranging, and caring for the furniture in every room of your home. From selecting the perfect size dining table and seating that fits your family to arranging your living room pieces for the best flow, the basic principles that interior designers use and that everyone should master are provided. • Know what to pay extra attention to when choosing and rearranging furniture and what common complaints people have so you can avoid them. • Understand the dimensions and details of furniture design that determine whether a piece is comfortable or not. • Select quality upholstery that looks beautiful and will endure wear and tear from pets, kids, and daily life. • Learn how to match the scale of different pieces and plan what goes where before you start moving your furniture, so you never regret the time and money you have invested. Complete with simple and elegant illustrations, The Furniture Handbook is your key to creating beautiful, personal spaces in your home.

Meubles Modernes

Meubles Modernes
Author: Volker Albus
Publisher: H F Ullmann
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Furniture
ISBN: 9783848000302

A comprehensive retrospective of furniture design in the past 150 years. 900 illustrations

Classic New Mexican Furniture

Classic New Mexican Furniture
Author: Kingsley H. Hammett
Publisher:
Total Pages: 104
Release: 1996
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN:

Instructional photographs and drawings show how to produce furniture with the unmistakable stamp of the classic New Mexican tradition.

The Book of Antique Furniture

The Book of Antique Furniture
Author: Francis Rousseau
Publisher: Booksales
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Furniture
ISBN: 9780785812272

An illustrated guide to identification of the major antique furniture periods and styles from Europe, the United States, and China.

Designer's Guide to Furniture Styles

Designer's Guide to Furniture Styles
Author: Treena Crochet
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Furniture
ISBN: 9780132050418

For courses in the history of interiors, history of furniture, and furniture design and construction. This image-rich text introduces significant movements in the evolution of the decorative arts, including furniture, design motifs, and accessories related to interior design and architectural settings from the Neolithic Age to the 21st century. It augments the study of art and architectural history by discussing the function and aesthetic purpose of furniture, pottery, glassware, lighting, textiles, mirrors, metalworking, clocks, and wallcoverings; as well as their integration into interior design. The author presents crucial contextual information on political and social events and the technological advances that influenced each period's design trends, and compares objects from different periods, demonstrating how ideas and concepts progress through their stylistic development. Descriptions of period room settings show how the decorative arts complement architecture and interior design. Valuable websites and bibliographic information are provided for further exploration, and a glossary highlights key vocabulary.