I have touched on some of these points previously, so I appologise for a little repetition, but I think this post reads better with it in.
Near its beginning, most high quality furniture was basic, often made out of solid pieces of wood. Although they were very decorative at times, they were fairly basic and didn’t [...]
What is commonly known as a sleigh bed is a wonderful style of bed that has scrolled or curved footboard and headboard. The name is derived from its likeness to a sled or sleigh. The headboard is generally larger than the footboard, and they are both given a scroll feature.
Designs originally date back [...]
Following on from part 1, we are going to look at how Walnut encroached on the dominance of oak.
When it was at its most fashionable, the houses of those who could afford quality furniture were large and the main room, the hall (as in banqueting hall, not the modern hallway we now have), was quite [...]
I think it’s worth going into the history of English furniture, just to give us a background to what we are working from. Whilst we now have the worldwide influences that have spread through both business and formally through feedback from the commonwealth, a good proportion of the techniques and designs we use today [...]
It was a busy new year and Xmas time for me, so appologies for the lack of recent posts. There’s one coming later today though…