Armoire is a French term used when referring to a wardrobe or chest used to store apparel and possessions in. The word wardrobe was originally a room with shelves, cupboards and lockers. Today an armoire is a free standing closet or chest that holds apparel that is either hung, folded or placed in drawers and [...]
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A wardrobe is also called an armoire. Armoire is a French term. The word wardrobe was originally a room with shelves, cupboards and lockers and later became a chest used in castles for powerful nobles to store their possessions. Today a wardrobe is a free standing closet or chest that holds apparel that is either [...]
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A sofa can be a place to Couch and this term means to lay, recline, rest and lower to position. The word couch can be used in many ways, but we more often hear it referred to as a sofa being a couch. A sofa or couch as some say, is a piece of furniture [...]
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Web Suspension construction is a form of support for seating that is sometimes used by itself or with coil springs. Two to three inch web bands across the seat and back and are attached by tacking them to the frame of the sofa to create and platform like a hammock for the cushion to rest [...]
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Sinuous spring constructions can provide good quality seating for sofas, sectionals, loveseats and chairs. These springs are two-dimensional S shaped wires that run from the back of the seat to the front of the seat and are spaced every few inches apart. In addition to the springs there are support wires that cross laterally to [...]
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An apron refers to the structural part of a table directly beneath and at right angles to the top, connecting with the legs, often shaped, carved or ornamented. On a chair, it is the surrounding face below and perpendicular to the seat. The apron, on case furniture is the perpendicular face below the lowest drawer, [...]
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Eight-way hand tied construction is considered to be the premium style of support for sofas, sectionals, love seats and chairs. When using 8 way hand tied construction, a series of twine is hand tied in 8 different directions to the springs. The resulting web of twine acts as the support for the springs in the [...]
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