damask, dentil molding, dhurrie rug, dining room, dinette, down, distressed, dovetail, dowel, dowry chest, dresser, drop leaf, dumb waiter
This is a quick and easy to understand guide to learn some popular information about furnitures. If you have a term or phrase that you want to learn more about, click on its beginning letter down below.
This glossary of common furniture terms may help familiarizing yourself with furnitures. It may also help improving your product knowledge on different kind of furnitures, and on furniture construction as well.
Furniture terms
Damask - A fabric featuring woven characters against a flat background in the same color.
Dentil Molding - Decorative molding found in more traditional designs consisting of blocks and spaces resembling teeth.
Dhurrie Rug - Flat woven wool or cotton rug featuring beautiful designs.
Dining Room - A formal room dedicated to the serving of meals.
Dinette - More casual dining pieces, many times used for the Kitchen.
Down - Feathers from ducks or geese used in furniture as fill for upholstery cushions or mattresses.
Distressed - A furniture detail where wood pieces are purposely dented, scuffed or otherwise marked to render an antique or rustic appearance.
Dovetail - A type of joinery, usually found in drawers, where two perpendicular pieces of wood are carved in a way that the "fingers" are interlocked for added structural support.
Dowel - A type of joinery where round wooden pegs are inserted into flat pieces (used in the construction of furniture).
Dowry Chest - Made to store the trousseau of a prospective bride. An American example is the Lane Company cedar chest.
Dresser - A species of a sideboard. A case piece that is usually long and low enough to utilize a mirror featuring a multitude of drawers for clothing storage.
Drop Leaf - A table with its leaves hinged to raise or lower as needed.
Dumb Waiter - A dining room stand with normally three circular trays increasing in size toward the bottom. Also, a pulley type elevator that brought food up from the basement kitchen to the first floor dining room.
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