eclectic, eight-way hand tied, embossing, empire, end matching, entertainment center, ergonomic, escutcheon
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
Eclectic - A design style featuring a mix of styles, periods and patterns creating a very unique and individualistic look to a room.
Eight-way Hand Tied - Used traditionally in upholstered furniture, each spring is tied in eight directions by hand both securing the springs inside the frame.
Embossing - A manufacturing technique to "stamp" a design onto a piece of furniture; mostly used on wood pieces to resemble carving but can also be used on fabrics and leathers to add texture.
Empire - This style of furniture is Neo-Classical and simple in design usually utilizes Egyptian motifs and wood inlays.
End Matching - Two adjacent pieces of veneer are joined end to end to form a continuous pattern.
Entertainment Center - A large case piece featuring pocket or wide-opening doors with adjustable shelving to house Entertainment equipment such as TVs and stereo components.
Ergonomic - a 90's term that relates furniture design and function to the human form; very commonly found in Home Office furnishings.
Escutcheon - The shield around the outside of a keyhole on a piece of furniture.
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