Posts Tagged ‘Armoires’
Saturday, November 15th, 2008
Bedrooms are wondrous rooms that hold many functions and events – many more functions than just sleep. Statistically we spend the majority of our days – perhaps actually nights – inside the bed chamber. We not only hope that it will provide us a safe and comfortable place to sleep and rejuvenate for the next [...]
Tags: Amish Furniture Styles, ARESISTOVAR, Armoires, Bed, Bedroom Furniture, Chests, chests of drawers, closets, Mattress, resistovar, Tables, wardrobes
Posted in Bedrooms, Home Life, Mirrors, Organization, Storage | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
Most people don’t attempt to craft at home simply because they feel they don’t have the space to store and work on hobby or crafting materials. In reality, you really don’t need an entire room dedicated to your favorite art projects; just a simple, dual-purpose, working surface like your large solid wood Amish dining room [...]
Tags: armoire wardrobe, Armoires, Art, cabinet organizers, craft tools, Dining Room, Dining Room Table, Organization, scrapbooking papers, solid wood, Storage, Storage
Posted in DIY Projects, Furniture Uses, Home Life, Home Office Design, Organization, Storage | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Armoire – An early french term for a cabinet, wardrobe or closet that is usually tall. The armoire originally was used for storing weaponry in medieval times rather than clothing. Usually double doors cover the interior which contains shelves, open space or hanging apparatuses.
Wardrobe – A wardrobe is a cabinet intended primarily for the storage [...]
Tags: Amish Furniture Styles, Armoires, Cheffonier, Chifferobe, chiffonier, Chifforobe, closets, linen press, oakley, Storage, storage units, wardrobes
Posted in Baby Furniture, History of Furniture Making, Oak Furniture, Organization, Storage | 27 Comments »
Monday, September 22nd, 2008
In the genus known as Acer there is a group of trees that produce a distinctive wood used in high quality Amish furniture, more commonly known as the hard maple, sugar maple or just maple. Grown in many places in the Western Hemisphere, the maple tree loves cold weather. In the North the sugar maple [...]
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Posted in Amish Furniture Styles, Baby Furniture, Chairs, History of Furniture Making, Maple Furniture | 2 Comments »
Friday, March 14th, 2008
When you think of a chest of drawers or armoire, you might be thinking that these are only useful as pieces of bedroom furniture. While these are great and functional pieces in any bedroom that can be used for clothes, lingerie, accessories, linens, or towels, they can also offer wonderful amounts of storage and space [...]
Tags: Amish Furniture Styles, Armoires, Chests, Interior Decorating, Interior Design
Posted in Furniture Uses | No Comments »