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BHG - Homeware terms Category: General technical and industrial > BHG - Furniture glossary Date & country: 09/04/2015, UK Words: 41

Welsh cupboard
A large cupboard with open, wood-backed shelves on top and a cabinet base; generally used in dining rooms for the display of china.

Veneer
A thin layer of wood, usually of fine quality, that is bonded to a heavier surface of lesser quality wood. Most new furniture is made of veneer construction.

Ticking
A striped cotton or linen fabric used for mattress covers, slipcovers, and curtains.

Slipcovers
Removable fabric covers for upholstered furniture.

Pickled finish
The result of rubbing white paint into previously stained and finished wood.

Refectory table
A long, narrow dining table; originally used in monasteries for community dining.

Shoji screens
Japanese-style room partitions or sliding panels usually made of translucent rice paper framed in black lacquered wood.

Patina
The natural finish on a wood surface that results from age and polishing.

Pedestal table
A table supported by one central base rather than four legs.

Pembroke table
A versatile table with hinged leaves at the sides; one of Thomas Sheraton's most famous designs.

Parsons table
An unadorned square or rectangular straight-legged table in various sizes; named for the Parsons School of Design.

Hutch
A two-part case piece that usually has a two-doored cabinet below and open shelves above.

Jardinere
An ornamental plant stand.

Ladder-back
A chair that has horizontal slats between its upright supports.

Modular furniture
Seating or storage units designed to fit many configurations.

Occasional furniture
Small items such as coffee tables, lamp tables, or tea carts that are used as accent pieces.

Highboy
A tall chest of drawers, sometimes mounted on legs.

Futon
A Japanese-style mattress placed on the floor and used for sleeping or seating.

Gateleg table
A table with legs that swing out like gates to support raised leaves.

Gimp
Decorative braid used to conceal tacks and nails on upholstered furniture.

Grandfather clock
A wood-encased pendulum clock that measures 6-1/2 to 7 feet high; shorter versions are called grandmother cloths.

Hitchcock chair
A black painted chair with a stenciled design on the backrest; named for its creator, an early American cabinetmaker.

Etagere
An open-shelved stand used for display of decorative objects.

Fauteuil
A French-style chair with open arms, upholstered back and seat, and small upholstered pads for resting the elbows.

Fiddleback
A chair with a center splat shaped like a fiddle.

Down
The fine, soft fluff from the breasts of geese or ducks; considered the most luxurious filling for seat cushions and bed pillows.

Drop-leaf table
A table with hinged leaves that can be folded down.

Eames chair
A classic lounge chair and ottoman made of molded plywood and fitted with down-filled leather cushions; designed by Charles Eames in 1956.

Credenza
A sideboard or buffet.

Commode
French word for a low chest of drawers, often with a bowed front; in Victorian times, it referred to a nightstand that concealed a chamber pot.

Console
A rectangular table usually set against a wall in a foyer or dining room; a bracketed shelf attached to a wall.

Banquette
A long benchlike seat, often upholstered, and generally built into a wall.

Bergere
An armchair with upholstered back, seat, and sides and an exposed wood frame.

Breakfront
A large cabinet with a protruding center section.

Cabriole
A style of furniture leg where the top curves out, the center curves in, and the foot curves out.

Case goods or case pieces
Furniture industry terms for chests and cabinets.

Chippendale
Name applied to Thomas Chippendale's 18th-century furniture designs, including the camelback sofa and wing chair.

Barcelona chair
An armless leather chair with an X-shaped chrome base; designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1929.

Armoire
A tall, freestanding wardrobe devised by the French in the 17th century; originally used to store armor.

Adaptations
Furnishing that capture the flavor of the original but are not authentic.

Antique
An object 100 or more years old.