Furniture Style Guide

We have furniture and home furinshings to suit your home,your tastes...your stlye. You spend the most important moments in your life at your home. you gather together with family during the holidays,you spend precious time with friends celebrating birthdays, anniversaries,or no special occasion at all.You watch your children outgrow their teddy bears and Tonka trucks. After long work days,day running from room to room trying desperately to keep so many things together,all that's left are the precious moments stolen within the confines of your personal retreat, the empty living room, the illuminated back deck, or the serene bedroom

your home portrays who you are. How you furnish your home represents what matters most to you. We offers you hundreds of choices in hundreds of styles for every room in your home.Be it your deck,formal dinig room or the kid's bedroom,We are confident you'll find what's you'r looking for right here.

Here,you can read up on what style fits you best-and see the manufacturers we carry that suit those styles.

Traditional

The tradition styled furniture uses the darker woods, has ornate carvings which give a very majestic feel. The decorating style tends toward a busy floor layout which matches the busy look of the furniture's detail. Sub-styles include:18th century,Queen Anne,Louis Philippe,Colonail, Neo Classic and Victorian/French Provincial.

18 th century

Actually a board rang of styles appearing during this time period, furniture-makers often use this style name as a catch-all for the time period. Others break the time period down into sub-style like Queen Anne, Chippendale,Hepplewhite,Sheraton and Federal Style. Generally uses brass drawer/door pulls.

Much of 18 th century furniture uses mahogany wood.The lines of the furniture tend toward elegance and sensuous curves.Queen Anne and Chippendale variations use ornate carvings and frequently base the design arround curves; the order sub-styles featured and ligther lines.

Federal and Sheraton styles often feature classic elements form and ornament,incorporating mythological creatures, Greek gods,awags,urns and medallions,However,these styles use flat,inlay ornamentation instead of carvings.

Queen Anne

The Queen Anne style uses walnut primarily although some builders used maple and cherry instead;slipper foot,cabriole legs.Chippendale uses ball and claw feet.Queen Anne and Chippendale furniture use ornate carvings and frequently base the design around curves. An S-shaped scroll, a broken pediment, closed bonnet, shell carving are the main motifs. Somewhat ornate brass pull are also often used.

Louis Philippe
Simple,rounded lines,but little ornamentation. Dark woods preferred, particularly walnut and mahogany. Table (and some other flat surfaces) are sometimes marble-topped,sometimes with sculpted borders.

Neo Classic

Motifs from classical Greco-Romano mythology abound. Otherwise,the style is both elegant  and somewhat more simplistic than Queen Anne or Chippendale.

Colonial 

Colonial furniture simplifies the look of European furniture,borrowing largely from the Queen Anne and Chippendale styles.Chair tend to feature spindled legs and backs rather than ornate designs.

Victorian/French Provincial 

These pieces tend to be a little more rough and rustic than the rest of the 18th century furniture categories.Cane-back chair and seat replace upholstered chairs,colors are deep and jewel,but include terra-cotta.Natural materias are frequently used(including terra-cotta and more).Wire and wrought iron are in use.

Contemporary 

Lighter woods,simple lines,clean feel,a more stark floor layout,uses metals and exposed woods,plastics and stone,room contains neutral elements as well as elements of bold color.Focus is on the basics of line and shape.Sub styles include:Art Deco,Modern,Retro and Urban

Art Deco 

Both geometric and streamlined,think Miami Beach.Bright colors,strong vertical lines with rounded coners.Bakelite and Formica abound.Often Art Deco pieces are made of exotic woods.Low chairs indicate greater informality.Cocktail tables and radio cabinets are frist developed during the Art Deco time period. Juxtaposition of opposing elements is common to this style-for example,rare and expensive jade and inexpensive bakelite.

Modern

polished surfaces,sleek and geomatric shapes abound as does asymmettry.Interplay of Interior and landscape delivered through expensive and often undecorated windows.Lighting is often bold and dramatic,coming from "floating"lights with silver metal and bright colored shades.Clean line,bent plywood makes beautyful curves in chairs and sofas,particalarly. Often see steel,aluminum and wrought iron.

Retro 

More a state of mind than just a style,retro furniture is reminiscent of pop art and Andy Warhol.

Urban 

Generally considered a minimalist type of style,urban furniture tends toward smaller scaled pieces which would fit well in an apartment.The woods tend toward either a black finish with brushed aluminum hilights and glass or light,blond woods with brushed aluminum and glass.

Rustic 

Lots of exposed and rough woods,simple lines,paetical feel,exposed wall,columns and beams are common,wood paneling and stone are also common.Furniture appears to be heavy duty.Accessories are generally primitive and somewhat minimize.Finishes are worn(distressed)or natural.Sub-styles include:Lodge and Southwestern.

Lodge 

This furniture is generally heavy and substantial-looking. Natural materias,particularly rough-hewn wood,natural colored leathers and wool abound.

Southwestern 

Often featuring Navajo blankets and accessories from the southwest,the furniture tends toward rough textured,handcrafted accessories,turquoise,silver and earth colors are common as well as terra-cotta and adobe.

Country 

Milk-painted woods,muted colors in general,simple lines,comfortable feel,a very busy floor layout, primitive feel vintage fabrics.Sub-styles include:Cottage,Nostalgic,American Country,Shaker and Mission.

Cottage

Comfort and color reign.Furniture is painted or decorated.Furniture lines are simple and graceful.Textures include baskets,beadboard walls, natural fibers in floor and window covering,and weathered (distressed)finish on wood furniture.The color palette is reminiscent of a flower garden.

Nostagic 

Very similar to the cottage style of furnishigs,nostagic styled rooms feature the comfort,colors and decorations of the cottage style but with the quaint touch of grandma's house.

French Country 

Similar to the Traditional French Provincial style,French Country simplfies its somewhat more ornate cousin.This furniture tends to be a more rough and rustic than most of the tradition furniture categories. Cane-back chairs and seats replace upholstered chairs,colors are deep and jewel,but include terra-cotta.Natural materials are frequently  used (including terra-cotta and marble).Wire and wrougt iron are also in use.

Shaker 

Clean,spare lines. Often mistaken for Mission as they are quite similar, despite developing in different areas of the United States.Shaker furniture tends to be a lighter color and a bit less heavy-handed than Mission.

Mission

Clea,spare,rectangular lines  in dark colors.This furniture  is generally substantial and sometimes mistaken for Shaker furniture which can be a little lighter color and in physical presence.Design features include exposed joints which become a decoration as well as a function.

Transitional 

Simpler lines than those found in more traditional styles,but not all lines as simple as contemporary. Transition furniture  is about melding comfort and more simplicity with the graceful styling of traditional furnitur.Sub-styles include:Casual and Electric.

Casual 

Casual furniture speaks to love of classic style elements-and still believing that style can be comfortable without being just"trendy".More informal than a traditionlly style room,people who enjoy the casual look want a room that will stand up to today's famillies and their active lifestyle.

Eclectic 

An ecletic style simply reflects a love of different design aspects from different time periods or styles.The overall look an acletically styled room is unified by the carful use of color and finish,shape and texture.

Coastal 

Used bamboo and ratten,simple lines,comfortable feel,exotic woods,framed botanicals.This furniture brings to mind the tropical surroundings of the Caribbean.

Asian 

Black lacquered and rattan,simple lines,ornate decorations,a very simple floor layout,natural fiber mats,bamboo and colors from nature.

Adirondack 

Inspired by the popular Adirondack deck chair,this furniture style has a rustic,lodge look.It's a sturdy furniture-often used outdoors,and a sweeping high arch to the backs of the chairs and  uses  flat, wide planks evenly spaced.