Furniture

Furniture

Furniture is the mass noun for the movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating and sleeping in beds, to hold objects at a convenient height for work using horizontal surfaces above the ground, or to store things...

includes objects wat ever as tables, chairs, beds, desks, dressers, cupboards, etc. usually kept in a house or other building to make it suitable or comfortable for living or working in.

Storage

• Wardrobe
  Wardrobe
  A Wardrobe is a cabinet used for storing clothes.Wardrobe may also refer to:* Wardrobe , a full set of multiple clothing items* Wardrobe , part of royal administration in medieval England...
  
  
• Dresser
• Cabinet
  Cabinet (furniture)
  A cabinet is usually a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors or drawers for storing miscellaneous items. Some cabinets stand alone while others are built into a wall or are attached to it like a medicine cabinet. Cabinets are typically made of wood or, now increasingly, of synthetic...
  
  
• Closet
  Closet
  A closet is a small and enclosed space, a cabinet, or a cupboard in a house or building used for general storage or hanging clothes. A closet for food storage is usually referred to as a pantry...
  
  
• Chest
  Chest (furniture)
  A chest is one of the oldest forms of furniture. It is typically a rectangular structure with four walls and a liftable lid, for storage. The interior space may be subdivided...
  
  
• Bookcase
  Bookcase
  A bookcase, or bookshelf, is a piece of furniture, almost always with horizontal shelves, used to store books. A bookcase consists of a unit including two or more shelves which may not all be used to contain books or other printed materials. Shelves may be fixed or adjustable to different positions...
  
  
• Pantry
  Pantry
  A pantry is a room where food, provisions or dishes are stored and served in an ancillary capacity to the kitchen. The derivation of the word is from the same source as the Old French term paneterie; that is from pain, the French form of the Latin panis for bread.In a late medieval hall, there were...
  
  
• Hutch
  Hutch (furniture)
  A hutch is an American English word for a type of furniture.Now usually used to describe a set of shelves or cabinets placed on top of a lower unit with a counter and either drawers or cabinets. Hutches are often seen in the form of desks, dining room or kitchen furniture...
  
  
• Stand
  Stand
  Stand may refer to:*Stand, Greater Manchester, a residential area in the Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, England*A partnership in cricket*STAND: A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition...
  
  

Seating

• Bean bag
  Bean bag
  A bean bag is a sealed bag containing dried beans, PVC pellets or expanded polystyrene, with various applications.-Games:...
  
  
• Bench (furniture)
  Bench (furniture)
  A bench is a piece of furniture, on which several people may sit at the same time. Benches are typically made of wood, but may also be made of metal, stone, or synthetic materials. Many benches have arm and back rests; some have no back rest and can be sat on from either side. In public areas,...
  
  
• Chair
  Chair
  A chair is a stable, raised surface used to sit on, commonly for use by one person. Chairs are most often supported by four legs and have a back; however, a chair can have three legs or could have a different shape depending on the criteria of the chair specifications. A chair without a back or...
  
  
• Chaise longue
• Couch
  Couch
  A couch, also called a sofa, is an item of furniture designed to seat more than one person, and providing support for the back and arms. Typically, it will have an armrest on either side. In homes couches are normally found in the family room, living room, den or the lounge...
  
  
• Fauteuil
  Fauteuil
  A fauteuil is a style of open-arm chair with a primarily exposed wooden frame originating in France in the early 18th century. A fauteuil is made of wood, and frequently with carved relief ornament. It is typically upholstered on the seat, the seat back and on the arms . Some fauteuils have a...
  
  
• Footstool
  Footstool
  A footstool is a piece of furniture, the purpose of which is to support one's feet. There are two main types of footstools, which can be loosely categorized into two categories, those designed for comfort and those designed for function....
  
  
• Love seat
• Ottoman
  Ottoman (furniture)
  An ottoman is a piece of furniture consisting of a padded, upholstered seat or bench having neither back nor arms, often used as a stool or footstool, or in some cases as an improvised coffee table. Ottomans are often sold as coordinating furniture with armchairs or gliders.An ottoman can also be...
  
  
• Recliner
• Settee
• Sofa
  Couch
  A couch, also called a sofa, is an item of furniture designed to seat more than one person, and providing support for the back and arms. Typically, it will have an armrest on either side. In homes couches are normally found in the family room, living room, den or the lounge...
  
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• Stool
  Chair
  A chair is a stable, raised surface used to sit on, commonly for use by one person. Chairs are most often supported by four legs and have a back; however, a chair can have three legs or could have a different shape depending on the criteria of the chair specifications. A chair without a back or...
  
   (type of chair)
• Tuffet
  Tuffet
  Tuffet, pouffe or hassock are all terms for a piece of furniture used as a footstool or low seat. It is distinguished from a stool by being completely covered in fabric so that no legs are visible. It is essentially a large hard cushion that may have an internal wooden frame to give it more rigidity...
  
  
• Watchman's chair
  Watchman's chair
  A watchman's chair is a design of unupholstered wood construction featuring a forward slanted seat, such that the watchman could not readily fall asleep without sliding downward and off the front of the chair. The design was developed in Western Europe, and was used from late medieval times well...
  
  
• Windsor chair
  Windsor chair
  A Windsor chair is a chair built with a solid wooden seat into which the chair-back and legs are dowelled, or pushed into drilled holes, in contrast to standard chairs, where the back legs and the uprights of the back are continuous. The seats of Windsor chairs were often carved into a shallow dish...
  
  
• Wingback Chair
  Wing chair
  A "wing chair" is an easy chair or club chair with "wings" mounted to the back of the chair typically but not always stretching down to the arm rest...
  
  

Surfaces

• Accent Tables
• Benches and Seating
• Blanket Racks
• Coffee table
  Coffee table
  A coffee table, also called a cocktail table, is a style of long, low table which is designed to be placed in front of a sofa, to support beverages , magazines, books , and other small items to be used while sitting, such as beverage coasters. Coffee tables are usually found in the living room or...
  
  
• Curio Cabinets
• Desk
  Desk
  A desk is a furniture form and a class of table often used in a work or office setting for reading or writing on or using a computer. Desks often have one or more drawers to store office supplies and papers. Unlike a regular table, usually only one side of a desk is suitable to sit on . Not all...
  
  
• Davenport desk
  Davenport desk
  A Davenport desk, is a small desk with an inclined lifting desktop attached with hinges to the back of the body. Lifting the desktop accesses a large compartment with storage space for paper and other writing implements, and smaller spaces in the forms of small drawers and pigeonholes...
  
  
• Drawing board
  Drawing board
  A drawing board is, in its antique form, a kind of multipurpose desk which can be used for any kind of drawing, writing or impromptu sketching on a large sheet of paper or for reading a large format book or other oversized document or for drafting precise technical illustrations...
  
  
• End table
• Folding table
  Folding table
  A folding table is a table with legs that fold up against the table top. This is intended to make storage more convenient and to make the table more portable.-Description:Folding tables are produced in many sizes, configurations, and designs...
  
  
• Game Tables
• Gateleg table
  Gateleg table
  A gateleg table is a type of furniture first introduced in England in the 16th century. The table top has a fixed section and one or two hinged leaves, which, when not in use, folded down below the fixed section to hang vertically....
  
  
• Hope Chests
• Nesting Tables
• Ottomans
• Pedestals
• Table
  Table (furniture)
  A table is a form of furniture with a flat and satisfactory horizontal upper surface used to support objects of interest, for storage, show, and/or manipulation...
  
  

Sleeping or lying

• Bed
• Headboard
  Headboard (furniture)
  The headboard is a piece of furniture that attaches to the head of a bed. In previous times and in older less well insulated buildings they serve to isolate sleepers from drafts and cold walls...
  
  
• Futon

Entertainment

• Gramophone
  Phonograph
  The phonograph record player, or gramophone is a device introduced in 1877 that has had continued common use for reproducing sound recordings, although when first developed, the phonograph was used to both record and reproduce sounds...
  
  
• Hi fi
  Hi Fi
  Hi Fi is Hugh Cornwell's 2000 album. All instrumentation Hugh Cornwell with appearances from Justin Chapman, Michelle Marti, Mike Polson, Gita Langley, Jesse Murphy, Rachel Helleur, Úna Palliser, John Dominic....
  
  
• Piano
  Piano
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
  
• Radiogram (furniture)
  Radiogram (furniture)
  In British English, a radiogram is a now old-fashioned piece of furniture that combined a valve radio and record player. The word radiogram is a portmanteau of radio and gramophone....
  
  
• Television set
  Television set
  A television set is a device that combines a tuner, display, and speakers for the purpose of viewing television. Television sets became a popular consumer product after the Second World War, using vacuum tubes and cathode ray tube displays...
  
  
• Wireless set
  Receiver (radio)
  A radio receiver converts signals from a radio antenna to a usable form. It uses electronic filters to separate a wanted radio frequency signal from all other signals, the electronic amplifier increases the level suitable for further processing, and finally recovers the desired information through...
  
  

Types classified by materials

• Wooden Furniture
• Bamboo Furniture
• Wicker or Rattan Furniture
• Metal Furniture
  Metal furniture
  Metal furniture is a type of furniture that uses metal parts in its construction. There are various types of metal that can be used, such as iron, aluminium, and stainless steel....
  
  
• Plastic Furniture
• Glass Furniture
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Other

Definition 1: Objects usually kept in a house or other building to make it suitable or comfortable for living or working in.

• Built-in furniture (see: Frank Lloyd Wright
  Frank Lloyd Wright
  Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 500 works. Wright believed in designing structures which were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture...
  
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• Folding screen
  Folding Screen
  A folding screen , is a piece of free-standing furniture which consists of several frames or panels connected by hinges. It can be made in a variety of designs and with different kinds of materials. Screens have many practical and decorative uses...
  
  
• Garden furniture
  Garden furniture
  Garden furniture, also called patio furniture and outdoor furniture, is a type of furniture specifically designed for outdoor use. It is typically made of weather resistant materials...
  
  
• Headboard (furniture)
  Headboard (furniture)
  The headboard is a piece of furniture that attaches to the head of a bed. In previous times and in older less well insulated buildings they serve to isolate sleepers from drafts and cold walls...
  
  
• Lamps are covered under furnishings or lighting
  Lighting
  Lighting or illumination is the deliberate application of light to achieve some practical or aesthetic effect. Lighting includes the use of both artificial light sources such as lamps and light fixtures, as well as natural illumination by capturing daylight...
  
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• Radiogram (furniture)
  Radiogram (furniture)
  In British English, a radiogram is a now old-fashioned piece of furniture that combined a valve radio and record player. The word radiogram is a portmanteau of radio and gramophone....
  
  
• Clothes valet
  Clothes valet
  Clothes valet, also called men's valet and valet stand, is an item of furniture on which clothes may be hung. Typical features of valets include trouser hangers, jacket hangers, shoe bars, and a tray organizer for miscellaneous, day-to-day objects like wallets and keys...
  
  

Definition 2: Accessories or fittings that are required for a particular function, situation, or setting.

• Aquarium furniture
  Aquarium furniture
  Aquarium furniture refers to the various ornaments and functional items in an aquarium.Ornamental aquarium furniture is often kitsch: popular examples include ceramic mermaids, 'sunken' ships and castles, and the ever-popular "No Fishing" sign...
  
  
• Door furniture
  Door furniture
  Door furniture or Door hardware refers to any of the items that are attached to a door or a drawer to enhance its functionality or appearance....
  
  
• Hutch
  Hutch (furniture)
  A hutch is an American English word for a type of furniture.Now usually used to describe a set of shelves or cabinets placed on top of a lower unit with a counter and either drawers or cabinets. Hutches are often seen in the form of desks, dining room or kitchen furniture...
  
  
• Park furniture
  Park furniture
  Park furniture is similar to street furniture but located in a park or garden. Examples include:*Benches*Lights*Bandstands*Statues*Fountains*Picnic tablesSee also garden furniture....
  
   (such as benches and picnic tables)
• Stadium seating
  Stadium seating
  Stadium seating or theater seating is a characteristic seating arrangement that is most commonly associated with performing-arts venues, and derives its name from stadiums, which typically use this arrangement...
  
  
• Street furniture
  Street furniture
  Street furniture is a collective term for objects and pieces of equipment installed on streets and roads for various purposes, including traffic barriers,...
  
  
• Sword furniture - on Japanese swords, (katana, wakizashi, tantō) all parts save the blade are referred to as 'furniture'.
• In firearms, parts aside from the action and barrel, such as the grip, stock, butt, and comb.

See also

• Bedrooms
• Casegoods
  Casegoods
  Casegoods are one of the two classifications of furniture: upholstery and casegoods. Upholstery refers to furniture that has fabric or leather and padding stretched over a frame. Casegoods generally refers to furniture made of hard materials, such as wood, metal, glass or plastic. Examples of...
  
  
• Furnishings
• Living room
  Living room
  A living room, also known as sitting room, lounge room or lounge , is a room for entertaining adult guests, reading, or other activities...
  
  
• List of chairs
• List of furniture designers