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Windsor Chairs: A Practical Guide to Choosing Well
Windsor Chairs: A Practical Guide to Choosing Well
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Windsor chairs have a rare ability to look familiar without feeling predictable. Their slender spindles, shaped wooden seats, and outward-set legs create a silhouette that can belong in an English... Read more
How to Choose a Cross Legged Office Chair
How to Choose a Cross Legged Office Chair
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If you instinctively pull one foot onto your chair, tuck a leg beneath you, or settle cross-legged while thinking, a conventional task chair can feel like it is arguing with... Read more
Slipper Chair: How to Choose and Style the Right One
Slipper Chair: How to Choose and Style the Right One
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A slipper chair can solve a surprisingly difficult decorating problem: how do you add a genuinely inviting seat without making a room feel crowded? Its low profile, armless shape, and... Read more
Outdoor Bean Bag Chairs: How to Choose One That Lasts
Outdoor Bean Bag Chairs: How to Choose One That Lasts
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An outdoor bean bag chair can make a terrace feel less formal, a balcony feel more generous, and a pool deck feel like a private retreat. Yet the best choice... Read more
How to Tell If Furniture Is Solid Wood or Veneer
How to Tell If Furniture Is Solid Wood or Veneer
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A convincing wood surface can make a table, cabinet, or chair look as though it was cut from one continuous board. Sometimes it was. Sometimes the visible grain is a... Read more
Tufted Sofas: Button vs Channel Tufting
Tufted Sofas: Button vs Channel Tufting
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A tufted sofa does more than add decorative texture. Its stitched or anchored surface changes how light crosses the upholstery, how formal the silhouette feels, and sometimes how firmly the... Read more
Curved Furniture: How to Style Crescent Shapes at Home
Curved Furniture: How to Style Crescent Shapes at Home
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Crescent furniture brings a controlled sense of movement to rooms that are usually built from straight walls, square windows, and rectangular rugs. The defining feature is not simply a rounded... Read more