Identifying American Furniture offers answers to the questions most people ask about furniture: "What style is that?" "How can you tell?" and "When was it popular?" Curators, collectors, appraisers, connoisseurs of furniture, and students of history, architecture, and the arts -- as well as those just learning the fascination of stylistic trends in American furniture -- will find this succinct handbook essential.
Styles are arranged chronologically from 1607 to the present and represent all thirty-five major furniture styles from Arts and Crafts to Windsor. Milo M. Naeve's vivid commentary draws attention to the book's 196 photographs, pinpointing distinctions among the styles. Naeve also offers an excellent guide for further reading.
Hidden Treasures: Searching for Masterpieces of American Furniture by Leigh Keno, ISBN 0446678163
Featured experts on the popular "Antiques Road Show" share their amazing stories about discovering rare treasures of American antique furniture in the least likely places. Full-color photos throughout.
Hidden Treasures: Searching for Masterpieces of American Furniture by Leigh Keno, ISBN 0446678163
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Authentic Georgian Furniture Designs: Universal System of Household Furniture, 1762 by William Ince, ISBN 0486402959
Excellent reprint of 18th-century cabinet-makers' pattern book, which surpasses all collections of furniture designs in the English rococo style for variety, scope and general superiority. Over 300 finely engraved designs for parlor chairs, claw tables, sideboards, desks, ladies' secretaries, bookcases, writing tables, candlestands, couches, an alcove outfitted with cushions replicating a Turkish sofa, draperies and girandoles; and more. A magnificent sourcebook for antique collectors, craftworkers, artists, and cultural historians.
Authentic Georgian Furniture Designs: Universal System of Household Furniture, 1762 by William Ince, ISBN 0486402959
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Shopping for Furniture: A Consumer's Guide
Of critical interest to anyone considering a major furniture purchase, this guide seeks to make consumers experts on buying residential furniture by focusing on informed purchasing and shopping for value, not simply price.
Shopping for Furniture: A Consumer's Guide
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Cool Rooms: The Ultimate Bedroom Makeover for Teen Girls by Mark Montano, ISBN 0789308118
Teen girls want their bedrooms to be more than places to sleep. Now the author of the hit column "Cool Room" has created the ultimate bedroom makeover guide. With a little paint, a bit of glue, and some creative thinking, Montano shows girls how to transform rooms so that they reflect blossoming individuality.
Cool Rooms: The Ultimate Bedroom Makeover for Teen Girls by Mark Montano, ISBN 0789308118
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