Antique staircases
Antique staircases. Among the ways to create a unique, sophisticated room design, the use of aged wood stands out. Antique staircases are charming and always prestigious, they perfectly decorate the…

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Benefit, Strength, Beauty
Even in the first century BC, the ancient Roman architect Virtuvius formulated these simple rules, expressed in just three words - benefit, strength, beauty. It is these three concepts that…

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Table history
Ordinary table: a rectangular board on four legs from time immemorial served the person. The simplest were the feasting tables - roughly knocked together boards set up on goats. Both…

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Number and design of sliding doors

Doors of a wardrobe are called door leafs or facades (the word sash is not very suitable here). There can be two, three, four, five, six sliding doors (facades), but two or three doors are more common. Facades are one of the expensive elements of a wardrobe, therefore, the more fraternities, the more expensive the materials from which they are made, the more complex the design, the more expensive the model.

What are the facades of wardrobes made of? From furniture plates (MDF, particleboard), frosted stained glass, mirrors, combined materials.
The most economical option is chipboard (laminated particleboard). This is a furniture plate with external decorative cladding, for example, wood-like, wicker. In one wardrobe, the chipboard can be combined with different decors, for example, under light and dark wood – bleached oak and wenge. A more expensive wardrobe may contain decorative inserts made of leather, bamboo, rattan, solid wood, stones, glass, mirrors. Continue reading

Wicker Furniture Tips

To begin with, we note that not all furniture that looks like wicker is a natural rattan or vine. In Europe, for example, luxury furniture for the garden is made of artificial rattan. Artificial wicker furniture is made of synthetic fiber imitating weaving. Such furniture is weatherproof, it can be on the street all year round without any special care. At least that’s what European brand manufacturers say.

Collections of artificial wicker furniture are developed by designers and may reflect the latest trends in interior fashion. The drawback, in fact, is one, it is not a natural material. The feeling of plastic will always be different than that of furniture made from natural materials.

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What is wicker rattan and vine furniture?

Wicker furniture is attractive for its naturalness and handmade. Made of natural rattan or vine, the “wicker” is simple, elegant, very cozy and evokes the most pleasant associations. For example, an old Russian manor or an open terrace (balcony) of a house on the Mediterranean coast.

And someone will present a living room in a colonial style with a characteristic brutal, but unobtrusive oriental flavor. In any case, wicker things carry a huge charge of positive emotions, and for many years they have been the standard of furniture for relaxation.

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Styles of wooden furniture
Human civilization is developing rapidly. Scientific and technological progress has led to the fact that over the past few decades, our life has changed beyond recognition. But there is something…

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Chair history
Such a usual piece of furniture for us as a chair was once not accessible to everyone. In Russia, until the time of Peter's reforms, everyone, including those close to…

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About wooden furniture and its properties.
Wood has been the only material for furniture for many centuries. Despite technological progress, people continue to make furniture from natural wood. Moreover, thanks to the centuries-old experience of using…

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