Interior Design Glossary
Furniture — Interior Design Glossary
From silhouettes to construction terms, this pillar covers the furniture vocabulary you need to read a listing, brief a designer, or recognize a piece worth keeping.
Furniture is where shopping vocabulary matters most. The difference between an accent chair and an armchair is the difference between a $400 piece and a $2,000 one, and most product pages assume you already know. This pillar covers the seating (accent chair, banquette, ottoman, daybed), the casegoods (armoire, étagère), the beds (headboard, daybed), and the constructional terms (cabriole leg, plinth, apron) that tell you what you are actually buying.
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