Posts Tagged ‘Chair’
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
An increasing number of people are working from their homes these days, and most of them spend long hours sitting in front of the computer. It is essential for those who work at home to have a comfortable home office chair, because sitting for extended periods of time can result in backaches and other health problems. A good home office chair will make you feel more relaxed while you are working, and this can certainly contribute to an increase in productivity.
Seville Square Desk Chair
When you are buying a home office chair, you should make sure that the chair fits your size and body shape. Most office chairs come with standard-sized seats that can accommodate most people, and the heights of the seats can be adjusted to suit the needs of different users. The seat should have the right width, so that you will not feel too restricted while you are seated. For optimal comfort, it is recommended that you get a home office chair with armrests, because armrests can help to reduce tension in the shoulders and neck. Also, you should choose a chair that provides good lumbar support, preferably one that features adjustable backrest.
If you wish to order home office chairs online, there is a wide selection of desks chairs and bankers chairs at Grand Furniture Gallery for you to choose from.
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Friday, March 12th, 2010
The Victorian furniture era was named after Queen Victoria of England and was depicted by heavy dark toned furnishings. Back in the Victorian era, it was not uncommon to find homes filled with ornately carved furniture and heavily layered window treatments.
Her son, King Edward VII, succeeded to the throne in 1901, and then began the Edwardian furniture era. His design style was quite different than his mother’s. The Edwardian period was considered a more elegant and cheerful designing time. It was a time of change and distraction from the dark and heavy design style. During the Edwardian era, furniture was designed with delicate lines and upholstered in floral designs or flowing graphics. Many furniture pieces from the Edwardian furniture era had a mixed bag of design styles. You could often find previous designing techniques mixed together to make one interesting piece of furniture. For example, a desk could have slender legs with squared feet, and the drawers would have inlaid veneers and intricate hardware. Instead of a heavy desk, the desk would be delicate and light. Many furniture designers in the Edwardian era used curved lines for their furniture pieces. During this eclectic furniture making time period, mixing classic styles with curved designed was popular among designers. Basically, during the Edwardian design era, most anything that was cheerful and fun was acceptable!
At Grand Furniture Gallery you will find furniture reproductions from most every time period. Stop by our store to check out our lovely selection of Edwardian, Queen Anne, Georgian, and Sheraton design elements that are incorporated into many of the great furniture pieces that we have in stock. See how great designers from years long past still offer inspiration for today’s furniture. At Grand Furniture Gallery you will always find quality North Carolina furniture at prices that cannot be beat!
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Monday, March 8th, 2010
In the past, furniture styles were named after reigning monarchs or furniture designers. Being such, the Queen Anne style was named after Queen Anne of England. It became popular sometime in the 17th century between 1720-1750. Thanks to English settlers, the Queen Anne style became a desired style in America.
The Queen Anne style furniture is a combination of the William and Mary style and Chippendale style furniture designs. The Queen Anne style furniture represented a lighter and more graceful type of furniture. It was considered to be more elegant and comfortable than previous types of furniture that was produced.
One of the things that made the Queen Anne type of furniture distinct was the cabriole leg. This type of leg had the knee curing outward and the ankle curving inward. The foot usually featured a pad foot which replaced the heavy claw and ball foot which had a delicate ornamental design. You could find these legs on almost all types of Queen Anne style furniture pieces during this time period as you can still in today’s furniture pieces. Early Queen Anne style furniture is known for being made of walnut; but maple and cherry types of wood were used as well.
Stop by Grand Furniture Gallery to see our beautiful Queen Anne inspired furniture designs. We have a wide selection of products that blend the old and new traditional styling to make your room look complete. We have beautifully designed, heirloom quality, Queen Anne style furniture for your dining room and bedroom that will compliment many decorating styles.
Grand Furniture Gallery invites you to visit our website to see what our customers think about the products and services that they have received from us. If you have any doubts about ordering quality North Carolina furniture over the internet, they will surely be put to rest once you see how pleased everyone is when they order from Grand Furniture Gallery!
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Continuing from Monday…
Stickley’s furniture featured rectangular lines and was usually made of oak that was lightly stained to showcase the wood’s grain. Leather and canvas was used instead of heavy tapestry on seat cushions. Stickley took pride in the fact that he never used nails or glue as fasteners in his furniture pieces. Instead he had visible tenon-and-key joints, exposed tenons, and visible dowels as fasteners. Using these intricate techniques dated back to medieval times and made the Stickley Mission furniture extremely unique and in high demand.
Gustav Stickley considered himself a “craftsman” and published his own magazine called “The Craftsman” from 1901 to 1916. In it he promoted his principles of furniture design, mostly that pieces should be comfortable and well made, and practical too. Always supporting the Arts and Crafts movement, he often stressed the importance of choosing furniture that was more cost effective rather than luxurious.
Despite his many successes in furniture design, Stickley’s creations were subjected to unauthorized knock-off’s which eventually helped put him out of business. In 1915, Gustav Stickley filed for bankruptcy and closed his factory for good. The great news is, that despite his demise, the Mission style furniture still lives on today!
At Grand Furniture Gallery you will find a wide selection of Mission style furniture for every room of your home. Stop by today to see the beautiful bedroom sets, dining sets, office furniture, entertainment centers, armoire/TV Console, occasional tables and pub table and chairs that are available. We offer a variety of sizes and colors to choose from so it is easy to create the perfect Mission style room. Stop by our showroom to see what will inspire you with our quality furniture that is made in North Carolina!
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Monday, March 1st, 2010
The Arts and Crafts movement first came to life in Great Britain in the middle of the 19th century. It was during a time when factories began mass production of furniture and goods that true artisans attacked the new ideals of mass production. To those who followed the Arts and Crafts movement, workers who were tied to machines were being robbed of the simple pleasures of their own creativity. It was widely be believed that workers should return to the superior practices of making items by hand, as the beauty of those items was in the irregularity that was created by the individual artisan.
Gustav Stickley is often credited with leading the charge in the Arts and Crafts movement, but it was actually already in full swing by the time he became involved. Stickley was a popular American furniture maker in the early part of the 20th century. His design style was called Mission or Mission Oak and was inspired by the Spanish Missions in California. The furniture name also suited one of Stickley’s core values; that it fulfilled a mission or purpose.
The Stickley furniture was unique in that it celebrated the handmade nature of furniture making, but was still able to be produced via machine. His techniques allowed his furniture designs to be efficiently crafted for less money than his competitors. While other Arts and Craft artisans catered to the wealthy, Stickley tried, and was quite successful, at making his design creations more obtainable to the general public. The Stickley Mission furniture was considered simple, functional, and sturdy, with little attention paid to decorative details.
Please check back on Wednesday for the conclusion.
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Friday, February 26th, 2010
Furniture design styles have changed many times over, but it is sometimes hard to distinguish one style from another as at times, design styles overlapped as peoples tastes changed. The Chippendale style furniture was crafted from 1750 to 1780 and was named after London cabinetmaker Thomas Chippendale’s design styles. This American style furniture falls within the Colonial time period. Although it looked somewhat like the Queen Anne style furniture, the Chippendale style furniture was considered conservative by comparison.
One of the items that made the Chippendale style furniture distinct is the cabriole legs. These legs are curved with the knee curving outward and the ankle curving inward. At the end of the leg you will find an ornamental foot often made in the claw and ball type style. The claw and ball foot is also popular with the Queen Anne style furniture. During it’s height of popularity, expensive Chippendale furniture was made of mahogany wood.
At Grand Furniture Gallery you will find many beautiful pieces of furniture available in the Queen Anne and Chippendale inspired design styles. Stop by our store to see the Kentwood Collection. There you will find the elegant Kentwood Rectangle Pedestal Dining Set which is sure to be a delightful addition to your room’s décor. This dining room table has two leaves, serpentine shaped sides, and is made from hardwood solids and mahogany veneers. The table features traditional cabriole legs with a uniquely carved leaf upon each one, which makes a classy statement. This entire set consists of four Queen Anne side chairs, two Queen Anne arm chairs, and the table with two-18 inch leaves and pedestal base. The Kentwood Rectangle Pedestal Dining Set is exceptionally priced and available for only $1,852.
Grand Furniture Gallery has beautiful furniture for every room of your home. Stop by today to see our collection of fine North Carolina furniture.
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Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Continuing from Friday…
Because one of the goals of the Shakers was to create furniture that was inexpensive, the variety of wood that was used for furniture depended on the region where the Shaker craftsmen lived. You could find typical Shaker style furniture made from pine, cherry, walnut, poplar, and maple. When the Shakers needed bent pieces, hickory wood was used, and poplar was often found on pieces for the interior of homes.
Unlike the more elaborate design styles of the Victorian Era, the Shaker style kept their designs simple. You would only find either very simple feet or no feet at all being used in the Shaker design style. Practicality was a main priority for the Shakers as well so they would typically paint or stain their furniture pieces. It was not uncommon to find Shaker furniture that was dark red, green, yellow or even orange being sold because those colors did not show dirt easily.
Many of the Shaker furniture pieces were oversized because they were designed for communal living. Despite their size however, they were remarkably lightweight and portable as the legs unscrewed, and with tables, there were drop leaves. Over time, some Shaker craftsmen did include minor ornate design changes to reflect their individual style.
At Grand Furniture Gallery you will find an amazing selection of furniture that is designed in the Shaker style. Stop by our store to see a beautiful bedroom set which is stained a rich cherry color. You will also find incredible deals on dining room furniture, entertainment centers, and office furniture available. Grand Furniture Gallery has a huge selection of quality North Carolina furniture at fantastically low prices every single day!
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Friday, February 19th, 2010
In 1774 a small group of English emigrants arrived in New York. They were an interesting group with a set of ideals that differed from most folks during that time period. Named for their crazy dances and trances during religious services, the “Shaking Quakers” as people called them, brought an interesting flavor to 19th century America.
This religious sect flourished and membership grew to over 6,000 and spanned in 19 villages from Maine to Indiana. The sect worshiped constantly, practiced celibacy, gave up their worldly pleasures, and worked in a cooperative lifestyle. In this, all property was owned by the community, children lived separately from their parents, and husbands and wives lived apart. It was definitely not your typical American household at the time.
The Shakers first began making furniture for their own communities, but soon found that they could sell their goods to those who lived outside their community. The Shaker furniture followed the contemporary styles of other furniture makers at the time. Their focus was to make durable furniture that was plain and simple. The Shaker style did not focus on intricate carvings or thick veneers, but rather proportion and balance on each piece of furniture.
The Shakers were most famous for their chair making skills. They are credited with being the first to produce the rocking chair on a large scale. They also created the tilting chair which allowed you to tilt backwards without tipping over. These chairs were both very popular in the 1870’s so the Shakers patented them and manufactured them for sales around the world.
Please check back on Monday for the conclusion.
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Friday, February 12th, 2010
Continuing from Wednesday…
As with wooden types of furniture pieces, the American public was beginning to turn away from the traditional Victorian styles during the early part of the 20th century. American’s preferred more simple designs with straighter lines instead of the heavy fabrics and ornate features of the Victorian Era. Around 1910, the Heywood Brother and Wakefield Company began designing Mission style furniture instead. It did not take long for the public to embrace the simplicity and clean lines offered by this style of furniture and the Mission style was quickly a huge hit. In fact, the Mission style is still a style that is preferred by many American’s today.
In 1917, another competitor entered the woven furniture scene. Marshall B. Lloyd invented a machine that wove a man-made fiber out of chemically twisted paper. It did not take long for Heywood Brother and Wakefield Company to realize that they needed this invention in their company so they bought the Lloyd Manufacturing Company in 1921 and changed their name to Heywood-Wakefield Company. By the 1930’s, American interest in wicker and rattan furniture had waned and the company was forced to change manufacturing directions completely. They began making metal and wood chairs until 1979, when the company finally stopped making furniture altogether.
Wicker furniture became a popular American design choice once again in the 1960’s and has remained as a leader to this day. Throughout the years, wicker and rattan furniture has been used in most every room in the home. You can easily find wicker sofas, chairs, tables, dining sets, chaise lounges, bedroom sets, dressers, mirrors, bars, and entertainment centers. Wicker furniture is strong and versatile and stands up to the riggers of daily life. Because of its strength and durability, wicker and rattan furniture works perfectly in a backyard setting as well.
At Grand Furniture Gallery you will always find a wide selection of wicker and rattan furniture to choose from. We have beautiful wicker and rattan furniture for both the inside and outside of your home that is sure to bring both beauty and comfort to your living environment. Stop by today to see what treasures you can find for your home.
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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Like many other styles of furniture, the wicker and rattan furniture style has a varied past. It has been reported that wicker furniture first arrived in America along with the pilgrims aboard the Mayflower. The American wicker furniture industry can be traced back to one American in particular. Back in the 1850’s, a grocer named Cyrus Wakefield found large amounts of rattan while visiting the shipping docks at Boston harbor. The strips of rattan were used as straps to hold cargo in place in ships traveling out of Asia. Although he had never seen this material before, he was fascinated by it. He soon decided to sell his grocery store and instead form the Wakefield Rattan Company, which made hand-made baskets and furniture out of this new type of material that he had discovered. It did not take long for Wakefield to have entire cargo ships of rattan being shipped from Asia for his new business adventure. By the 1860’s, with virtually no competition, the Wakefield Rattan Company grew tremendously and was the leading manufacturer of rattan furniture in America.
After the Civil War, the largest wood chair manufacturer in the United States wanted to try their hand at creating rattan furniture. The Heywood Brothers hired an inventor who created a machine that was able to weave the rattan into beautiful furniture pieces. This new invention allowed the Heywood Brothers to offer their furniture at low prices to consumers. After years of competition, the two furniture giants merged in 1897 and were then called the Heywood Brother and Wakefield Company. This powerhouse company remained the leading manufacturer of quality wicker furniture until the late 1920’s.
Please check back Friday for the conclusion.
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