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Sep 13, 2010

Furniture Styles




Today several designs of furniture are available today to suit the diverse styles and taste. Your atmosphere portrays your persona and the décor of your home represents your own traits of personality. Thus, the living space designed by you should not only be comfortable, but should be trendy to suite the latest vogue.
We can take a broader look on the fashion which has created today’s stylish furniture. 

Traditional furniture

Traditional furnishings were probably of dark wood with ornate etchings and a majestic appearance. This type of furniture is heavy and matched with the other layout of the room. It looked elegant and wonderful, yet in some way bulky. But today some people still like to buy such kind of furniture to give aesthetic look.

Contemporary furniture

Contemporary or modern furniture tend to sway most of the furniture lovers. Today furniture market has widened and the trend has changed which has brought a number of designs in furniture. Modern furniture is not too flashy, but comfortable and trendy. The colours move around brown, black, white, beige and taupe with no trappings. Today’s furniture represents following aspects like polished surfaces, sleek and geometric designs. Contemporary furniture makes use of metal, fiberglass and aluminum. The most essential feature of this kind is that every piece of it striking and sophisticated.

Urban

The urban furniture bends towards the minimalist displaying a modern touch. The woods used are black finished polished with aluminum highlights, glass or light and blond woods. This type of furniture is small and can be fit to small apartment or house.

Country and cottage

Country and cottage style of furniture makes lighter shades of wood, muted colours, simple lines and vintage fabrics. This type is more elegant and graceful and the textures include basket, bead board walls, natural fibers in floor and window coverings and weathered finish on wood furniture.

Eclectic

An eclectic style represents the love for different designs characterized from different time periods and style. This kind of furniture is a blend of unique style and the shape, texture, use of colour is harmoniously amalgamated.

Rustic

This kind of furniture is represented by exposed woods, walls, columns, beams, simple lines and practical feel. It often uses wood paneling and stone. It is tough and durable while the accessories are primitive and minimized.

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