Furniture is one of the forms of decorative art. It is kept in buildings for making the living and working more comfortable. Furnishings make the areas ready for occupancy. It is the best way to utilize the vacant areas of your home. In furniture placement, it is important not to congest the place; means, your furniture should not block, hinder or misrepresent the beauty of your room. The position of the furniture should be in a way that does not give messy look; rather it should represent a good view to guests. Furniture is a very broad category that includes a number of objects kept for storage, seating, surfaces, sets, etc. Few of the most common types of furniture are discussed below:
Furniture for Storage:
The most common form of furniture for storing is a Cabinet. A cabinet has doors and drawers used for storing miscellaneous things. The cabinet used for storing your clothes is Wardrobe. It is a standing closet that usually contains hanging spaces, drawers, shelves, cupboards and lockers. Cabinets can be placed as a stand or can be built-in into the wall at the places where it is required, for example Bathroom cabinet, used for storing bath stuff. Another type of storage furniture is Dresser, or commonly known as Dressing Table, contains many drawers for storing your cosmetics, collectibles, documents or other small things. Some dressers are used for displaying crockery in kitchen or show-pieces in dining room. There are also Bookcases, or Bookshelves, used for storing the books. Moreover, an oldest form of the furniture is Chest (Coffer/ Trunk) that is used for storage of weapons, fine cloth, food and valuable items.
Furniture for Seating:
A Couch, also known as Sofa, is a famous and comfy type of furniture that is easily found in living room, lounge, offices, waiting rooms and hotels. It is designed to seat more than one person in a comfortable way. Its structure and material provides support for the back and arms. An historic form of seating furniture is Chaise lounge, which is a sofa in the structure of chair and is long enough to support and place the legs. Benches are furniture for seating of more than one person, generally placed in garden or public areas. Chairs or stools can also be placed in the corners of rooms for seating purpose.
Furniture for Surfaces:
A Desk is the type of surface furniture, used for reading or writing or for placing computer. It is commonly used in offices as well. This form of table has some drawers for keeping supplies and papers. On the other hand, a Coffee table or Cocktail table is designed for placing it in front of sofa for keeping the beverages, books/magazines, and other small items that you use while sitting. Other form of table is Folding table which is portable because you can fold it up and keep it on a side.
Furniture sets:
Bedroom furniture normally is packaged in a set of furnishings items; that may include bed, dressing table, cabinet, and footstool. By buying the bedroom set of the same design and color that resemble with your room would beautify the room. Also, there is Dining set, which is to be placed in dining room and plays a big role in your daily family life. A dining set contain many chairs with a long enough round table, on which you may dine with your family by looking and interacting with each family member.
On the whole, furniture helps you to keep your stuff in a mannered way, and thus facilitates you in decorating your interior.
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