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Furniture Glossary Terms
Every industry has special words, descriptors, or “jargon”. This is an extensive list of furniture terms your furniture salesperson might use or you can use with them. Credit to Marlo Furniture and you can see their exhaustive word list on their website https://www.marlofurniture.com/ I have edited their list to add some office furniture terms and deleted some out-of-date interior design terms.
Glossary of Furniture Terms
A
A.F.F.
Abbreviation for Above Finished Floor. This is typically used on construction plans to note installation heights or objects.
ADA Guidelines
A set of requirements applied to the design and construction of all buildings to ensure individuals with disabilities have full access to the building and its facilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990.
Adaptations
Newly made furniture pieces that capture the flavor of the original but are not authentic.
Adjustable Parts
Many parts in an item of furniture can be adjusted to fit the equipment and users’ needs. Such as, seat height/angle, arm height/position/width, back height/angle, lower lumbar support, worksurface height, and overall recliner position for a lounge chair.
Anti-Fatigue Mat
A polyurethane cushion to support your feet while working on a hard surface.
Apron
Boards that are placed at right angles to the underside of a tabletop or seat of a chair, extending between the tops of legs. On case goods furniture, it is the perpendicular face below the lowest drawer between bracket feet.
Armoire
The French term for a wardrobe is frequently used to describe a French-style wardrobe.
Art Deco
Style of architecture and furnishings popular in the 1920’s and 1930’s; characteristics include streamlined, geometric motifs expressed in materials such as glass, plastic, and chrome.
Art Nouveau
Forerunner of Art Deco; style of decoration between 1890 and 1910 characterized by flowing lines, sinuous curves, and forms derived from nature.
Asynchronous Control for an office chair
This multi-faceted tilt control system allows the back to pivot independently from the seat and locks the back in any position to give users the broadest possible range of postures, from full recline to perch.
Attached Back
The attached back pieces feature cushions that are attached, and cannot be removed or flipped. Prevents pillows from being moved out of place. The attached back cushioning maintains the durability of the cushions because the back does not move or wear as it would if it were detached.
B
Bachelor’s Chest
The small low chest of drawers first appeared in the 18th century and became very popular.
Back Splat
A section of flat occasionally pierced wood in the center of the back of a chair
BBackorders
Items on a purchase order with insufficient inventory to satisfy demand.
Balance
A state of equilibrium; can be symmetrical or asymmetrical. Arrangement of objects around an imaginary central point to achieve a pleasing result.
Ball and claw
A turned food of spherical form with a carved bird’s claw clutching the ball. Inspired by ancient Chinese figures of a dragon claw holding a jewel
Ball Foot
A basic, historic style is seen on chairs, tables, or other casegoods, which appears like a carved ball sitting at the end of the chair leg. Also called bun foot.
Banding
Veneer is cut into narrow strips of contrasting color for decorative effect, typical of marquetry or inlay. Often used around the edges of furniture, drawers, etc.
Banquette
A long bench-like seat, often upholstered and generally built into or along a wall.
Bariatric Seating
Specialized seating engineered to support people up to 450lbs, mostly used for medical applications.
Baseball Stitch
Upholstered furniture containing a triple stitch seam of fabric, with two visible stitches bordering a center stitch between the two pieces of fabric. Inspired by the classic stitching on a baseball, this stitch is a design feature and often contrasts with the upholstery of a sofa, loveseat, or chair.
Blanket Chest
A low storage chest with a hinged lid and often a lower drawer, serving also as a bench.
Beading
Decorative detail resembling a row of flattened beads.
Bench Seat:
A sofa or loveseat that utilizes only one long seat cushion. Bench seating is streamlined, with attached cushioning. Sofas and couches, love, seats and other upholstered pieces can feature bench seating.
Bentwood chair
A chair popularized in Paris café culture that is made, by a wood bent using a steaming process.
Beveled Glass:
Thick glass with an angled surface cut around the entire periphery. The bevel on a mirror or glass piece adds visual interest and enhances the formality of mirrored pieces. The bevel is cut into the glass and is usually showcased by framing.
Bolster
A long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.
Bombe
(Pronounced Bombay) A low, usually heavily decorated chest of drawers with outwardly bulging front and sides.
Bonded Leather/ Durablend™
A polyurethane/leather blended upholstery. A composite material made of leather, polyester, cotton, and polyurethane. It contains about 17% genuine leather. Pieces of leather are applied to a polyester/cotton blend material as a backing, and then polyurethane is applied to the top to get a consistent look and feel. You gain the look and feel of leather, along with the easy maintenance, without the cost.
Bookcase Headboard
A headboard for a bed that has space to store books, radios, clocks, and other small items. Sometimes called a storage headboard.
Book Match
A method of veneer matching is where pairs of adjacent slices of veneer, as they are cut from the log, are opened up like the pages of a book, producing a mirror image of the grain pattern.
Bow front
Outwardly bowing in front of an item of wooden furniture.
Box Match
A veneering pattern similar to a diamond match and angled to create a series of consecutive squares radiating out from the center.
Brace Block
A piece of wood or metal is fitted into an angle of a piece of furniture to add strength or rigidity.
Bracket
Used to connect parts of furniture, gang chairs together, cubicle style panels, or flat parts of furniture. Worksurfaces can be flat bracketed to connect them at the same level next to each other or right angle brackets to construct bases to support a desk top. Also, piano hinge brackets allows movement for a lid or folding end panels.
Bracket Clamp
This is a clamp that supports items above the worksurface by attaching to the edge of a worksurface.
Bracket foot
A foot resembling an “L” on its side is placed at the corners of cabinet furniture.
Breakfront
An item of furniture is divided vertically into three sections, with the center section projecting forward.
Bridge for U-unit Desks
The bridge is installed between the front single pedestal desk and the rear single pedestal credenza to form a U shape around the user.
Brocade
Used in fine, formal upholstery, it has raised surface patterns resembling embroidery.
Buffet
A buffet/sideboard without a hutch or storage cabinet on top. The French definition of the word is “a small sideboard; a place to keep dishes.”
Bullet Worksurface
The Bullet shape is a standard rectangle worksurface with one of the narrow ends rounded to an even 180 degrees, like a bullet.
Bun Foot
A foot-shaped as a slightly flattened round ball typically used on chests of drawers or upholstered chairs.
Bureau
A desk built on top of a chest of drawers. The desk is revealed when a flap or “fall” is lowered. Occasionally a bookcase sits on top of it.
Burl:
A variation (or “knot”) in the wood grain that creates a pattern when cut thin; is often used for veneer or inlay. Burls are naturally occurring in wood and can be mimicked in manufactured pieces to add an organic appearance.
Butt Joint
This is a type of joint where wood ends meet perpendicularly at right angles without overlapping or notching.
Butt Match
Veneer arrangement similar to book match, but joined end-to-end in a continuous strip. This may also be called an end match.
Butterfly Table
A small folding table with splayed legs generally turned. The top has wing brackets underneath to support drop-leaf wings on either side.
C
Cable Trough
Power/data cable management to power office equipment, in furniture and workstation layouts.
Cabriole leg
A table or chair leg with a gentle “S” shape that curves outward at the top and then curves inward while tapering gradually. Named after an early French term for “goat” (literally “goat’s leg”) it is common on Queen Anne and Chippendale style furniture. Occasionally referred to as a Queen Anne leg.
Cafe’ Height
For tables and counters that are 40″-42″ and primarily used for standing Height.
Camelback
Used to describe furniture with a curve like a camel’s hump along its back.
Cantilever table
These are also known as “C” tables, to use with seating that has an open base. The table base slides under the seat and the top goes above the seat to give you a solid place for equipment or plate ware.
Carts
Carts help carry stuff, rolling on wheels or castors. They 2 or more shelves and can be made from wire racking, metal, polymer, nylon, or plastic. It is helpful to use a material that will resist any wet or harsh environments.
Carpet Gripper
Plastic pads with prongs that go under furniture to keep it from sliding or moving.
Casegoods or Case Pieces
A category of furnishings and home accents that is not upholstered, and is used for storage. Casegoods typically features drawer and cabinet storage and can be used in most rooms of the home.
Casters
Wheels that allow home furnishings to roll around. Each small set of wheels is free to swivel in any direction, fixed to the legs or base of a heavy piece of furniture so that it can be moved easily. Casters add versatility and easy mobility to a variety of home accents and furniture pieces.
Cedar Chest
A rectangular storage chest made of sold cedar or cedar veneers to prevent moth damage on woolens.
Center Match
An arrangement of two veneer sheets of uniform size, matched in the center on a single face. Also called a balance match.
Center Tilt Mechanism
This is a residential or old-style chair mechanism that allows the chair to rock or tilt with the pivot point in the center of the seat. Many times there is a height adjustment as well.
Chaise Lounge
An upholstered settee with an arm at one end and a back that tapers down to seating level.
Chamfer
To bevel and edge.
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Chenille
Fabric with thick needle-punched design. Chenille is soft to the touch, durable, and found in home accents, furniture upholstery, and rugs.
China Cabinet
A cabinet with a glass front typically sits on a buffet or shallow cupboard.
Chintz
Printed cotton fabric, frequently glazed, used in the country or casual decoration.
Chippendale
Name applied to Thomas Chippendale’s eighteenth-century furniture designs, including the camelback sofa and the wing chair.
Clamp Mount
This bracket goes around the edge of a worksurface and supports items above the worksurface. Such as monitors, privacy screens, Covid Plexiglas, adjustable monitor arm ,and, stack on storage.
Classic
Refers to design based in the artistic standards, principles, and methods of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
Club Chair
Low back upholstered chair with arms. Club chairs are streamlined, often scaled down, and are versatile in use. These chairs can be used in dining, or in arranging seating areas.
Coffee Table
A long, low table is used in front of a sofa. Also called a cocktail table.
Coffer
A storage chest has a hinged lid.
Complementary colors
Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel (i.e. blue and orange).
Concept
A comprehensive idea or generalization that brings diverse elements into some basic relationship.
Core
The inner layer of plywood or particleboard in veneered panels.
Corner Block
Triangular wood blocks used are in the concealed structure under tabletops, inside cases, and at points of stress on upholstered furniture frames.
Corner-breaking
Taking the sharp edges off the corners on moldings, drawer fronts, doors, etc.
Corner Tabfive-sided
A five sided tableright-angleht angle side to fit into the right angle corner on a space.
Cornice
Decorative section of wood that runs along the top of cabinet furniture and leans out at an angle to provide a pleasing finished appearance to the piece.
Couch
Also called a sofa; it is an upholstered seat typically for more than one person.
Counter Weight
An extra weight (flat metal) that keeps file cabinets from falling when the top drawer is open or other furniture to lower their center of gravity.
Cube / Cylinder Tables
Side tables with simple shapes used on the side of a chair or sofa.
Credenza
A buffet, sideboard, or bookcase, especially one without legs. A piece of office furniture having a long flat top.
Crossbanding
A veneer banding in which one layer of veneer runs at a right angle to the next layer in order to offset shrinking, swelling, and warping.
Curio Cabinet
An enclosed glass cabinet for displaying a variety of products such as glassware and other collectibles. Sometimes simply called a curio.
Cutwork
Embroidered fabric with decorative cut-out designs that are outlined in a buttonhole stitch.
D
Damask
Formal fabric with textural contrast between satiny and dull.
Data Grommet
A finished hole in furniture that data / power cables can be run through that includes a partial lid.
Daybed
Similar to a bed but narrower and with a padded seat back at one end for leaning against. It is a versatile bed that can be used as a sofa, a sleeping bed, or a lounge area. Daybeds are common in guest rooms, as they double as seating and sleeping areas.
Density
Often used to reference the weight per cubic foot of foam. Density is independent of firmness, but is an important marker of foam quality: the denser the foam, the higher quality the foam. Foam with a density of 1.8 pounds per cubic foot is less likely to “bottom out” or flatten.
Dentil molding
A decorative feature composed of rectangular blocks (“teeth”) spaced at equal intervals, typically along the length of a cornice. Favored in 18th century design.
Desk Divider
Popular during the Open Plan office design. They are any material that defines space for each person to work in. They are used for visual, sound and Covid breath control.
Desk Shell
When a worksurface is supported by solid end panels and strengthen with a modesty panel between them it is a desk shell. It will have 3 sides, a top and open space for a person to put their legs under for working on the top.
Diamond Match
Four pieces of relatively straight-grained wood veneer cut diagonally then joined to meet in a central diamond shape.
Dinette
Small-scaled dining furniture with a table and four to six chairs designed for kitchen use, but also used in small dining areas.
Distressing
An antiquing process that makes new wood look old and used. Usually entails surface marks and indentations that are added during the finishing process. Dovetail- A type of joint generally used to join the front and sides of a drawer by having wedge-shaped projections on one piece of wood interlock with grooves in another piece of wood.
Diversity
Variety and multiformity. The opposite of unity and just a little adds interest. Too much can make a design chaotic.
Double Pedestal
A tabletop supported by two supporting columns. The two supporting columns, or pedestals, allow sturdiness and give the table a distinctive, symmetrical style.
Double Pedestal Desk
A desk that has a drawer set at each end, a single pedestal desk will have one drawer set at one end.
Dovetail
A type of joinery using interlocking wedge shapes, often used in drawer construction. They are associated with quality of drawer construction. Its purpose is to stabilize drawer fronts so that years of use won’t loosen them. In earlier construction, concealed or discreet dovetails were common. Dovetail construction and detailing is a classic, traditional feature common in English design, and found now throughout quality made furniture.
Dowel
A round grooved wooden pin, peg, or rod that is fitted into the holes in two pieces of wood to hold them together.
Down
Soft, fluffy feathers from very young birds or from the undersides of older birds or fowl. This is used for stuffing pillows and cushions, often combined with polyester fibers.
Drawer Guide/Slide
These strips of wood or metal are placed under the center or on the outside of drawers to serve as a track on which they are drawn back and forth.
Dresser/Dressing table
An item of bedroom furniture consisting of a low table with drawers, usually with a kneehole and frequently having a mirror attached to the top.
Drop leaf table
A table with hinged leaves which can be lowered to save space when not in use. The leaf is an extension piece, and on a drop-leaf table, hinges are to be lifted as needed to put the extensions in place.
Drop-in Coil Springs
A pre-made wire assembly usually containing coil springs, which is inserted into the seat frame below the deck to provide a desired level of seating comfort and elasticity. These springs add structural support and maintain seat height.
Durapella® & Duraplush™
High-tech fabrics that consist of 100% MicroDenier polyester suede. Also called microfibers.
Dust Panel
A thin, horizontal board between two drawers in a chest to diminish dust accumulation.
E
Eclecticism
A style in which furnishings and accessories of various periods and styles are deftly and harmoniously combined.
Edging
A method of protecting a veneer panel by applying a thin strip of solid wood, metal, or plastic at the edge of the panel. Also called banding.
Eight-way, hand-tied
A marker of high quality furnishings, these are the hand-tied springs in a sofa to hold the supportive springs in place. In today’s furniture, most sofas feature metal clips and wires that keep coils in position.
Elastic Webbing
Interwoven synthetic and nylon-blended strips that provide a foundation for upholstered furniture in the arms, backs and seats. Replaces sinuous springs or eight way hand tied coils. As alternative, elastic webbing provides support for cushioning along all seating areas of sofas and couches, loveseats, accent chairs, and other upholstered pieces.
Embossing
A type of design that is produced on a surface by hammering, stamping, pressing, or molding.
Embroidery
The art of working raised and ornamental designs in threads of silk, cotton, gold, silver, or other material, upon any woven fabric with a needle.
Emphasis
Directing special attention or effort to a specific object or area.
Enamel Finish
A coating of paint that can be brushed and sometimes rubbed to a high gloss.
End Panel
End Panels support a worksurface with a solid rectangular supportive material acting as a leg.
End Table
Small side table that may be used at the end of a sofa or beside a chair.
Engineered Wood
Any restructured composite of wood, including oriented strand board, particleboard, and plywood.
Executive Chair
An office chair with upgraded design, comfort and higher status features than a normal office chair.
Executive Desk
As with the Executive Chair, everything is upgraded above the rest of the office to show status.
Executive Office
Executive is the very highest position in an organization and deserves the very best. Work area, chair, guest seating, book cases, display cabinets, side tables, closed door storage, meeting table and chairs. Other amenities can include a private bathroom with dressing area and door into a large meeting room with a conference table and chairs. The Executive office can be very elaborate or to make a “statement” just 2 sawhorses and a door.
Extron Plate
Installed in worksurface or other accessible part of furniture that supports power, data, sound or other high tech interface.
F
Fall Front
The hinged front of a bureau that lowers to reveal the desk inside.
Fan Pattern
Width and evenness of paint coming out of spray gun.
Faux
Literally French for “fake”, this term is used to describe things that appear to be of one material or finish, but in fact are not. An example is faux books where bookends are used to create the effect of a real library.
Fiberfill
A soft, synthetic material used as cushioning in upholstered furniture, bedding, and comforters. Polyester fibers are most commonly used.
Fiddle back
A back splat shaped like a violin, common in Windsor chairs.
File Cabinet
A set of drawers made to hold paper files and other supplies. They can be small on castors, tall with 5 high drawers, 3 1/2 feet wide or large cabinets of wheeled tracks. Track Files can be moved to allow access and moved next to each other to save floor space and make them more secure.
Filigree
Ornamental openwork of delicate or intricate design that is usually done in gold or silver wire.
Finger Joint
A process by which the ends of pieces of lumber are machined and fastened together by using glue. The machined edge looks like a series of fingers. The objective is to reclaim short unusable pieces of lumber into longer useable pieces.
Finial
A decorative knob that caps the top of a bedpost or lamp. Finials are a traditional design element, but have been modified for use across various styles. Finials can additionally be found on accent pieces.
Finish
A treatment that is applied to wood to protect the surface and to make it more durable and resistant to stains and burns, to accentuate the natural grain, to lighten or deepen the color, to make a dull or glossy surface, or to change the color completely as by painting, lacquering, polishing, antiquing, distressing, etc.
Fire Cut Veneer
A combination of straight-grain and heart figure veneer produced by slicing half of a log directly through the center or heart.
Flared Arm
An upholstered arm that rolls out away from the midline of the sofa or chair. Flared arms resemble scrolls that move outward and draw the eye away from the seating area of the piece.
Flat packed furniture
Also called KD, flat-pack or self-assembly furniture. Refers to furniture that is to be assembled by the end user.
Flock
Short fibrous particles that are applied by various processes to the surface of fabric, paper, or wood to give the appearance and feel of velvet or suede.
Flip Top Mechanism
This is used mainly on tables, top flip the top from horizontal to vertical for tighter storage.
Fluting
Shallow vertical grooves, usually parallel, used to ornament a surface. Often used on columns or pilasters in classical architecture.
Folk art
A broad category of handmade art objects, new or antique, that display a charmingly naïve, unsophisticated quality.
Footboard
A supporting piece at the foot end of a bed, sometimes decorative.
Foot Ring
A supportive ring that goes a round the column of a chair or stool for a person to rest their feet on.
Four Post Bed / Four Poster
A bed having a post at each corner supporting a canopy.
Four Way Match
A veneer pattern produced by the combination of book matches and butt matches.
Frame
The supporting structure of a piece of furniture.
Freestanding Privacy Screen
A screen that will stand on support feet and used for privacy, light and some sound control. It can be made with various materials, fabric covered hollow core, plastics, glass or laminates.
French Provincial
A term describing countrified versions of formal French furnishings of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries; often referred to as “provencal” today.
Fretwork
Interlaced ornamental woodwork, usually in a complicated repeating, geometric pattern. This is often used in backs of chairs, beds, in china cabinet doors, or on table aprons and legs.
Frieze
A heavy pile of upholstery and drapery fabric with rows of uncut loops. Usually made of mohair, wool, cotton, or man-made fibers.
Fringe
A decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip.
Futon
A folded mattress on a frame that can be folded up for seating or down to form a sleeping surface.
G
Gate Leg Table
A drop-leaf table whose leaves are supported by extra legs that swing outwards like gates.
Glide
Used help furniture glide over the floor, protecting the floor and furniture. They can also be adjustable to level the furniture.
Glider
A mechanism that allows the chair to glide back and forth on a hinged or ball bearing assembly. Often coupled with swivel and reclining motion, gliders allow for a smooth horizontal motion.
Gilding
A technique for applying gold to furniture and other surfaces.
Grain
Variations in color and texture made by the size and arrangements of cells and pores of a living tree and is revealed when wood is cut through the trunk in an essentially horizontal direction.
Grommet
A plastic, metal, or rubber ring that is inserted into a hole made through another material. They may be used to reinforce the hole, to shield something from the sharp edges of the hole, or both.
Gusset
Frequently used to fuse any number of load-bearing columns with beams or trusses together. The members can be bolted, riveted or welded to the gusset. Their function is critical to the integrity of the structure they are supporting.
Guest Chair
Used for visitors while they wait or during a meeting. Generally simple, comfortable and blend in with the surrounding decor.
H
Hard Board
A material used drawer bottoms, panel / bookcase backing and temporary floor covering. When rolling heavy items over solid surfaces, it gives an extra layer between the hard wheels to prevent marks.
Hardware
A generic term used to describe any metal fitting that goes onto furniture i.e., handles, locks, hinges, escutcheons, etc.
Harmony
The feeling created when tools are used together to provide a look that is pulled together.
Hardwood
A general term for the lumber of broad-leafed or deciduous trees in contrast to evergreen or coniferous trees, which are termed softwoods.
Headboard
A panel rising above mattress at the head of the bed. Often supports the bed rails.
High Pressure Laminate
Brands like Formica and Wilsonart have been used for many years as a final finish on furniture items. The construction uses layers of craft paper strengthened with binding agents and pressure. To top layer is very durable and uses photorealistic graphics to look like many real surfaces. They have further developed texturing process to simulate wood grain. It is the plastic resin layered with the craft paper creates and impact, heat and water resistant material that has been used for over 100 yeaars.
Homespun
Originally, this was a fabric loomed by hand at home, but now the name of a loose, coarsely woven, power-loomed fabric that uses textured and bulky yarns to create a hand-woven look.
Hope Chest
Synonymous with a cedar chest and dowry chest.
Hue
The common name of a color. It indicates the color’s position in the spectrum or in the color circle. It is determined by the specific wavelength of the color in the ray of light.
Hutch
A two-part case piece that usually has a two-door cabinet below and open shelves above, originally dating from seventeenth-century England.
I
ILD (Indentation Load Deflection)
Method for testing and measuring the firmness of latex foam. The test and measurement is done to a 4” x15” x 15” piece of foam placed on a flat surface. Then a round metal plate, 8” in diameter pushes down on that piece of foam. The amount of pressure, measured in pounds that it takes to compress the foam 25% (to 3”) is referred to as the ILD. The greater the number the firmer the foam.
Independent Back Angle Adjustment
This allows an office chair to adjust the angle of the back to the seat with a hinge motion. It can be locked in place along the path of movement to give the user a more supportive and comfortable sitting position. With a good lumbar support the back angle can be fitted to each user.
Illumination
Impacts the perception of space, form, line, texture and color by creating shadows and color. The intensity of hue will be affected by illumination. Strong dark colors absorb light while light tints reflect light.
Inlay
A cut ornamental setting of a contrasting material (such as marble) in wood. Inlays are a popular design feature in tabletops, and add visual interest. Inlays can be stone, tile, glad, or two-toned wood to contrast with the base layer of the furnishing.
Innerspring Mattress
A mattress with a center core of springs for buoyancy and resilience. A protective pad surrounds the springs.
Iridescent
Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful in effect or appearance. In fabrics it is a changeable effect due to the color arrangement in the warp and filling yarns to provide contrast and interest.
J
Jacquard
A formal, highly decorative fabric that includes damasks, tapestries, brocades, and all cloths with elaborate figures woven on a jacquard loom.
Joint
When making furniture, this would be the junction at which two pieces of lumber unite to form a support or make a closure.
K
Kiln Dried
Wood that has been dried in a control-heated chamber, as opposed to air dried, and is more likely to warp because the drying is less even.
Knee Hole
A space beneath a desk or dressing table designed to accommodate a person’s legs to enable them to sit comfortably when using the top as a work surface.
Knitted Fabrics
Fabrics that are formed by knitting. The interlocking of loops of yarn rather than interlacing two sets of yarn as in weaving.
Knock Down Furniture
Also called KD, flat-pack or self-assembly furniture. Refers to furniture that is to be assembled by the end user.
L
Lacquer
A durable varnish applied in several layers to protect furniture’s surface. Finishes can vary from matt to glossy. Lacquer enhances durability to hard surfaces, and can add richness to the finish depending on the style of lacquer.
Ladder Back Chair
A style of country chair with horizontal slats in the back that resemble a ladder.
Laminate or “Lam”
Applied covering to boards, which provide different appearances such as colors and grains (see also paper, vinyl). A synonym for “replicated.”
Lattice
An openwork crisscross or fretwork made of thin, flat strips of wood or metal. Usually found on chairs and headboards.
Lazy Susan
A revolving tray or stand of wood or metal.
Leaf for a Table
A board or panel that is used as a tabletop extension. Some leaves are hinged to the table surface and must be raised to a horizontal position, as in a Pampero or gate-leg table. Other leaves are drawn out from beneath the table surface, as in the draw table. In other tables, the top can be separated and extended so leaves can be placed in the opening.
Leather Match
Upholstery that features top-grain leather in the seating areas with skillfully matched vinyl everywhere else.
Lift Chair
A reclining with a mechanism that raises the chair off the ground, elevating the sitter to a standing position. Lift chairs are great for people with difficulty standing from seated position.
Line
Works with form to emphasis or outline a space or materials used in a space. Horizontal lines can be used for a more relaxed look and to emphasis the length of a wall or item. Vertical lines added formality and height to an area.
Lockers
Lockers are used to store personal items and can be locked up safely. Some people bring things to work that they will not use during the day and other items that they will use at work, but not take them home. The size and material vary but, metal or laminated Medium Density Fiberboard are popular.
Loft Bed
A single bed that is elevated from the floor requiring stairs or a ladder. Loft beds save on space, and free up floor space for additional storage. Loft beds are ideal for students and children.
Loose Back
An upholstery furniture piece in which the back pillows are detached from the back frame. Specifically allows for cushions to be flipped. Loose back cushioning on sofas and couches, loveseats and other upholstered pieces is versatile and allows cushions to be flipped and moved as needed.
Loveseat
A two-seated sofa.
Lumbar Support
The curve on the lower front of a seat back that is shaped to fit into the users lower back. This shifts the upper body weight away from the lower spine onto the seat back giving comfortable support to the user.
M
Mantel
The complete facing around the opening of a fireplace, including any shelf used above it as well as any part that projects from the wall.
Marquetry
Heavy use of inlays over a large surface to create a panoramic picture.
Medallion
A round or oval ornamental motif.
Media Cart
Media Carts are configured to transport Audio Visual Equipment and Computers. They are used for meetings, classes and lectures.
Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF)
This is made by breaking down wood chips into fibers, mixing glue, and fusing the resulting mixture under heat and pressure to produce a board.
Mesh Chair
Herman Miller Company developed and alternative to foam padding and fabric for office chairs. This mesh material is flexible, very durable, cleanable and help keep the body cool. Many companies use various types mesh material for seats and backs for office chairs.
Miter
A surface slanted to another surface, it is called a miter when the angle is 45 degrees.
Miter joint
A diagonal joint formed by two pieces of wood. A miter joint is a simple joint type, and can be used in a variety of wood constructions.
Mobile Pedestal
Drawer sets are also called pedestals and they can be fitted with castor wheels. They make moving and reconfiguring modular furniture faster when they are not bolted to the furniture parts.
Modesty Panel
This runs left to right, under the worksurface, works to give the furniture shear strength for stability and privacy from others looking at the user under the work surface.
Modular
Furniture constructed in units that can be arranged in different configurations.
Monitor Arm
Flat panel computer monitor screens can use adjustable arms to hold them above worksurfaces and move to the best position for each user. Also, know as monitor mounts.
Moire
Fabric, usually silk, with a rippled, wavy pattern that gives a watered appearance or wood grain. It has a very traditional appearance.
Molding
Decorative strips of wood applied to furniture for visual effect.
Monochromatic Scheme
A color scheme limited to one color in various tones. The value and intensity of the hue are used to provide contrast. This color is often simple and sophisticated.
Mortise and Tenon Joint
Method of joining two pieces of wood where the projecting tenon of one piece fits into the opening (mortise) of the other. Also called Tongue and Grooved.
Motif
A decorative design or subject.
Motion Furniture
Any furnishing that feature movement or mechanisms that allow for motion is a motion piece. Recliners, swivel chairs, rockers, gliders, lift chairs, sleeper sofas, futons, and folding pieces are each examples of motion furniture. Motion pieces can be power or manually operated, and vary in complexity.
Mount
Ornamental metalwork applied to furniture – usually cabinet pieces, sometimes chairs.
Muslin
This is a plain-weave fabric that may be bleached or unbleached. Usually used as undercovering on upholstered pieces to tie in the stuffing and padding materials prior to putting on the final upholstery fabric.
N
Nail head trim:
An ornamental trim of metal tacks that gives the illusion of nail heads. It is often found on the edge of leather and upholstered sofas, chairs and ottomans. Nail head trim is popular across various styles, and adds an industrial feel.
Knee Swing Space
The space need under the worksurface for the users legs and knees.
Neoclassic
A revival of the classic style and form.
Nesting tables and chairs
Tables and chairs that are designed to store nest inside each another. The tops and seats flip up vertically, they roll on castor wheels. Nesting tables and chairs store in a space-saving way, and can be separated as needed for entertaining, and use.
Nightstand
Occasional table, sometimes with cabinet, drawer, or shelf, used beside a bed to hold such items as a lamp, clock, or telephone. May also be called a night table or bedside table.
Non-woven
Fabrics that are produced by the bonding or interlocking of fibers, or both. The non-woven fabric is made by mechanical, chemical, thermal, or solvent means, or with an adhesive, or any combination of these, as distinct from weaving, knitting, or tufting.
O
Occasional Furniture
A generic term used to describe small pieces of furniture such as lamp tables, coffee tables or magazine racks.
Olefin
A synthetic fiber that is extremely light, soil resistant, and an excellent insulator. This is often used to produce outdoor carpets and sturdy upholstery fabrics resistant to abrasion, pilling, and aging.
Ottoman
A long, low upholstered seat with no back: used with a chair as a footrest. If over scaled, can be used in place of a cocktail table.
Overhead Storage
General term used for storage elements that are above the worksurface level, like stack on, hutches, binder bins or open shelves.
Overlay
A piece of decorative trim applied to a flat surface. An overlay can be a veneer, and is an aesthetic addition to enhance the look of a surface. Overlays can be found on refurbished or reclaimed pieces, or on new furniture as a design touch.
P
Palette
A term used by artists and designers to describe a range of colors.
Pallet Racking
Pallets of materials or finished goods all need a efficient and space saving storage systems. Heavy gauge steel uprights and held together with very strong crossbeams. They may be used with cantilever racks for long products such as lumber or pipes. Smaller items for manufacturing can be made available on slated gravity flow racks. For larger facilities a conveyor system may be designed to help get product worked through the buildings.
Panel Base
A surface set off from the surrounding surface by being raised, recessed or framed.
Parquetry
Furniture inlaid with geometrical designs similar to parquet floors.
Parson’s Table
A square or rectangular table with wide, straight legs.
Particle Board
Panels that are manufactured by bonding wood particles with synthetic resins under heat and pressure. Used as the core for many plywood panels, as panels to be printed (engraved), or other uses in furniture construction. Also called fiberboard, chip core, hardboard, and medium density fiberboard.
Patina
A luster or shine that develops with use over time, characteristic of antique furnishings. Burnishing, or rubbing, a surface creates a patina over time. Antiquing and faux finishes can add patinas to a piece of furniture to give it a timeworn look. Metal, wood, and leather can have a patina.
Pattern
A repetitive component to a surface that can be used to modify scale, color or texture. They can be used to unit or clash with other items. Be very careful when working with multiple patterns.
Pedestal Table
A table supported by one or more cylindrical columns or “pedestals”.
Perspective
A means of showing a solid object on a surface so as to make it appear to have a third dimension. To make it convincing to the eye, sizes of distant objects are reduced; parallel lines tend to converge.
Pickled Finish
The result of rubbing white or off-white paint onto previously stained and finished wood.
Piercing
Decorative detail achieved by cutting shapes through thin wood such as chair splats.
Pilaster
A flattened column-like detail applied to furniture, bookcases, etc. as a decorative feature.
Pile
This is cut or uncut loops that stand up on the face of a fabric, making it thick and three-dimensional, in contrast to flat-woven cloth.
Pivot Arm Rests
Office chair arm rests that pivot left and right that support your arms as they come together for data entry.
Plain Weave
This is a basic weave in which the warp and weft are the same size and alternate under and over each other in a regular manner.
Platform Bed
A mattress that sets on the top of a wood or plastic platform or pedestal. Sometimes the mattress may recess into a frame on the top of the platform, and there is a shelf that may go partially or completely around the perimeter.
Pneumatic Gas Lift
When the gas lift cylinder was modified to work under a chair to help adjust the height, it quickly became the industry standard. This type of seat height adjustment was faster than spinning the chairs around on a threaded spindle.
Plywood
A structural material made of very thin layers of wood bonded together with the grain of each layer, or ply, at right angles to that of the next.
Pocketed Coils
Cylindrical innerspring mattress coils, individually enclosed in separate flexible fabric pockets, attached together to create support. Pocketed coils are common in sofas, chairs, and other upholstered seating pieces. They add durability and lasting firmness to furniture.
Podium
Small standing height table used by presentations, to hold small items or laptop. Adjustable table angle, keyboard tray, cup holder, wheels and electric height adjustment available.
Polyester
Parts made from pressed wood and sprayed with polyester material.
Polyfoam
This is a synthetic resin that simulates latex foam rubber and is used for upholstered furniture, pillows, mattresses, etc.
Polyurethane
The ingredient of synthetic foam used in seat cushions. It is used to create the high-density foam associated with top quality furniture, and is known for durability. Made to wear well over time, polyurethane is a man-made material common in a variety of high-end upholstery and furniture.
Pouf
A low upholstered stool of solid construction.
Presentation Cart
A mobile equipment stand for audio visual presentations and many time carried a projector.
Primary Colors
Red, blue and yellow, from which all other colors are derived.
A surface having a pattern imposed with ink or dye by means of stencils, rollers, blocks, or screens.
Privacy Screen
Finished flat panel used for visual, acoustic or medical privacy. They can be floor standing with feet, ganged together or worksurface mounted for an acrylic sneeze guard.
Pull
A handle to open drawers or doors of cabinets.
Profile
The style of an edge.
Proportion
An agreeable or harmonious relation of parts within a whole; balance or symmetry
Q
Queen Anne Leg
A table or chair leg with a gentle “S” shape which curves outward at the top and then curves inward while tapering gradually. Named after an early French term for “goat” (literally “goat’s leg”) it is common on Queen Anne and Chippendale style furniture. Occasionally referred to as a Queen Anne leg.
Quilted Fabric
Two layers of fabric that has padding between the layers, held in place by stitches that usually follow a definite pattern.
R
Rabbet Joint
A joining technique for supporting shelves or drawer bottoms in vertical units. The edge of the vertical piece of wood fits into a groove in the horizontal piece. Also known as a dado joint.
Rail
A generic term used to describe a long section of wood serving a functional purpose in furniture. Examples are the top rail in the back of a chair and the rails, which connect the headboard and footboard of a bed.
Rain or Bubble Glass
Glass with air bubbles throughout the piece. Rain or bubble glass is common in home accent pieces for its visual interest and design appeal. Rain or bubble glass is common in vases and decorative bowls, and adds texture.
Random Match
In veneering and decorative surfacing, a casual, unmatched effect with no attempt at a symmetrical or a repetitive pattern.
Reception Station
A large counter unit for the receptionists to greet visitors and answer in coming calls. These were normally very elaborate, impressive and with company branding. After 2008, they became a place to make incoming calls to employees and had directory lists. With the popularity of the cellphone, even the directories have become less popular.
Reeding
Close, parallel rows of convex moldings. The opposite of fluting.
Relief
A carved decoration, which stands proud of the surface on which it appears.
Reproduction
New furniture which is a copy of an antique.
Restoration
Work carried out on furniture to bring it back to its original condition.
Retro
A setting, furniture pieces or decorative element that revives a style or look of the past.
Return
The part of an L-shaped desk that is at right angles to the main work surface, providing additional workspace.
Reverse Box Match
A decorative veneer technique similar to a reverse diamond match, and aligned to create a cross-patterned center with right-angled patterns going off in four directions.
Reverse Diamond Match
Four wedges of wood or veneer set together to form an X at the center with consecutively smaller V’s radiating out from the center in all four directions. May also be called butterfly match.
Rolled arms:
The flared arms of a chair or sofa that “roll” back in to meet the sides. Rolled arms are traditional, but found across a variety of styles. Rolled arms, or scrolled arms, are comfortable as arm rests.
Roll Top Desk
Desks with a tambour cover which rolls back to reveal the writing surface.
Rotary-Cut Veneer
A slice of veneer made by cutting a log in a circular manner around the circumference. A bold, variegated grain is then produced because the cut follows the log’s annual growth rings.
Runner
A rail used to support additional leaves on an extending dining table.
S
Sateen
A strong, lustrous, satin-weave cotton fabric. May be bleached, dyed, printed, or made with woven patterns.
Seat Adjustment
The office chair seat has become very adjustable. Seat height, sliders for depth away from the back, free rocking, forward and back tilt. Also, the amount of pressure or tension needed to move the seat when in a free floating setting.
Scale
A term referring to the size of objects in relation to each other.
Scatter Back (or Scatter Pillow Back)
An upholstery furniture piece in which the back pillows are loose and can be arranged in any manner. This adds design and style versatility to sofas and couches, and loveseats. As opposed to a traditional loose back pillow piece, scatter back pieces have more back pillows than seat cushions, and the back pieces can be moved and removed.
Sectional Furniture
Furniture composed of complementary sections that can be grouped in a variety or arrangements or used separately.
Secondary Colors
Colors produced by mixing two primary colors, such as yellow and blue to form green; red and yellow to form orange; and red and blue to form purple.
Self-Assembly Furniture
Also called KD, flat-pack or self-assembly furniture. Refers to furniture that is to be assembled by the end user.
Serial Numbers
Numbers that identify product (i.e., identifies vendor and manufacturer).
Serpentine Front
An item of furniture that has a curved front that is first concave, then convex before becoming concave again.
Serving Table
A long narrow table with drawers.
Settee
Another word for a sofa.
Settle
A rustic wooden bench having a high back and solid arms. The seat is often hinged to reveal storage space beneath.
Shade
The darker values of a color obtained by mixing the color with black.
Shaker Design
Furniture made by the Shaker religious sect, noted for its functional simplicity, austere beauty and fine workmanship.
Shaped Back (or Conversational Sofa)
An upholstery furniture piece that has a curved back, making the two outer seats face slightly towards each other. Shaped back sofas and couches, loveseats, accent chairs, and other pieces are visually interesting and stylish. The shaped back feature is a deliberate design and accent feature.
Sheaf back
Inspired by the shape of a sheaf of wheat, this style of back is common to dining chairs. The spindles on the chair’s back gather in the middle, join at a connecting plank, and flare at either or both ends. This style of chair back is found across a variety of chair styles.
Sheen
In wood finishing, this is a degree of luster of a dried film.
Shield Back Chair
A chair in the Hepplewhite style having a back in the shape of a shield.
Short Rail
Displaying a bed’s headboard and footboard using 6 inch rails.
Sideboard
A buffet or a credenza. A long, waist high piece of furniture used for serving food. The most common arrangement is cupboards below and drawers above.
Side Chair
A chair with a small seat (15 to 18 inches wide) and no arms.
Sinuous Springs
Steel wire bent into a continuous “S” shape used for the support system in upholstered furniture. These h5, sculpted springs provide resilient support, and enhance the durability of upholstered pieces. From sofas and couches, to loveseats and accent chairs, sinuous springs are an important structural support
Sisal
A strong natural fiber originally used for rope; now often used to make rugs; sometimes blended with wool in carpet.
Skirt
A fabric valence around the base of an upholstered chair, sofa, etc., to hide the legs and wood construction of the seat.
Slat
Any thin, flat section of wood. Examples are bed slats which are used to support a mattress and horizontal back slats in a ladder back chair.
Sled Base Chair
When the a four leg base, connects the front and back legs at the bottom along the ground to make sled type construction. This is a very strong design and makes for easy to handle chairs.
Sleigh Bed
A popular French Empire-style bed having a high scrolled headboard and footboard, creating the impression of a sleigh or a boat (also called “lit bateau” or “boat bed”).
Slip Cover
A removable fitted cover made to protect upholstery fabric, cover worn upholstery or to provide a change for a new season.
Sofa
Also called a couch; it is an upholstered seat typically for more than one person.
Softwood
Wood from an evergreen tree such as the pine with needle-like, scale-like, or coniferous leaves.
Solution Dyed Fabric
This is a special wet-spinning process that injects the pigment into the fiber during the fiber making production and provides very high UV protection.
Space
Interior space is the shaped volume defined by various architectural forms such as ceiling, floors, walls and other architectural elements. A Designer will evaluate and use tools to define structure and alter it.
Spindle Back
A chair having vertically arranged spindles in the back.
Splat
A flat, vertical piece of wood found in the center of a chair back.
Standing Desk Converters
Designed to sit on top of your existing desk, with a platform for your monitor and separate keyboard tray. The whole unit adjust up and down to allow for standing work on your existing furniture. Monitor arm mounts and electric height adjustment available.
Staining
For wood finishing, this is the process of applying coloring matter to the outer surfaces of wood to enhance the grain, provide uniform overall color, or to imitate or match other cabinet woods.
Steel Band Base:
Trademarked by Flexsteel, these durable steel bands are an advanced support system for your upholstered furniture. Flexsteel steel band bases provide unmatched support for reclining chairs, motion sofas and couches, and other upholstered pieces.
Storage Tower
About 60″-72″ high cabinet with swing doors, with a coat rack on one side and adjustable shelves on the other. Made to match the casegoods in style, color and height of the overhead storage.
Stretcher
A horizontal arrangement of rails used to connect the legs on tables and chairs to provide structural strength. Common stretchers include the “H,” “X,” boxed, serpentine and arched forms.
Synchronized Knee Tilt Chair
This type of chair has a mechanism that makes the chair recline with the pivot point at the front of the seat under your knees. The synchronized control makes the back of the seat lower than the front and the top of the back recline more than the seat at a 2:1 ratio. This makes the angle at the seat and back to open up for greater blood flow through your legs and body. The pivot point at the front of the seat allows you to keep your feet on the ground and pressure off the back of your knees. This type on mechanism is very highly rated for blood flow, back support and comfort.
Stylized
A design that has been done according to the rules of a style rather than according to nature.
Sunburst
Figured wood grain in which rays radiate outward from a central point. Also called pie match.
Support Column or Post
Used to hold up the worksurface at any place, a common use is 4 posts and each corner and one single post on the opposite side of the user, in the back middle section of the work surface.
Symmetry
Formal balance created by arranging objects so they form mirror images on either side of an imaginary line that goes through the middle of a grouping of objects.
T
T-Leg Base
An inverted T shaped worksurface support seen in many hospitality tables. There are also, C-Base or L-Base supports with the longer flat side on the ground. They all allow for knee swing space while working at a worksurface.
Tambour Door
A flexible door that can be concealed by rolling it into a piece of furniture.
Tapestry
Thick woven fabric with pictorial design.
Task Chair
Simple office chair for short temporary tasks
Task Lighting
Lighting needed to perform a specific task. i.e., desk lamp.
Tassel
A pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a round knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
Texture
The characteristic of a material that can be felt or seen. You can achieve the perception of texture by lighting and the surface materials of the items. Smooth, shiny surfaces make objects clean and brighter in color. Those surfaces also emphasis the outline of the object. Rough surfaces tend to absorb sound and light and tend to give off a warm feeling.
Ticking
A striped cotton or linen fabric, originally used for mattress covers but now used decoratively, as well.
Tilt Top Table
A small, often round table with a hinged top, which can be raised when not in use.
Tint
The lighter values of a color obtained by mixing the color with white.
TOB
An abbreviation for Top of Bed. TOB sets usually contain a comforter, pillow shams, and a bed skirt.
Tone
The darkness or lightness of a color; different colors may be of the same tone.
Tongue and Groove
A flush wood joint in which a long, straight projection of one board fits into a corresponding groove in another board.
Track Arm:
A straight, squared off arm, usually found on more contemporary sofas and armchairs. Described as sleek, track arms are lower-profile and scaled down. Various styles of sofas, loveseats, accent chairs, and other pieces feature track arms. Versatile and contemporary, track arms are a common design feature.
Trestle Table
A rustic rectangular table with a top supported by two wide boards or “trestles” at either end. The two trestles are joined by a single stretcher..
Tufting and Buttoning
A classical, traditional technique for securing stuffing to upholstery by pulling out material through the fabric at evenly spaced intervals, then securing those material pulls with upholstered buttons. Frequently used on sofas, chairs and headboards, button tufting is a romantic, traditional accent to home furnishings. Leather and fabric can be tufted.
Turning
An ornamental or structural part of furniture made by rotating a cylindrical piece of wood on a lathe and shaping with cutting tools.
Twill
Tightly woven with a diagonal ridge such as denim or herringbone fabrics.
U
Unity
The combination of elements to support a concept. It is achieved through the repetition of elements such as color, pattern or shape. Unity is a narrower definition of harmony.
Upholstery
Generic term used to describe any item of sitting furniture that is covered in fabric.
Uprights
Term used to describe any vertical structural component i.e., “The uprights in the back of that chair”.
V
Velour
This is a soft pile upholstery fabric, generally woven in a satin weave or plain weave, resulting in a short, thick pile.
Velvet
Formal elegant fabric with fur-like feel and a cut pile.
Velveteen
A pile fabric often of cotton or rayon with a short, nappy surface.
Veneer
A thin layer of wood cut from a log in such a way as to maximize the beauty of the grain pattern. Veneers are then glued onto a solid substrate, which is then made into furniture. The result is sturdy furniture with a decorative outer appearance.
Veneer Cuts:
- Rotary – Log is cut or “peeled.” It can yield full sheets of veneer with broad grain pattern and no plain or quarter sliced appearance.
- Flat Slicing – The log is cut in half. Then cuts or slices are made parallel to the center cut of the log producing a variegated figure.
- Rift-Cut – Cut from oak, a 15% angle from the centerline of a quarter piece generates the even lines of grain.
- Half Round – Using a similar technique to the “peeling” of a Rotary cut, but only starting with half of the log, this results in a cut slightly across the growth rings that creates a grain with characteristics of both flat slicing and rift cut.
Veneer Matching:
- Slip Match – Adjacent veneer sheets are joined side by side, matching sides up, for a uniform grain pattern.
- Whole Piece – One single piece of veneer is used, with continuous grain characteristics running across the sheet.
- Pleasing Match – Veneers are matched by color or similarity, not necessarily by grain characteristics.
- Random Match – Veneers intentionally do not match at the joints, providing a causal effect.
- Bookmatch – Every other piece of adjacent veneer is turned over, resulting in identical, but opposing patterns.
- V Match – Veneer cut and butted together to form a decorative pattern in which the wood grain radiates from the centerline to form a pattern resembling a series of V’s set one over the other.
Veneer Types:
- Burl – Characterized by a swirling, highly figured grain.
- Quarter Sawn – Displays a subtle wavy ribbon-like pattern across the grain.
- Sunburst – Grain pattern that seems to grow out and expand from a center point.
- Wood Plug – Veneer cut to look like a wood plug is holding two pieces of wood together.
- Bow Tie Joint – Veneer cut to look like a bowtie shape piece of wood is holding two other pieces together.
Vinyl
Another type of laminate that is thicker and more durable than paper laminate (see also “laminate”).
W
Wainscoting
Wood paneling applied to walls from baseboards to the desired height, usually about one-third of the way up a wall.
Wall Hugger/ Zero Wall Recliner
Also known as a wall saver or space saver, wall huggers are recliners that can be placed minimum of 3″ of clearance between the wall and the back of the recliner. The reclining mechanism will flow away from the wall to avoid damaging contact with the wall behind the chair.
Weave
A process of making fabrics by interlacing warp threads with weft or filling yarns.
Webbing
Strips of tightly woven plastic, nylon, rubber, elastic, or metal used in upholstery construction as a support for, or in place of, springs under the cushions.
Welting
A material covered cord typically used to decorate the edge of a sofa arm; often made with contrasting fabric. Welting in a formalized finish to the defined edge is needed as for a box shaped cushion.
Wicker
Strong woven matting of willow, reed, or polyurethane cut into different diameters then used to construct furniture, often for outdoor use.
Windsor Chair
A popular 18th century wooden chair having a solid seat and a back formed from a bent wood hoop and vertical spindles.
Wing Chair/ Wingback chair
This is a traditional style of chair that’s often overstuffed, and fully upholstered. “Wings” come from the back of the chair, and extend above the arms on both sides to protect the sitter from drafts. In current design, the wing is purely aesthetic and is commonly used to mimic classic or vintage pieces.
Wire Management
Most equipment is powered by electrical wires, it is helpful to keep them in an organized way. Grommet holes, cable troughs and zip ties are part of wire management.
Wire Shelving
Wire shelving is an industry standard, finished with chrome, stainless steel, metallic epoxy, clear epoxy or powder coating provides many years of service. These different finishes work great in many residential, agricultural and industrial conditions. For: Clean Room, Food Service, Health Care, Industrial and Warehouse. It is modular, with add-ons, mobile or reconfigurable.
Y
Yarn Dyed
Fabric where the yarn is dyed before it is woven or knitted.
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