Behind the Scenes at Trading Spaces: Day 2
It's time for the reveal. See what the crew accomplished in a day. Video Length: 5:59 Produced By: Produced by Asa Christiana; video by Michael Pekovich; editing by Greg T. Gordon The last day of the makeover is devoted to finishing touches and ... [... more]
Fine Woodworking |
Solid Hardwood Furniture, Still the Classic Choice
For centuries, cherry, oak, maple, ash and other American hardwoods have been the preferred selection in fine furniture. Design trends have come and gone, but solid hardwood furniture continues to be the classic choice because it enhances every ... [... more]
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Mission-Style Ottoman -- Spindles and Final Assembly
The strong, straight lines of the ottoman's design and careful proportions of the wood spindles are typical of the mission style of furniture design. The mortiser uses a specialized bit consisting of a drill bit housed inside a four-sided chisel. ... [... more]
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Custom Made
America is a full service country where you can get what you want when you want it, 24 hours a day. Explore America's desire to customize our homes with David Tisherman's Visuals, Splinter Furniture Design and Flavor Paper, the reinvention of ... [... more]
Fine Living |
Touring The Gamble House
Take a guided tour of the historic Arts and Crafts bungalow and furniture collection of Greene and Greene Author and woodworker Darrell Peart goes on a historical walking tour of the famous Gamble House, one of four Ultimate Bungalows produced by ... [... more]
Fine Woodworking |
Arts and Crafts-Style Nightstand
Linear design and precise joinery are hallmarks of arts-and-crafts furniture design. Based on the design motifs of the arts and crafts style of the 1920s, the mission table in this Wood Works project features strong horizontal lines, ... [... more]
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The New Fine Points of Furniture: Early American: The ...
 The next step up from basic identification books: A great book for any furniture collector. If you want to see why similar pieces of furniture vary so much in value, this is the book for you. Education for the eyes. I'm beginning to feel like an expert! [... more]
$50.00
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How to Design Furniture Using the Fibonacci Sequence
The Fibonacci sequence is a sequence of numbers in which each term is the result of adding the previous two terms. When applied to furniture design, Leonardo Fibonacci's sequence, beginning with 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13 and going on into infinity, ... [... more]
eHow |
How to Use Elements of French Country Decor
France has a design heritage with furniture that is unsurpassed. The French court was bound up in luxury, and the nobility of the time created magnificent homes that served as the impetus for beautiful furniture design and production. During the ... [... more]
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Modern Furniture Designs 1950-1980s: An International ...
Enjoyable: After buying four Hans Wegner chairs, I wanted to learn more about these chairs and similar furniture. This book has been a wonderful, educational find. It is simply organized into sections with interesting introductions and has nice black-and- [... more]
$59.95
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Bent maple chair.
Chad Hill, of Fredericksburg, Va., has been voted the grand-prize winner of the One-Board Furniture Build-Off Contest. He received a complete shop full of Delta and Porter-Cable tools worth more than $9,000 for his Federal-style hall table. The ... [... more]
Fine Woodworking |
How to Recognize Mission Architecture
Modern mission style buildings are modeled after Spanish colonial architecture, which provided comfort in the warm climates of Latin America. Now, the mission style has inspired imitation furniture designs and elaborate reproductions of what were ... [... more]
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