What kind/style of bedroom furniture has a "fan" design on it?

July 4, 2010

Hi, I don’t know if this is a stupid question, but you know how there are various styles of furniture? Like contemporary, traditional, transitional, and even more specific categories like shaker or mission style, etc…? Well, what term is used to describe that traditional style furniture with a fan design etched into the wood (like [...]

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I'm buying new bedroom furniture, what kind of wood should I look for?

June 28, 2010

Hi, I don’t know much about furniture other than saying something is cute or not, but I was told by a friend that I should stick with solid wood construction and avoid veneers, but I noticed that there are a lot of different varieties of wood used in different furniture sets. So far I’ve seen [...]

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Suggestions for Contemporary Window Treatment for Palladian window.?

June 26, 2010

I have 2 windows plus a door to my lanai in my 3rd floor FL master bedroom. One of the windows is a large Palladian window. I am totally stumped on what window treatments to use on the windows. I have beautiful water views that I want to be able to see. The only reason [...]

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how do I clean fine wood furniture from years of smoke exposure?

June 25, 2010

The furniture in question is a 40+ year old Pennsylvania House mahogany bedroom suite. Herman Miller Fully Adjustable AERON Office Desk CHAIR    US $377.09 7 WOOL COMFORTABLE OFFICE DESK ARM CHAIRS USED    US $199.99 LARGE ROSEWOOD OFFICE DESK    US $200.00 DANISH MODERN DINING TABLE MID CENTURY FURNITURE    US $299.99 OUTDOOR WICKER SECTIONAL SOFA LOUNGE PATIO [...]

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what color wood (furniture) goes well with pale pink walls?

June 17, 2010

I don’t want white furniture for my daughter’s room. She loves pink. Do you think cherry, mahogany, oak, or what? We plan to paint the walls pale pink, and buy her furniture. She is 7, but I want the furniture to last through her teenage years. I can change the wall color when she is [...]

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Is white spruce a good wood for furniture – particularly bedroom furniture?

March 4, 2010

Hi, I’m thinking about getting an unfinished dresser so I can match an old bed I already have, but I wanted to know if the particular dresser I’m looking at is made out of good wood or just something junky. It’s made out of white spruce. Would you say that’s an okay wood? I know [...]

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BF wall color is like a light/baby blue. What color furniture should i have? i want to keep it casual/contemp?

March 2, 2010

Im designing a room for my boyfriend. he wanted light/baby blue walls so i had to at least let him have that. now all i need is furniture. i need things to be kept simple yet casual/contemporary. What color furniture should he have? Black or like mahogany/dark brown? And wat kind of bed covers should [...]

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Decorating questions: Can black leather work with dk. brown couch?

February 9, 2010

We recently purchased a brown leather/microfiber sctional. We have several natural color bookshelves and a mahogany tv cabinet in the room. The question is, would a dark brown leather ottoman be too much brown? Would a contrast like black be better. I am looking at a black leather ottoman from target. (it also comes in [...]

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Can I use my conference table from work as a dining room table?

January 1, 2010

It’s a nice, boat shaped mahogany hardwood (not veneer) table. My office is moving and is purchasing new furniture, so I think I can get a good deal on this. It has two base panels (legs) on each end. Would this work in a large dining space? Herman Miller Fully Adjustable AERON Office Desk CHAIR [...]

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