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2. Wardrobe - Wikipedia

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   A wardrobe, also called armoire or almirah, is a standing closet used for storing clothes. The earliest wardrobe was a chest, and it was not until some degree of luxury was attained in regal palaces and the castles of powerful nobles that separate accommodation was provided for the apparel of the great. The name of wardrobe was then given to a ...

3. Shaker furniture - Wikipedia

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   Drawer pulls for dressers or other furniture were made of wood. [1] Shakers are known for modifying tools and objects for the needs of aging people, and people with disabilities. [4] A core business for the New Lebanon Shaker community by the 1860s was the production of well-made "ladder" back or turned post chairs. The minimalist design and ...

4. Frame and panel - Wikipedia

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   Frame and panel construction, also called rail and stile, is a woodworking technique often used in the making of doors, wainscoting, and other decorative features for cabinets, furniture, and homes. The basic idea is to capture a 'floating' panel within a sturdy frame, as opposed to techniques used in making a slab solid wood cabinet door or ...

5. William and Mary style - Wikipedia

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   For armchairs, American designers favored seats and splats covered in leather, attached with brass nails. [6] In parts of America like New York and New Jersey, which had a heavy Dutch cultural influence, the kast became popular. The kast was of Dutch origin, and featured a large drawer in the base unit. Atop the base were shelves concealed ...

6. Cabinetry - Wikipedia

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   Mounted on the cabinet frame is the cabinet door. In contrast, frameless cabinet have no such supporting front face frame, the cabinet doors attach directly to the sides of the cabinet box. The box's side, bottom and top panels are usually 5 ⁄ 8 to 3 ⁄ 4 inch (15 to 20 mm) thick, with the door overlaying all but 1 ⁄ 16 inch (2 mm) of the ...

7. Chest of drawers - Wikipedia

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   A typical chest is approximately rectangular in overall shape and often has short legs at the bottom corners for placement on the floor. Chests of drawers often come in 5-, 6-, and 7-drawer varieties, with either a single or a double top drawer. The chest illustrated in this section would be described as a '5 over 2 chest-on-chest', the latter ...