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A divan (Turkish divan, Hindi deevaan originally from Kurdish [1] devan) is a piece of couch-like sitting furniture or, in some regions, a box-spring-based bed. Primarily, in the Middle East (especially the Ottoman Empire ), a divan was a long seat formed of a mattress laid against the side of the room, upon the floor, or a raised structure or ...
A couch, also known as a sofa, settee, chesterfield, or davenport, is a cushioned item of furniture that can seat multiple people. It is commonly found in the form of a bench with upholstered armrests and is often fitted with springs and tailored cushion and pillows. [1] [2] Although a couch is used primarily for seating, it may be used for ...
This Rococo Revival canapé delivered to the Vermont State House in 1859 would have been called a settee.. A canapé is a piece of furniture similar to a couch.The word is typically meant to describe an elegant couch made out of elaborately carved wood with wooden legs, an upholstered back, armrests, and a single long seat (instead of separate cushions) that typically seats three, that emerged ...
Style is the main similarity between 7th Avenue and RH's modular sectionals, but almost everything else differs by a pretty extreme variant. Let's get the big one out of the way first: RH's Cloud ...
A loveseat can be one of two styles of two-seat chair. One form – also known as "British two-seaters" [ 1 ] – is essentially synonymous with "two-seat couch ". It typically has two upholstered seats, [ 2 ] is approximately 50" in seating length, [ 3 ] and is typically shorter in length than a settee.
A fainting couch is a modern term describing a couch with a back traditionally raised at one end. The back may be situated completely on one side of the couch or wrapped around and extended to the entire piece, much like a traditional couch. However, "fainting couches" are easily differentiated from more traditional couches, with one end of the ...
A sofa bed unfolded from a couch into a bed. Multifunctional furniture is furniture with several functions combined. [1] The functions combined vary, but a common variant is to incorporate an extra storage function into chair, tables, and so forth, making them so-called storage furniture. [2] It more efficiently uses up living space. [3]
A recliner Recliner aboard a business jet. A recliner is an armchair or sofa that reclines when the occupant lowers the chair's back and raises its front. [1] [2] It has a backrest that can be tilted back, and often a footrest that may be extended by means of a lever on the side of the chair, or may extend automatically when the back is reclined.