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American
Home Furniture
Introduction
In Furnishing
all should be with the Propriety Elegance should always be joined
with a peculiar Neatness through the whole House, or otherwise
an immense Expense may be thrown away to no Purpose, either in
Use or Appearance; and with the same Regard any Gentleman may
furnish as neat at a small Expense, as he can elegant and superb
at a great one.
Improvisation
of American architecture
An unprecedented
boom followed the American independence, and with the periodic
fluctuations it carried the new nation through the first half
of the next century. Architecture was the most important of the
arts, and for wealthy merchants and large landowners the house
and its furniture presented a means of exhibiting their good taste
and consequently raising their social status.
It was the owners of these impressive houses who created the demand
and set the standard for fashionable furniture. The taste was
associated with simplicity of shapes, designs and an instinctive
sensitivity to proportion allied to a devotion to reason and good
sense. The period was characterized by an obsessive attempt to
arrive at the golden mean. The model for the furniture was of
a pronouncedly architectural character, and the architectural
model was the classical world. Broken pediments, pilasters, and
cornices were the order of the day.
The main features
of Americans furniture were extreme simplicity of outline, large
uninterrupted surfaces that emphasized horizontal and vertical
lines, the subordination of ornament to a minor role, and a stress
on solidity.
Conclusion
The American
furniture was basically influenced by the traditional styles of
furniture. Most of the Americans have lived in a time where they
need to decorate their home on by exclusive furniture. The most
important thing in home is the furniture decor. The Americans
probably borrowed the items from the traditional style of architecture
and purchased cheap furnishings that we eventually threw away.
Sooner or later, however, the taste of the Americans has begun
to mature and the eclectic uncoordinated furniture we once thought
was cool might now look like just a mish-mash of old stuff.
There are
many more furniture articles in our furniture
section. There is more specific information in the links at
the beginning of this article. They can guide you where you need
to go.
Think
about your Rear, Dear!
Furniture can look great, but if you do not like sitting on it,
I have one question. WHY?
Pillows
can add color and comfort.
Instead of spending money on furniture, try a new color and/or
pattern for a new look.
Don't
fill the whole space.
Too much furniture in a room can do the opposite of what you want.
It keeps people out.
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