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This fully updated 2nd edition is a must-have book for anyone shopping for residential furniture. Packed with facts, insider tips, and shopping strategies, author Len Lewin explains exactly what to look for to recognize the quality of a piece of furniture, what manufacturers are considered top flight and which are middle class, and how to know if youre getting your furniture at a fair price. Youll learn about: - distinguishing a real sales price from an everyday price - knowing which manufacturers are truly top-drawer - deciphering the Sunday newspaper furniture ads - finding the cant miss furniture stores near you - making the right choices when selecting wood, upholstery, or leather furniture - how to work with a designer or decorator After reading this book, youll know exactly what you need to know in order to buy good, stylish furniture at a fair price, and youll never again be unprepared when you enter your local furniture store. Become a smart furniture shopped, and protect yourself from being taken advantage of!
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Simply-Built Furniture offers woodworkers a step-by-step, illustrated collection of the renowned Danny Proulx?s best projects for the home. This collection brings together special projects from Proulx?s 16 books?most of which are now out of print?with pieces such as a rustic pine chest of drawers, a bed with built-in storage, a window seat, a contemporary display cabinet, a tall bookcase, an armoire work center, a writing desk, a memorabilia sideboard, and more. Both beginning and experienced woodworkers will appreciate Proulx?s no-nonsense approach to woodworking and his easy style of teaching, as well as the minimal time and materials needed to create these beautiful projects that are more than a just another piece of furniture for their homes.
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The 4th entry in the Getting Started series, this book is geared for people who want to improve their hand-tool and machine skills but dont have unlimited time to spend in the workshop. Includes are step-by-step instructions for 8 projects aimed at the novice woodworker. When the sawdust settles, you should have a few attractive furniture pieces to add to your home or give to friends.
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Exploring the history behind country furnishings, this authoritative handbook offers 50 of the most popular projects from the workshops of David T. Smitha unique collection of craft shops that create reproductions of antique artifacts. Offering a short narrative explaining how each piece of furniture evolved and was used in the past, each project includes detailed drawings, a materials list, and comprehensive instructions for assembly. Informative and well-researched, this remarkable reference shares guidelines for constructing historic fixtures such as a trestle table, a pencil-post bed, a ladder-back chair, or a whale shelf. Helpful photographs are included to demonstrate specialized techniques and skills, such as routing dovetails and raising panels.
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More than 70 examples of contemporary chair design worldwide. Chairs by top world designers and by up-and-coming designers are spotlighted. Chairs that knock down, stack in imaginative ways, chairs impossible to imagine before computer-aided design, and even chairs that push the traditional concept of utility are all presented. Includes concept drawings, manufacturing details, and insights into the creative process in the designers' own words.
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Through beautiful photography and studious essays this second volume in the Furniture Studio series explores the evolution of traditional furniture in contemporary work. We know the elements of traditional furniture design, shell motifs, the pineapple or rice carved bed, or even cabriole legs; but what about the range of meaning in today's contemporary studio furniture? An where is contemporary furniture headed as an artistic endeavor? Included are essays by Jere Osgood, Kathran Siegel, Scott Landis, Glenn Adamson, and others.