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Aid in buying furniture part 4

The Georgian period covers the work of Chippendale, the Adam Brothers, Hepplewhite, and Sheraton, who gave to the eighteenth century its undying decorative fame.

A glassed-in sun-porch furnished with comfortable wicker furniture adds much to the joy of life.

Aid in buying furniture part 3

When we come to English furniture, I think we all take heart of grace a little, for there is something about its sturdiness that seems to appeal to our American sense of appropriateness. By inheritance we have more of the English point of view about the standards of life and living and we seem to [...]

Aid in buying furniture part 2

The Renaissance period should not be attempted as a style to furnish one’s house unless it can be carried out properly. The house should be large and architecturally correct, and there should be at least a near relation of a Fortunatus purse to draw upon. It is one of the magnificent and dignified periods, and [...]