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Claw Foot

Foot on furniture that resembles an animals claw.

Console

Table that is usually placed against the wall. Usually narrow in design.

Contemporary

New-age, very modern look with a sophisticated appearance.

Counter Height

Refers to the height of a stool that is lower than a bar stool. Usually within the 24 to 27 inch range.

Counter Stool

The actual stool that is shorter than a bar stool. Works with counter height pub tables and bars.

Credenza

Sometimes referred to as a sideboard or server. Has cabinets for storage and display.

Cupboard

Storage cabinet sometimes referred to as a buffet and hutch. Usually has doors and is located in the kitchen.

Curl Veneer

The wood from the bent part of a tree. The wood features a grain that is shaped like a "V".

D

Depth

Damask

Reversible, elaborate floral design in silk.

DIA

Diameter

Distressing

Finish on wood that gives the appearance of old, antique furniture. Usually shows signs of worm holes and small scratches.

Dowel

Small, wood pin used to join two pieces of wood and make a stronger joint.

Down

Comes from ducks or geese. Soft feathers used to fill upholstery and pillows. The comfort comes from the trapped air between the feathers.

Drop-leaf Table

Has hinges that extend a leaf to make a longer table or fold down for storage.Has hinges that extend a leaf to make a longer table or fold down for storage.
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Embossing

The wood is compressed around a mold to look like intricate carvings.

Engineered Wood

Commonly known as MDF or medium density fiberboard. Man-made substitute for hardwoods. It is glued under pressure to create a durable board.

Etagere

Decorative shelf used to display items.

Faience

Produced in Italy after the fifteenth century and also Egypt as early as 3500 BC

The name comes from the French name for Faenza, a city in Italy. There a painted ware on a clean, opaque pure-white ground, called "majolica" (pron. ma JAHL i ka) was produced for export as early as the fifteenth century. (The majolica was exported to Italy from the kingdom of Aragon in Spain.)

The first northerners to imitate the tin-glazed earthenwares being imported from Italy were the Dutch. Delftware is a kind of faience, made at potteries round Delft in Holland, characteristically decorated in blue on white, in imitation of the blue-and-white porcelain that was imported from China in the early sixteenth century, but it quickly developed its own recognizably Dutch décor.

In the 1870s, the Aesthetic movement, notably in Britain, rediscovered the robust charm of faience, and the large porcelain manufactories marketed revived faience, such as the "Majolica ware" of Minton and of Wedgwood.

Faux

The definition is "False". Many manufacturers will make something appear to be real when it's not. It is called Faux.

Fiberboard

Has compressed, wood fibers that are glued and pressed to form a durable board.

Fiddle-back

Also referred to as splat-back. The back is shaped like a fiddle.

Finish

 When the raw material is painted or stained. It is now "Finished" or complete. It is the final coating on the material. Usually a protectant from stains.

Flare

The outward curving of a leg. Commonly found on bar stools and chairs.

Fleur De Lis

The design of three leaves or pedals. The middle pedal stands tall and the others bend away. Dates back to medieval times.

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