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Furniture Finishes Explained: Lacquer, Oil, Wax and Paint

Lacquer, oil, wax and paint each behave differently on wood and in daily use. The right choice depends on your wood species, your maintenance tolerance, and the look you want. Century Furniture, av...

Inlay, Marquetry and Parquetry: Decorative Wood Terms Explained

Inlay, marquetry and parquetry are three distinct woodworking techniques, each with a different method and a different visual result. Knowing which is which helps you read a furniture description a...

How to Choose Furniture for an Open-Plan Room

Open-plan rooms reward one decision above all others: define your zones before you choose a single piece. Without walls to separate spaces, furniture does the structural work. Sutter & Vale car...

How to Create a Reading Nook

A reading nook comes down to three decisions: the right chair, the right light, and enough enclosure to make the corner feel its own. Hickory Chair, founded in 1911 in Hickory, North Carolina, buil...

How to Furnish a Guest Room

Furnishing a guest room well comes down to four things: a bed sized to your space, at least one nightstand, a surface for a lamp, and somewhere to set a bag. Tommy Bahama Home, carried at Sutter &a...

How to Furnish a Primary Bedroom

A well-furnished primary bedroom starts with four decisions: bed size and silhouette, nightstand height and scale, a storage plan that keeps surfaces clear, and a material palette that holds togeth...

How to Choose a Chaise Lounge

Choosing a chaise lounge comes down to three decisions: available floor length, orientation relative to the room's focal point, and the fill that suits how you actually use the piece. Highland Hous...

Extension Tables and Leaves: What to Know

Extension tables let you seat a dinner party without dedicating extra square footage to a larger fixed table year-round. Hooker Furnishings builds several dining tables with self-storing or separat...

Host and Side Chairs: Mixing Dining Chairs

Mixing host and side chairs works when the two types share a seat height and a compatible visual weight. Sutter & Vale carries the Jessica Charles dining chair collection, where arm and side ve...

How Many Dining Chairs Fit Around a Table?

Allow 24 inches of table edge per seat. That single measure, applied to your table's length and width, tells you exactly how many chairs fit comfortably. Sutter & Vale carries the full range of...