Different Types of Furniture Styles

straightened out lines and Sheraton style – delicate pieces with tapered legs and contrasting inlays.
Together this creates a comfortable and warm environment with hand crafted, dark timber pieces, over
stuffed, plush sofas and elegant fabrics.
Rustic style furniture is influenced by many different styles coming together to create warm, natural and
honest interiors. If furniture is rustic it will often be made of a warm timber or a natural material like
animal hide, cotton or linen. It has a worn and homely appearance and is often more relaxed then formal.
Scandinavian and industrial furniture design are usually synonymous with being rustic.
3. Art Deco vs. Retro
Art Deco is an eclectic style that combines Machine Age imagery and materials with traditional crafts.
The style is characterized by geometric and angular shapes, materials like chrome, glass, shiny fabrics,
mirrors and mirror tiles as well as stylized images of aeroplanes, cars and skyscrapers. With the success
of The Great Gatsby movie and TV series like Boardwalk Empire, Art Deco is back in full force.
Retro furniture can be harder to define. When we think of Retro design we usually conjure up ideas of
mod, geometric shapes in teal, yellow and brown or flashbacks to the kitchen from the Brady Bunch with
its tulip table and orange splash back. Technically, retro furniture design is defined as aspects of modern
culture which imitate trends, modes and fashions of the recent past which had come to be unfashionable.
4. Shabby Chic vs. French provincial
French provincial furniture is exactly what its title depicts. Characterised by the styles popular in the
French provinces in the 17th and 18th century, this furniture style has a classic yet country feel to it.