List of furniture types
This is a list of furniture types. Furniture includes objects such as tables, chairs, beds, desks, dressers, or cupboards. These objects are usually kept in a house or other building to make it suitable or comfortable for living or working in.
Seating
A recliner
Single seat
Multiple seats
Sleeping or lying
Entertainment
Contemporary home entertainment center
- Billiard table
- Chess table
- Entertainment center
- Gramophone
- Hi fi
- Jukebox
- Pinball machine
- Radiogram
- Television set
- Radio receiver
- Video game console
Tables
Storage
- Baker's rack
- Bookcase
- Cabinetry
- Chest of drawers or dresser
- Chest
- Coat rack
A coat rack - Drawer (furniture)
- Hatstand
- Filing cabinet
- Floating shelf
- Nightstand
- Ottoman
- Plan chest
- Shelving
- Sideboard or buffet
- Safe
- Umbrella stand
An umbrella stand - Wardrobe or armoire
- Wine rack
Sets
A bedroom set
- Bedroom set (group)
- Dinette (group)
- Dining set (group)
- Vanity set
- Patio set
Types classified by materials
- Wooden furniture
- Bamboo furniture
- Wicker or rattan furniture
- Metal furniture
- Plastic furniture (a.k.a. acrylic furniture)
- Glass furniture
- Concrete furniture
Other
Definition 1: Objects usually kept in a house or other building to make it suitable or comfortable for living or working in.
- Built-in furniture (see: Frank Lloyd Wright)
- Campaign furniture – furniture specifically designed to break down or fold for ease of travel
- Folding screen
- Work furniture
- Garden furniture
- Divider, shōji or partition
Partitions in an office - Lamps are covered under furnishings or lighting.
- Clothes valet
- Tatami mats used for sitting
- Curtain also called drapes
Definition 2: Accessories or fittings that are required for a particular function, situation, or setting.
- Aquarium furniture
- Door furniture
- Hutch
- Park furniture (such as benches and picnic tables)
- Stadium seating
- Street furniture
- Sword furniture - on Japanese swords, (katana, wakizashi, tantō) all parts save the blade are referred to as "furniture".
- In firearms, parts aside from the action and barrel, such as the grip, stock, butt, and comb.
See also
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