Arch Bed :
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Bed with an arch at one end |
Armoire :
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Storage furniture with door-enclosed shelving for linens and other supplies |
Articulated bed :
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Folding bed |
Banquette :
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A padded or wicker bench |
| Bar stool bed : |
A basic stool with tall legs but without a back or arms |
| Basket Bed : |
Bed whose ends are attached to side rails, there are different types of baskets |
| Bed Canopy : |
Tapestry placed above beds
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| Bench : |
A narrow, long seat with or without a back, seating several people |
| Bergère : |
A large armchair with a padded back, full arm rests, arm rest pads and back decorated with a removable cushion |
| Bonheur du jour : |
A small ladies desk with drawers |
| Bonnetière : |
A tall, narrow armoire normally used to store hats
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| Bookshelf : |
A small piece of furniture with shelving, without doors or drawers |
Bread Bin :
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Openwork piece of furniture used to store bread
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| Bridge : |
A seat a chair with armrests
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| Buffet : |
Household furniture, cabinet with two sections, used to store dishes |
| Bunk bed : |
Bed with multiple sleeping sections placed above one another
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| Cabriole chair : |
A small seat normally with a concave back and padded armrests
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Cage bed :
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Folding bed that, when folded, forms a cage around the bedding
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| Canapé : |
A long seat with a padded back and armrests seating several people |
| Caned seat : |
Seat garnished with braided bullrush or rattan |
| Chauffeuse : |
A low, comfortable seat with a high back for use near fireplaces |
| Chest : |
A low, elongated storage box with a hinged lid |
| Chiffonnier : |
A tall, narrow piece of furniture with drawers
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| China cabinet : |
A storage unit whose top part has shelves to hold dishes |
| Console : |
Small decorative table placed against a wall
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Convertible sleeper :
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Sofa seat or bench which can be converted into a bed |
Corner Cupboard :
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Small triangular piece of furniture placed in a corner
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| Cozy Corner : |
Corner couch |
Credence :
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Small piece of furniture used to display dishes |
Cushion Seat:
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Small padded seat with no back nor arms
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| Day bed : |
Low bed, divan or sofa upon which one can lie to rest during the day
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| Desk : |
A writing table, supplied with or without drawers |
| Divan : |
Lounging bed with no arms or back and normally includes cushions
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| Dresser : |
Large, low piece of furniture with drawers to store linen and/or clothing |
| Dressing table : |
Small makeup table for women, with drawers and a mirror |
| Filing Cabinet : |
Small cabinet for mobile storage container for documents |
| Folding Table : |
Table whose platform is made of two components which fold on one another |
| Guéridon : |
Round or oval table with a central base
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Half armoire :
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Furnishing furniture which looks like a narrow, vertical sideboard
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| Half-moon Table : |
Table whose top surface is a half-moon. |
| Italian Table : |
Table whose end-extensions slide under the main platfor |
| Jelly buffet : |
Small piece of furniture used for storage |
| LA-Z-BOY chair : |
Seat which can be inclined into different rest positions |
| Living : |
Large-sized household furniture for multiple storage |
| Louis XV roll-top secretary desk : |
Desk with drawers and a scrolling lid |
| Lounge Chair : |
A long seat on which a person can lay down |
| Medaillon chair : |
Seat with a round or oval back, padded |
| Méridienne : |
Resting bed with two night tables of unequal height attached by a head board
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| Nesting Table : |
Tables whose surfaces are of differents sizes so that they can be stored underneath one another |
| Night Table : |
A small piece of furniture that is placed near the head of the bed |
| Ottoman : |
Oval sofa whose back extends into enveloping armrests |
| Packed bed : |
Bed with an upholstered trim |
| Padded bed : |
Bed whose padding forms a lining |
Pedestral :
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A small piece of furniture with feet, with or without a door |
Poudreuse :
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Small piece of furniture whose upper compartment is closed by a mirrored lid |
Press-bed :
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Bed that can close like an armoire
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| Rocking chair : |
Armchair that rocks
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Rows :
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Small pieces of furniture placed beside one another
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| Scribanne : |
Tall piece of furniture whose upper portion is glassed and forms a slope surmounted by an armoire body
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| Secretary : |
Piece of furniture with drawers, shelves and a writing surface
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| Secretary desk : |
A table with a rounded envelope |
| Semainier : |
Dresser with seven drawers |
| Sewing : |
Small box with compartments to store sewing accessories |
Shelving :
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Group of layered shelving units |
| Side Table : |
Small piece of furniture on which dishes are placed |
Sideboard :
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Household furniture, a small buffet |
| Silver Cabinet : |
Silver storage furniture with glass upper cabinet |
Sloping top desk :
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Small, slanted piece of furniture for reading and/or writing
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| Sofa : |
Seat with 2 or 3 padded places and no exposed wood on sides or back |
| Sofa-Bed : |
A sofa that transforms into a bed |
| Squat chair : |
Flared seat with padded bottom |
| Stand : |
A small table |
| Strawed seat : |
Seat garnished with straw |
| Surmeuble : |
Tall piece of storage furniture |
| Table with extensions : |
Furniture composed of a platform whose useful surface can be increased with extensions |
| Table with leaves : |
Table whose useful surface area includes sections which can folded down or up |
| Trundle Bed : |
Bed with another bed stored underneath |
| Turquoise : |
Seat with two arms in the form of a cross |
| Voyelle : |
A chair designed to allow one to sit astride it
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| Wall system : |
Piece of furniture of different sizes which can be combined to store various |
| Wing chair : |
Seat with protruding wings on the upper part for resting one's head |
| Writing table with a "dos d'ane" : |
Desk with drawers topped with a "dos d'ane" |
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