Vintage armchairs come in innumerable designs and mixes of styles, some of which blend in nicely with today’s varied home furnishings. Vintage chairs may be partially or wholly covered in ...

Comfortable, well-padded upholstered furniture was not considered proper until the middle of the 1800s. Earlier generations had been taught the importance of sitting up straight. You were not to sl… ...

There's a high potential that other thrifters have overlooked them. Eastlake chairs are statuesque, Victorian-era dining or parlor chairs that were popular in the late 1800s. They're not quite as ...

Victorian furniture is typically well-constructed from high-quality materials, but it can look outdated. Discover ways to update your Victorian decor.

The original upholstery has been replaced, and the wood is in excellent condition. A. You have a Victorian Louis XVI Revival lady's side chair with a buttoned puffy upholstered back and plain seat.

Two Victorian chairs — a his and hers set — in the front parlor were re-upholstered in marine blue velvet. Frances explained that the chairs are different for a reason. The ladies’ chairs in ...

The vast amount of Victorian upholstered furniture still being used on a daily basis (notably those made by Howard, which regularly pop up at auction) bears testament to the fact that a well-made sofa ...

Horn chairs from Europe, particularly Germany, were made to resemble traditional 19th-century chairs and included light-colored antlers with protruding points. Seats were upholstered with leather.

But he ordered that any replacement must not be upholstered after heritage groups including the Victorian Society and Historic England objected, arguing that the planned cushioned seating was ...

The objection from the Victorian Society was over plans to introduce the wooden chairs with wine-coloured upholstery at the Gothic style Grade II listed Christ Church at Silloth, which dates back ...

The CBC said that it recommended high-quality wooden chairs without upholstery, and did not approve of the colours of the upholstery. The Victorian Society did not respond. The Chancellor was ...