What is a Knole Sofa?

A Knole Sofa is not just a piece of furniture; it is a classy work of art. From their history, fabric, style and construction, you can see they have an excellent pedigree and are a significant mark of quality in the world of furniture. These impressive, practical furniture pieces can be purchased bespoke, brand new, second hand, or as period antiques through specialists or at auction houses.

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No one knows exactly when the very first Knole sofa was made. However, we know that the most famous example originates from about 350 years ago in 17th Century England, in the county of Kent. It is there that a sofa of high quality, using the finest English traditional upholstering was created for Knole House; a stately home (the ancestral seat of the Sackville family) in Sevenoaks, from where the sofa takes its name. Occasionally referred to as 'the Knole Settee', some believe that it was the early prototype of the first Knole sofa. Whatever the truth, experts agree that the Knole sofa that still sits in Knole House is a fine example of the superiority and sophistication of this style of sofa.

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Knole sofas still exude the style, class and quality that continue to make them so popular today. Knole sofas can be made to measure and covered in any type of fabric or leather. Due to the custom nature of so many Knole sofas, they can be made to any size. At first glance, the Knole sofa doesn't appear to be the most comfortable piece of furniture ever created. With high sides, tall upright back and drop down arms tied by elaborately braiding, it looks rather unusual, but its solid beech frame and wide seats made of Irish duck feather offer unsurpassed space and comfort.

The drop-down arms are a fascinating feature of this excellent example of finest quality furniture. When fully dropped down, they allow the sofa to be used as a bed. When fully raised, they keep out the cold, creating a very snug and cosy place to nestle for the evening. In the days before central heating, this was a Godsend for a chilly night. These days, it may keep the heating bills down!

Historically, it is believed that the high arms were intended to prevent curious servants from spying on what the lady of the house might be doing whilst her husband was away on business! Whether this is a historical fact, or fiction - it makes a great story to tell your visitors as they admire your very own Knole.

A bespoke handmade Knole is not a budget purchase. It can cost anything up to £5000, but it is a piece of furniture that will last several lifetimes. It is possible to purchase a pre-made Knole for less, but you will lose the exclusivity of a truly idiosyncratic sofa. Nevertheless, that shouldn't prevent you from looking for a great Knole for less; there are lots of places to purchase a beautiful two or three seater Knole for less than £2000.

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How to Make Accent Pillows for Sofas Interesting

Accent pillows for sofas are a staple in design. Lately, there's been a trend away from these pieces. You'll see a lot of designer magazines really pairing them down. Instead there might just be a few on the couch. In recent years it seems like the furniture was really being overtaken by these pieces but that's all changed.

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You can add some accents to accent pillows to take a solid color piece and turn it into something quite special. One option would be to slipcover it and use fabric paint to create a design. Simple is going to be better in this case. Are you lusting after all of those numbered décor accents that you see in magazines? Even if you aren't an artist you can create this yourself with black paint. However you need to read the care instructions on the fabric paint to learn about the care and application options to ensure that your craft project turns out well.

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This is also a chance to experiment with prints that would otherwise seem too loud. You can even bring in zebra pillows to coordinate with neutral furniture. Plus, if it ever seems too bold it's pretty easy to replace it or just remove it.

Consider adding buttons to the piece. It's these small touches to cool chairs or decorative towels that make all the difference. Tufted furniture is all the rage right now but it can be formal, uncomfortable, and expensive. The type of button that you choose to add to your pillow as well as your placement is greatly going to determine the overall style. For a country look, try wood buttons as a border. This is going to be more of a decorative pillow. You can also try silver or gold buttons for an elegant touch. If you're making the pillows yourself then add in fabric covered buttons for a traditional feeling in your room. A contemporary style would just use a tone on tone tufting design. This adds interest to even just a basic white pillow.

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Wicker Sunroom Furniture - What You Should Know

Wicker In The Past

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Wicker has been used to create home furnishings from as long ago as the time of the pharaohs. Moses was floated down the Nile in a basket made from rushes, which were one of the plant materials abundant in ancient Egypt, and wicker has been used in civilizations around the world ever since. The wicker basket making tools developed by the early Egyptians slowly evolved into furniture making tools, and archaeologists have discovered wicker chairs and hassocks which date to early Egypt.

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The wicker sunroom furniture of today is a direct descendant of those early chairs and hassocks. Wicker furniture was used in British and American homes as far back as the 1600s, and properly seasoned and woven wicker can last for centuries. There are some wicker pieces from the time of Queen Victoria still being used today.

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Wicker sunroom furniture can be made from a wide variety of plant materials. While reeds are still commonly woven into wicker, wicker can be created from woody vines, willow, or even bamboo. Wicker can now be fashioned into every conceivable kind of sunroom furniture, from chairs, loveseats, and couches to plant stands, display tables, bars and bar stools, shelving, and even dining tables and chairs.

Its plant origins make wicker the ideal material for use in sunrooms which are surrounded with all the beauties of nature, and wicker sunroom furniture can be stained or painted to complement the interior trim of the sunroom in which it is used.

Your wicker sunroom furniture will blend comfortably with any upholstered pieces which you choose to include in your decorating scheme, and there is something irresistibly inviting about the look of a deep, comfortably cushioned wicker chair with wide arms and an ottoman which you can rest your feet while you relax and enjoy your sunroom!

Finishing The Look Of Your Wicker Furniture

You will have no trouble finding cushions for your wicker sunroom furniture at your local department of home improvement store, and if you need a custom sized cushion you can easily order one online. Because your sunroom may be more humid than the rest of your home, upholster your wicker furniture cushions in damp-resistant fabrics, and treat them with stain repellent for ease of cleaning. Your wicker furniture will actually become more pliable in its humid environment, but its fabric should be chosen to repel the damp!

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Living Room Seating Ideas for Relaxing and Entertaining

Everyone wants their family and friends to feel comfortable in their home and it can be especially challenging to find living room seating options to suit a variety of needs. Perhaps you're looking for the right chairs and sofa for a TV area, comfortable seats for a spot where people will read or the right pieces for a place that's perfect for relaxing. Whatever your seating needs, it's a good idea to research a wide range of options and select from both fabric and leather styles. Each of these styles offers you a number of opportunities to design comfortable and beautiful living room seating combination's.

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The stereotypical living room of the past brings to mind a recliner, sofa and maybe an occasional chair or two. Today there are a diverse range of home furnishings you can choose from; many of these are handcrafted, one-of-a-kind pieces that are made from unconventional materials such as recycled or reclaimed items. A good idea is to theme the room around a high quality fabric or leather sofa or sofa sectional set that can be arranged in a multitude of ways, if you decide that you'd like to be able to change the look. Bench made sofas and sectionals offer the greatest quality. Consider pieces made from eco-friendly materials like soy based foam, and recycled fibers.

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Often furniture companies can help with free design consultations to get you started. Think about mixing your chairs, and especially if you have a large room, you can group them into various areas to create natural looking conversation or board game nooks, or inviting reading sanctuaries. Deep leather chairs offer good looks and luxurious comfort. These types of chairs can be good conversation starters and their distinctive look can define your space. Look for quality craftsmanship such as hand-tied springs, solid kiln-dried hardwood frames and muslin wrapped back cushions. You can also choose an elegant leather ottoman to add to your seat grouping. Ottomans offer more than a place to rest your feet, and designer Ottomans are available in a range of leathers and fabrics. They also sometimes can double as attractive storage pieces. Try mixing different sizes, shapes, colors and textures.

While you are selecting furnishings to outfit your living room, think about the lighting you want for each seating area you create. Soft lighting works best for some areas; while adjustable dimmers, track lighting and chandeliers can each bring the right tone to a room. Light fixtures made from recycled metal items and unusual objects can even add to your decor. Your design consultant can advise you on selecting suitable lighting options.

A living room, family room or den's seating doesn't have to be boring. The range of leathers, fabrics, recycled and reclaimed items, handcrafted and unique pieces available all offer so many choices and opportunities to add comfort and character to your home. Ultimately your home is for living in and an investment in comfortable seating will pay off over the days and years that you enjoy your time relaxing and entertaining.

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Choosing Your Bedroom Wardrobe

The size and shape of your bedroom will dictate the size and proportions of your wardrobe. Your room might have alcoves or other nooks and crannies which would be perfect for a built-in bedroom wardrobe.

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You should decide early if you need to make alterations to the room's physical layout, such as putting in walls to create a walk-in wardrobe or to divide the sleeping area from the rest of the room. Be aware that some structural changes can have a severe impact on the bedroom's light, and therefore its overall 'feel'. Be particularly careful if your bedroom only has one light source, as even partially blocking this can have disastrous consequences for the whole bedroom.

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Using fully-fitted wardrobes might free up space, but on the other hand they can overly dominate. They do have the advantage of turning an otherwise uneven wall into an unbroken surface. Sometimes separate furniture can give a room a lighter and more individual feel than built-in wardrobes.

If your bedroom is high ceiling-ed, a full length floor to ceiling built-in contemporary wardrobe might be too much, towering over you as you sleep (or try to!). You can lighten the expanse of doors of a fitted wardrobe in many ways: fitting mirrors on the doors (or even having the whole door as a mirror) can lighten a room and make it appear more spacious, as well as breaking the lines of larger doors.

Integrated or built-in bedroom wardrobes tend to be the most efficient users of space, and can of course be made uniquely to your requirements and taste. They fit your room's architecture, and so therefore do not leave any valuable space unused. Built-in wardrobes are on the whole however more expensive than their free-standing counterparts - the spaces they occupy need to be measured individually and the wardrobe crafted to fit. This requires, in better quality wardrobes, use of craftsmen to finish the fitting - and this does not come cheaply!

A cheaper alternative to a 'solid' wardrobe is a curtained-off alcove or corner of the room. The fabric you choose for the curtain can complement the room's overall style and be a valuable addition to the whole room's 'feel'. However, protection from dust isn't as effective as in a traditional wardrobe. However, ad hoc 'wardrobe substitutes' are easy to move, and assemble and disassemble very quickly, so they're perfect for people with semi-nomadic lifestyles, such as students. Remember that the wardrobe as we know it now is a fairly recent invention: a curtain over an alcove was preferred method of clothes storage right up to the time of the Tudors!

A halfway point between an improvised wardrobe and a solid wardrobe is a clothes tent - an old solution in competition with today's contemporary wardrobes: think of an old soldiers' campaign furniture, and you have some idea of the style. There's a frame structure made of metal tubes or wood, from which hang cloth shelves or clothes. The cloth shelves store smaller items such as shoes and folded clothes. There's an outer cloth cover that fits over the internal frame, and the doors have tiebacks to allow easy access. A clothes tent is movable - more easily than a standalone wardrobe, though of course less easily than a simple clothes rail.

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Bring Your Imagination Alive With Shabby Chic In Home Decorating Ideas

The only limitations in home decor is our own lack of imagination, with shabby chic we can allow our imaginations to be free from limitations. Anything worth while involves some challenges and to make shabby chic furniture part of your chic decor scheme, you'll need to include these following elements: use items that have been heavily painted through the years, with many areas showing the under coats of previous paints. One way to obtain this trend is to use imitation, to accomplish this faux painting is used with glaze, or by painting and then making the wood or base coats show by rubbing and sanding away the top coats of paint.

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Create your own shabby chic in fabrics. What you think about will come about, remember these simple principles for success: fabrics most used tend to be cottons or linens, linens are the most popular choice being influenced by old French linens. The trend is to use whites, bleached, and worn out pastels, one idea is to stain fabrics using tea to give them the look of being aged. To achieve success with this style, keep emphases on bleached and faded items.

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The art of today's style is to use a piece of furniture of particular interest or antique. Ideally with the original aged paint or painted white pieces, at the corners rub or sand away the top coat of paint making the wood or base paint show. Change your thoughts of home decorating, and decorate with excitement using shabby chic ideas such as pillows made of barkcloth fabric, vintage linens, chenille bedspreads, vintage chandeliers, any items with roses on it. This style is thought to be soft, relaxed and feminine, it is a romantic way of decorating that feels comfortable and inviting. This type of decor is called the cottage style as well.

Shabby Chic design is a beautiful expression of what we think and feel about pieces of decor. After the release of Rachel Ashwell's 1996 book, Shabby Chic. Along with adding the richness of taste and freedom this style can be affordable, while adding a touch of days gone by. The true beauty is revealed in muted green, pastel pink and faded gray, in a world where there was no place for old or used furniture, worn rugs, vintage bedspreads, or many other decor items with peeling paint, somehow the world has adapted to their beauty.

Love for decor is what makes this style so interesting, some ideas:

* To express the inexpressible start in your attic or basement (or your mother or grandfather's). The idea is to choose usable discarded or unused pieces. This style will make a once undesirable piece of furniture a stylish piece of shabby vintage.

* Look for agreeable surprises at flea markets and yard sales ( use a Flea Market Guide to locate one near you). By using your imagination transform an unsightly piece into modern stylish decor with a fresh coat of white, green, or pink paint.

* With belief in the imagination we can capture beauty, some ideas include: a painted chair placed into an empty corner with a vase of flowers on the seat, free the beauty of your imagination by using an old trunk as a coffee table. The imagination rules use quilts as sofa throws ( instead of a couch slipcover), and large baskets to hold everything from A-Z. Let your ingenuity surprise you.

* Give your imagination wings; refurbish an antique chandelier and hang old costume jewelry necklaces in a young girl's room. This idea will convert a room in your home into a room in a castle.

*Remove the boundaries of your imagination, use extra pillows made of barkcloth fabric on your couch, place a quilt or blanket over a chair (instead of a chair slipcover).

* Mix patterns, textures, and colors as a great rich mixture, forget the old rule of a room should have no more than three colors and patterns. The idea is to create a mixture of things you love, as if to say we are the creatures of situations and circumstances, the mind appreciates the impressions of the senses and the freedom of imagination.

Decorate your home with grace, for decor will make your home a place to heal and restore spirits. In this discussion we talked about the beauty shabby chic will add to your decor, and if economics is given consideration, you may possibly save with this style of decorating. Now that you have the secrets take the time to deliberate, then map a course of action and go through with it. I hope you've found this article helpful and desire more discussions with me on home decor, and will look for articles and hubs by me on this exciting subject.

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