Furniture People Shabby Style Make Shopping Chic Room

In the United States, people can choose among many popular furniture styles. Some of these popular styles include "shabby chic," "craftsman," and "arts and craft" furniture styles.

The word "shabby" usually means something that isn't very nice, because it has been used too much. "Chic" means elegant and fashionable. When these words are used together, the phrase "shabby chic" is a style for "decoration" (the way that one uses furniture, paint, curtains, and other things to make a room or house appear a certain way). The "shabby chic" style uses old objects but makes an elegant "overall effect" (the impression that people have by looking at a room as a whole). Although each piece of furniture may be old and "faded" (with colors that are no longer bright because they have been in the sun too much), "shabby chic" furniture is attractive and makes the room elegant. Sometimes people take new furniture and "distress" it (try to make it look older) to achieve the same overall effect.

The "craftsman" furniture style is based on simple, large pieces of furniture that are made by individual "craftsmen" or "crafts workers" (professional woodworkers, glassworkers, or metalworkers) from wood, glass, metal, or other material. Craftsman-style furniture is made from natural materials and sometimes gives the house an overall effect of being in the country in the past, where people made their own furniture, but with very high quality.

Finally, the "arts and craft" furniture style refers to furniture that is simple and "utilitarian" (has a practical purpose or function). It uses straight lines and little "ornamentation" (fancy details that make something pretty, but don't make it more useful). Arts and craft furniture makes a home feel comfortable and relaxed.