History of Furniture From The Beginning

The origin and evolution of the history of furniture were given together with the progress of humanity, although the first significant references have to do with ancient Egypt. The stool was the most widespread and furniture that was used in all classes. The chairs and the beds were made of wood and were used by the great families.

In Ancient Greece the wood was the material used to make furniture and it was coated with thin metal or woods. To decorate it used to be painted. The tables were wooden tripods and had a small size. The beds in the room to sleep consisted of a pile of skins. Then he created the "Kline", which allowed both sleep and eat. The options were to sit in chairs with a back curved legs slightly bent and chests were also used as seats, one common way to furnish the houses.

In the Roman Empire, as well as the wood is used bronze. Sometimes bronze furniture were coated with silver and precious metals. At other times they were inlaid or chiselled. Not much furniture used in houses and yet there was great variety. A clear example was the five types of tables that had different shapes and with different number of legs. With regard to the seats, had backed stools, some without arms, chairs and beds enthroned that were used during banquets and sofas.

At the time of the Paleo-Christian-Byzantine, the most common material used was wood but there were also all-metal furniture. The tables consisted of trestle on which, above, were placed instituted. It was at this time where the beds began to be used only to rest. They used to have the headers above elevadasy were decorated with fabrics and curtains.

In reference to the Gothic furniture was in that period where they were born cabinets that came from the ark. In France, four-poster beds and seats were characteristic of 3-legged stool and the chair in the shape of scissors.

It is in the Renaissance when the rooms become the only place where you rest, no longer used to eat there. Looking at the Spanish furniture, we note the presence of the cabinet and the diversity of styles. The friar was the seat armchair feature: padded seat and back and in some cases with embossed leather. His legs were square.

During the Baroque French furniture should be noted, solid furniture, rich and should also highlight the influence of Louis XIV, the "Sun King" in its development. In the neoclassical period were straight lines, geometric shapes were more. With the Empire and Romanticism can say that are completed furniture. Different styles were developed that were poor or formed from prior styles.