From Furniture Footnotes: History of Furniture: Duncan Phyfe.
Georgian Index – Thomas Hope.
Miniature Antique Four Poster Bed
Information, plans and designs for making a 1:144 scale Georgian style four-poster bed. Includes necessary details on supplies and tools, fabrics, cutting and measuring and assembly.
Roman Life History
The Jefferson Middle School’s page on Roman life and history including sections on
- Roman Clothing
- Roman Government
- Roman Homes and Houses
- Roman products
- Roman art and recreation
- Roman religion
- Roman Customs
Tudor Homes
An article on the history of Tudor home design, interior and exterior.
Solent Library
Southampton Solent University pages on Decorative and applied arts:images and furniture styles.
West Indies Home Decorating
The Garden Web Home Decorating Forum, a discussion on plantation and colonial decorating in the West Indies.
Elizabethan Society
The Alice Vail Middle School’s page on Elizabethan Society.
Includes sections of links on housing and furniture, fashion, literature and more.
Also a page of links on William Shakespeare and Elizabethan England.
And a Big Pond user’s links page.
Delphi & Greek Houses
Links to resources on the Delphi archaeological site, ancient Greek houses, education in ancient Greece, and theatre history, from Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, – Delphi & Greek Houses.
Main Historical Styles
The Family Consumer Science Interior Design page from Waxahachie Independent High School in Texas. http://www.hs.wisd.org/LIBRARY/family_consumer_science.htm.
Futon Life’s primer for retailers and sales assistants on the history of furniture.
Interior Design Sources
St Louis Community College page on specialized sources for interior design and furniture research – http://www.stlcc.edu/lsdocs/intdes.html.
Plus a discussion on A History of Interior Design.
Links for various design eras including Art Deco, Victorian, 60′s design, Bauhaus, Arts and crafts, French Provincial, Art Nouveau, Edwardian, 70′s design.
Colonial Revival Dining Set
Details of an extension table with pedestal bases that are copies of Georgian English tables from the 18th century, possibly in the style of Duncan Phyfe. Made from veneered mahogany on the table tops and chair splats while the pedestals and chair frames are made of gum which is stained to look like mahogany.
From http://www.mayhill-publications.com/dcforum/DCForumID12/71.html.
Furniture History
A K12 teacher’s page on furniture styles at Bloomington Public Schools.
Includes links to general sites about furniture history as well as some specific pages on Arts and Crafts, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, Art Deco, and French furniture. At http://fcweb.bloomington.k12.mn.us/~cvanblar/furniturestyles.
Ancient Pompeii Houses
Description and information on ancient Pompeii houses including floor plans, interior and walls and floors, and finally furniture. Includes some of the best links to existing resources on ancient Pompeiian houses.
