What are Case Goods?
The design expression for this week is case goods. Case goods are any un-upholstered furnishings such as dressers or coffee tables. Case goods can be made of wood, metal or glass.To check a case good for quality look for the following.English dovetail joints, also know as locking joints which are wedge shaped channels cut into the wood that interlock with one another from either side of the drawer.A drawer bottom made of wood instead of melamine or masonite makes a better quality drawer.Wood on wood drawer guides which are more stable than metal guides.
Dovetail Joinery, Image CreditHere are some of my favorite case goods.
1. Hazel Chest, Arteriors2. Avalon Heights Art Epoch Pedestal Table, Stanley Furniture3. Corsica Dark Panel Bed, Hooker Furniture4. Clarion Round Cocktail Table, Bernhardt5. Salon Desk, Bernhardt6. Arbor Etagere, Global ViewsHave fun with the case goods in your home. Select a marble top side table or a nightstand with linen pulls like the Hazel Chest, or paint one of your current case goods in a fun and funky color!Until next time,HollyAllen, Fairview, Plano, McKinney, Frisco Interior designer
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