HomeThangs.com Has Introduced a Guide to Reclaimed Industrial Style Furniture
(PRWEB) July 18, 2013 -- HomeThangs.com – the Online Home Improvement Store has made their goal to deliver the right product to the consumer. With that in mind, shopping and home design tips, as well as special product selections are being introduced.
Industrial style design is making major headway, especially in urban spaces where old warehouses are being converted into living spaces. But the burgeoning population of art spaces and big open lofts doesn’t stand on its own – there’s a booming market for reclaimed industrial furniture, too, especially pieces saved from turn of the century factories and restored. This renewed industrial style is becoming hugely popular, both in authentic restoration work and antique replicas, and HomeThangs.com has compiled a simple guide to features to look for.
The most common type reclaimed industrial furniture is large, draft table style tables with large wood (or occasionally glass) tops and ornamental cast iron legs. The legs can be made new or reclaimed from any number of industrial machines, like lathes, workbenches, or even factory style sewing machines or mannequins. The salvaged wood tops have a totally unique historical character, while the practical antique metal bases make for the perfect combination of stability and beauty.
What’s especially nice about these reclaimed industrial tables is that while most of them are quite large, they can come in a huge variety of shapes and sizes, and almost every one is unique. They can be tall or short, wide or narrow, deep or shallow, with bases made from any variety of parts and tops made from wood that’s uniquely aged and chosen for its lovely visual character. Authentic antique pieces have even greater character, with spots worn smooth with use or small, unique flaws or inconsistencies resulting from age or the restoration process.
Vintage industrial chairs are pretty easy to come by, too. In sharp contrast to the cushy wingback chairs, fainting sofas, and settees that are commonly associated with antique design, this is a much more practical type of seating. Factory style stools and adjustable Sit-Rite chairs are more in the industrial vein, with sturdy metal bases and wood seats that have developed a beautiful patina of age. Plus, these are chairs that are meant to be sat in, with fully adjustable heights and typically pretty comfortable (if not exactly cushy) seats.
Factory carts make great alternative coffee tables. They sit at a similar height and have a broad, flat surface, and though they’re typically mounted on anywhere between four and eight (usually working) wheels, these can often be locked in place to keep the table stationary. Originally used to move heavy equipment or inventory, restored factory carts make a beautiful accent piece, adding a touch of rustic wood and antique metal to a living space.
Of course, industrial furniture doesn’t just mean tables and chairs. Salvaged parts can be used to make all manner of items – it just depends on what parts are available and how they’re reassembled. To continue the decor through a larger space, consider adding a shelving unit made of antique pieces. Unlike some of the workbench-style tables, this is a design that isn’t particularly authentic, but it still presents a nice opportunity to get a visually arresting piece that will add functionality and blend with an industrial decor.
Some of the most stunning reclaimed industrial furniture isn’t actually furniture at all: it’s the lighting. From old fashioned farm and factory fixtures like pulley lights to even more industrial old-fashioned lamp cages with antique sockets, antique industrial lighting fixtures have a character that’s totally unique from any kind of modern lighting fixture. Because these lights were made for utility before a whole lot of contemporary innovations in lighting, the designs are positively whimsical, both classic and fanciful.
To see more beautiful reclaimed and replica industrial furniture, read the full article here, or check out more of the District Eight collection from Nuevo Living.
HomeThangs.com is not only a home improvement superstore, it also provides expert design tips and a comprehensive shopping guide, taking the ideas from professional interior designers, and offering tips to the consumers on how to pick the products to best suit their needs.
Tanya Tymoshuk, HomeThangs, http://www.homethangs.com, 1-866-278-0880, [email protected]
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