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Knowledge

Brochure

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no

va

tio

n a

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exp

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in

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ation

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r w

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n

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kn

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as

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e

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ley

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mp

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ies.

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as o

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ee

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cili

ties s

pre

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ove

r six

diffe

ren

t lo

ca

tion

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e d

irection

an

d le

ad

ers

hip

of

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ow

n-

ers

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ve

positio

ne

d t

he

com

pa

ny a

s t

he

la

rg-

est

ma

nufa

ctu

rer

of

hom

e f

urn

ishin

gs i

n t

he

wo

rld

.

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ple

gen

eral

ly b

uy b

edro

om

s b

ased

on

th

e ap

pea

l o

f th

e b

ed,

so l

et’s

loo

k a

t so

me

com

mo

n b

ed s

tyle

s.

It’s

Sh

ow

tim

e!

Mo

re B

edro

om

Ter

ms:

Har

dw

are

= J

ew

elry

/ A

ccents

the

wo

od

fin

ish

Burn

ished

= A

nti

quin

g a

long e

dges

of

the

Case

Bev

eled

Gla

ss =

M

ore

exp

ensi

ve

when c

urv

ed

Fel

t L

ined

To

p D

raw

ers

Alw

ays

menti

on t

he

wo

od

wit

h a

des

crip

tive

term

,

i.e.

“W

arm

Bro

wn C

her

ry F

inis

h”,

“C

asu

al

Lig

ht

Oak

”

Fou

r P

ost

er B

ed

A b

ed w

ith

fou

r ver

tica

l co

l-u

mns.

Th

e ea

rly f

un

ctio

n o

f th

e co

lum

ns

was

to h

old

cu

rtai

ns

that

wou

ld b

e hu

ng t

o k

eep

ou

t d

raft

s.

Sle

igh

Bed

A s

tyle

of

bed

wit

h c

urv

ed h

ead

& f

ootb

oar

ds

rese

mb

lin

g a

S

leig

h o

r S

led

. O

rigin

ates

fro

m

the

1800

’s

“Em

pir

e” P

erio

d.

Ori

gin

ated

fro

m L

ord

s an

d

Nob

lem

en f

or

war

mth

and

p

rivac

y a

s th

eir

serv

ants

oft

en

slep

t in

th

e sa

me

room

.

Can

op

y B

ed

Man

sion

Bed

As

the

Am

eric

an C

ivil

War

w

ou

nd

dow

n,

luxu

ry i

tem

s w

ere

agai

n d

esir

ed.

Th

e b

eds

hav

e ta

ll l

avis

hly

dec

ora

ted

h

eadb

oar

ds.

Pla

tform

Bed

Fir

st c

alle

d “

Lo

ft”

Bed

s. T

hey

w

ere

situ

ated

hig

h o

ff t

he

floor

to a

llo

w m

ore

liv

ing s

pac

e.

Gra

du

ally

, th

e b

eds

cam

e d

ow

n

to m

od

ern

day

hei

ght.

Din

ing R

oo

ms

can

be

sold

on a

nu

mb

er o

f d

iffe

ren

t fa

cto

rs.

Let

’s l

oo

k a

t th

e b

est

way t

o p

rese

nt

Din

ing

Ro

om

s o

r ca

sual

Din

ing T

able

s &

Ch

airs

.

Alw

ays

pu

ll a

ch

air

away

fro

m t

he

tab

le f

irst

, an

d t

alk

ab

ou

t it

. R

efer

to

th

e st

yle

, th

e h

eft

of

the

chai

r, t

he

seat

con

stru

ctio

n:

Wood

/ P

erel

li

web

bin

g /

or

spri

ngs.

T

alk

ab

out

any c

arvin

gs

or

curv

es t

hat

mak

e i

t sp

ecia

l or

more

in

tere

stin

g.

Wit

h t

he

chai

r p

ull

ed o

ut,

tal

k

about

the

tab

le.

Poin

t out

any s

tyle

fe

atu

res

on

th

e le

gs

or

bas

e.

Poin

t ou

t th

e sh

apin

g &

cu

rves

on

th

e

apro

ns.

L

esse

r co

mp

anie

s ch

eat

on

ap

ron

s, m

akin

g t

hem

pla

in a

nd

fla

t.

Fin

ally

ru

b y

ou

r h

and o

ver

th

e fi

nis

h a

nd p

oin

t out

the

qual

ity a

nd

an

y v

enee

r m

atch

ing o

f in

tere

st. N

ow

move

to t

he

“Cas

e” P

iece

s;

the

Chin

as, B

uff

ets,

Ser

ver

s, o

r C

uri

os

off

ered

wit

h t

he

coll

ecti

on.

Be

sure

to p

oin

t ou

t al

l of

the

shap

-in

g a

nd

det

aile

d c

arvin

gs.

Note

th

e fe

lt l

ined

dra

wer

for

silv

erw

are.

C

ases

and

Chin

as a

re r

eall

y a

bou

t st

ora

ge

& d

isp

lay,

so n

ote

all

of

the

st

ora

ge

op

tion

s an

d a

lway

s d

emon

-st

rate

th

e “T

ou

ch”

ligh

ts o

n M

ille

n-

niu

m C

hin

a C

abin

ets.

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Main Street Arcadia, Wisconsin

Construction: Materials

SO

LID

WO

OD

T

here

are

tw

o p

rim

ary

cate

gories o

f solid

, natu

ral w

ood

used in the furn

iture

industr

y; hard

wood a

nd s

oft

wood.

Hard

woods c

om

e f

rom

decid

uous t

rees (

lose

their leaves a

t th

e e

nd o

f th

e s

eason)

and inclu

de

maple

, w

aln

ut, o

ak a

nd

mahogany. S

oft

woods

com

e fro

m c

onifero

us, or

everg

reen t

rees a

nd

inclu

de c

edar,

pin

e a

nd

red

wood.

Dis

ad

va

nta

ges

of

So

lid

Wo

od

• A

s w

eath

er

conditio

ns c

hange, solid

wood e

xpands a

nd

contr

acts

and is m

ore

lik

ely

to w

arp

, split

or

cra

ck

• S

unlig

ht m

ay d

iscolo

r w

ood s

tain

s

• E

ven w

ithin

the s

am

e t

ree, colo

r variances e

xist

SO

LID

WO

OD

VE

NE

ER

S

Veneer

constr

uction c

onsis

ts o

f a v

ariety

of

woods t

hat

are

slic

ed a

nd then p

erm

anently

bonded t

o a

n a

ll w

ood s

urf

ace,

oft

en c

alle

d e

ngin

eere

d w

ood (

MD

F).

Veneering is t

he p

rocess

of

apply

ing a

thin

sheet of

wood

to t

he s

urf

ace o

f a

less e

xpensiv

e p

iece o

f w

ood,

pro

vid

ing a

more

lu

xurious look a

nd feel

without

the c

ost. T

oday,

veneer

is t

he m

ost p

opu-

lar

constr

uction u

sed.

Ad

va

nta

ge

s o

f V

en

ee

r

• E

nd

less d

esig

n p

ossib

ilities

• D

ura

ble

- s

urf

ace

s n

ot p

ron

e t

o s

plit

tin

g o

r se

a-

so

nal m

ove

men

t

• E

nvir

on

men

tally

fri

en

dly

with

le

ss a

mo

un

t o

f w

oo

d

ne

cessa

ry f

or

co

nstr

uction

and n

oth

ing

is w

aste

d

• V

en

ee

rin

g c

om

prise

s a

bou

t 8

0%

of w

oo

d f

urn

itu

re

in

JO

INE

RY

T

here

are

a v

ariety

of w

ays t

o s

ecure

wood p

ieces t

o-

geth

er

to c

reate

the d

raw

er

bo

x. B

elo

w a

re t

he t

wo m

ost

popula

r m

eth

ods u

sed a

t A

shle

y F

urn

iture

; F

rench a

nd

Englis

h D

oveta

il.

Construction: Drawers

• O

ften u

sed a

s it is

one o

f th

e s

trong-

est ty

pes o

f jo

ints

in d

raw

er

constr

uc-

tion

• R

efe

rred t

o a

"lo

ckin

g join

t,"

ma-

chin

ed s

o that th

e d

raw

er

sid

e s

lides

upw

ard

into

a g

roove in the d

raw

er

front

and g

lued

Fre

nc

h D

ove

tail

En

gli

sh

Do

ve

tail

• F

eatu

res g

ive t

his

type o

f jo

int a

reputa

tion o

f superior

qualit

y •

Described a

s a

“lo

ckin

g join

t,”

and is g

lued,

addin

g s

trength

•

The t

aper

of th

e m

ale

doveta

il is

tu

rned o

pposite t

he d

irection in

whic

h t

he d

raw

er

is p

ulle

d o

pen

• A

llow

s f

or

the larg

est possib

le

dra

wer

siz

e

DR

AW

ER

GL

IDE

S

Mechanic

al dra

wer

glid

es a

re insta

lled f

or

ease o

f openin

g a

dra

wer

as w

ell

as s

upport

ing t

he c

onte

nts

within

the d

raw

er.

D

raw

er

glid

es m

ay b

e insta

lled a

s h

idden g

lides u

ndern

eath

th

e d

raw

er

or

sid

e m

ounte

d f

or

additio

nal support

..

Bott

om

Cen

ter

Gli

des

N

ylo

n R

oll

er S

ide

Gli

des

Hea

vy D

uty

Bal

l B

eari

ng G

lid

es

Co

rner

Su

pp

ort

s a

nd

Dra

wer

Sto

ps

C

orn

er

support

s r

ein

forc

e t

he c

orn

ers

of dra

wers

to in-

cre

ase s

tabili

ty a

nd s

trength

. T

hey

are

not seen fro

m the

outs

ide b

ut

are

secure

d t

o b

oth

sid

es o

f in

terior

dra

wer

corn

ers

. A

ll dra

wers

als

o h

ave a

built

in d

oor

sto

p to

pre

vent

the d

raw

er

from

pulli

ng o

ut.

Dis

tressin

g,

als

o k

now

n a

s a

ntiquin

g,

is u

sed t

o g

ive

furn

iture

a v

inta

ge, tim

e-w

orn

look. D

istr

essin

g is d

one

by a

pply

ing a

coat

of sta

in,

allo

win

g it to

dry

and t

hen

dis

tressin

g t

he f

urn

iture

thro

ugh t

he u

se o

f sandpaper

and v

arious t

ools

. D

istr

essin

g a

lso a

llow

s f

or

scra

tches

and d

ings fro

m n

orm

al use to b

e e

asily

touched u

p.

Ras

pin

g

Worm

Ho

les

Over

Sp

ray

Cow

Tai

lin

g

Sh

adow

ing

Go

od

Qu

ali

ty =

La

cq

ue

rs

• M

ay b

e d

am

aged b

y e

xposure

to ite

ms s

uch a

s n

ail

polis

h r

em

over,

shoe p

olis

h,

alc

ohol or

ext

rem

e h

eat

Be

tte

r Q

ua

lity

= P

oly

ure

tha

ne

• P

oly

ure

thane is h

ard

er

to d

estr

oy t

han lacquer,

but is

als

o m

ore

difficult t

o r

epair if dam

aged

Be

st

Qu

ali

ty =

Mo

dif

ied

Po

lyu

reth

an

e

Bet

ter

Pro

tect

ion

Fro

m D

am

age

& S

crat

ches

Bet

ter

Pro

tect

ion

Fro

m S

un

Fad

e

Bet

ter

Pro

tect

ion

Fro

m W

ater

& H

ou

seh

old

Cle

aner

s

Finish: Distressing

Finish: Protection