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A growing trend, functional family rooms are live able, warm, ideal for your casual entertaining, and keep their good looks for years. New, Classical drop side table — a real space-saver that folds out to family-size. Matching teak chairs covered in soft of wool tweed. A room to relax in, relishing the luxury of ‘Tatters all’. Leather covered family-proof sofa, chairs and ottoman in rich Munich Tan. Everything’s at your fingertips in walnut-tone Low line wall units (one designed for TV or stereo), teamed with Classical side tables and sofa table.

Just starting out on your own? The space and investment value are your two biggest considerations when buying furniture their double-barreled answer is the brilliant new Classical drops side table. Here, it’s just right for a romantic rendezvous; later, it can double as an occasional table, or fold out to full size, seating up to six guests. The carver chairs are also talented; Upholstered in lush ‘Leisure’ Shell, with walnut-tone trim that matches the table and streamlined buffet.

Miniatures are classified into three main groups: Dolls house miniatures; precisely 1/12 of normal size, covering every possible item of furniture and clothing, right down to hand- painted porcelain dishes fired in their own tiny kiln. Apprentice pieces; or second-size miniatures known to be made from the late 17th century. Children furniture; which strictly speaking isn’t miniature at all? But proper-sized furniture’s for people who happen to be small. Apprentice pieces are for me the most intriguing, partly for their authority and craftsmanship (which can vary a great deal) but also for the mystery that surrounds them. What are they? Why were they made? The idea fashionable fifty years ago that each was an apprentice’s test piece, made at the end of his indenture as proof of his skills, has gone by the board.

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