List of furniture types



This is a list of furniture types. Furniture includes objects such as tables, chairs, beds, desks, dressers, and cupboards. These objects are usually kept in a house or other building to make it suitable or comfortable for living or working in.

Single seat

 * Chair
 * Lift chair
 * Bean bag chair
 * Chaise longue
 * Fauteuil
 * Ottoman
 * Recliner
 * Stool
 * Bar Stool
 * Footstool or ottoman
 * Tuffet
 * Fainting couch
 * Rocking chair
 * Bar chair
 * Poufy
 * Arm Chair

Multiple seats

 * Bench
 * Couch, also known as a sofa or settee
 * Accubita
 * Canapé
 * Davenport
 * Klinai
 * Divan
 * Love seat
 * Chesterfield

Sleeping or lying

 * Bed
 * Bunk bed
 * Canopy bed
 * Four-poster bed
 * Murphy bed
 * Platform bed
 * Sleigh bed
 * Waterbed
 * Daybed
 * Futon
 * Hammock
 * Headboard
 * Infant bed (crib, cradle)
 * Sofa bed
 * Toddler bed

Entertainment

 * Billiard table
 * Celestial globe
 * Chess table
 * Entertainment center
 * Gramophone
 * Hi-fi
 * Jukebox
 * Pinball machine
 * Radiogram
 * Home bar
 * Radio receiver
 * Piano
 * TV

Tables

 * Countertop
 * Chabudai
 * Changing table
 * Desk
 * Computer desk
 * Davenport desk
 * Drawing board
 * Writing desk
 * Pedestal desk
 * Kneehole desk
 * Secretary desk
 * Dressing table
 * Lowboy
 * Kotatsu
 * Korsi
 * Monks bench
 * Soban
 * Table
 * Coffee table
 * Dining table
 * Drop-leaf table
 * End table
 * Folding table
 * Game table
 * Gateleg table
 * Poker table
 * Refectory table
 * Trestle table
 * TV tray table
 * Wine table
 * Sewing table
 * Washstand
 * Workbench

Storage

 * Baker's rack
 * Bookcase
 * Cabinetry
 * Bathroom cabinet
 * Chifforobe
 * Closet
 * Credenza
 * Cupboard
 * Curio cabinet
 * Gun cabinet
 * Hutch
 * Hoosier cabinet
 * Kitchen cabinet
 * Liquor cabinet
 * Pantry
 * Pie safe
 * Stipo a bambocci
 * Sideboard
 * Chest of drawers or dresser
 * Chest
 * Cellarette
 * Hope chest
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 * Drawer (furniture)
 * Hall tree
 * Hatstand
 * Bar cabinet
 * Filing cabinet
 * Floating shelf
 * Nightstand
 * Ottoman
 * Plan chest
 * Plant stand
 * Shelving
 * Sideboard or buffet
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 * Wardrobe or armoire
 * Wine rack
 * Commode

Sets

 * Bedroom set (group)
 * Dinette (group)
 * Dining set
 * Vanity set
 * Portable Lamps
 * Patio set

Types classified by materials

 * Wooden furniture
 * Bamboo furniture
 * Wicker or rattan furniture
 * Metal furniture
 * Plastic furniture, also known as acrylic furniture
 * Glass furniture
 * Concrete furniture
 * Bombay furniture, also known as blackwood furniture

Definition 1: Objects usually kept in a house or other building to make it suitable or comfortable for living or working in

 * Built-in furniture (see Frank Lloyd Wright)
 * Campaign furniture – furniture specifically designed to break down or fold for ease of travel
 * Clothes valet
 * Credenza
 * Divider, shōji or partition
 * Folding screen
 * Garden furniture
 * Lamps are covered under furnishings or lighting.
 * Taboret
 * Tatami mats used for sitting
 * Work furniture

Definition 2: Accessories or fittings that are required for a particular function, situation, or setting

 * Aquarium furniture
 * Bar furniture
 * Children's furniture
 * Door furniture
 * Hutch
 * Park furniture (such as benches and picnic tables)
 * Stadium seating
 * Street furniture
 * Sword furniture – on Japanese swords (katana, wakizashi, tantō) all parts save the blade are referred to as "furniture".
 * In firearms, parts aside from the action and barrel, such as the grip, stock, butt, and comb.