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Glossary of furniture terms: upholstery, uprights, veneer, vitrine. This glossary of furniture terms is made available by Abacus Wickers Indonesia.
Glossary of common furniture terms: U & V
Upholstery - Furniture that is covered in fabric, vinyl, leather or other materials.Uprights - The outer vertical posts of a chair.
Veneer - This is a thin sheet of wood, usually about 1/22 of an inch, that is then glued onto another surface. The VERY rich hired artisans to make pieces of furniture for them using veneers to make beautiful patterns creating original and unique pieces of art. The common-man was relegated to using solid slabs of wood for furniture.
Vitrine - A glass front china cabinet used to display fine pieces.
