The Furniture Handbook: A Guide to Choosing, Arranging, and Caring for the Objects in Your Home

by Frida Ramstedt

The comprehensive guide to living with furniture, no matter your style, from the author of The Interior Design Handbook .
 
Interior-design sensation Frida Ramstedt changed how we think about designing a harmonious home with her book The Interior Design Handbook . Now she brings that same authoritative and comprehensive focus to this complementary guide that’s all about the most essential and functional items within your home.
 
No matter your style of home, we all want our spaces to feel inviting and comfortable. And the key to that is quality furniture that supports your lifestyle. The Furniture Handbook shares the foundational rules of choosing, arranging, and caring for the furniture in every room of your home. From selecting the perfect size dining table and seating that fits your family to arranging your living room pieces for the best flow, the basic principles that interior designers use and that everyone should master are provided.

• Know what to pay extra attention to when choosing and rearranging furniture and what common complaints people have so you can avoid them.
• Understand the dimensions and details of furniture design that determine whether a piece is comfortable or not.
• Select quality upholstery that looks beautiful and will endure wear and tear from pets, kids, and daily life.
• Learn how to match the scale of different pieces and plan what goes where before you start moving your furniture, so you never regret the time and money you have invested.
 
Complete with simple and elegant illustrations, The Furniture Handbook is your key to creating beautiful, personal spaces in your home.

Genres: Interior Design, Design, Nonfiction

320 pages, Hardcover

Published May 21, 2024

Reviews

[Oleksandra · Rating 1 out of 5]

Абсолютно непотрібна книга. В ній немає нічого корисного, просто перелік функцій меблів і рандомних фактів про них. "Стілець складається з ніжок, сидіння і спинки. Потрібен - щоб сидіти, тому обирайте такий, на якому вам буде зручно сидіти". В розділі про матеріали немає ілюстрацій.
Окремо про видання від ArthHuss: якісний папір та обкладинка, але просто жахлива(!) редактура - одруки на кожній сторінці (слова не в тих відмінках, відсутні розділові знаки, пропущені букви/слова), десь немає шматка тексту, десь абзац дублюється, є сторінки де надруковано два рядки і далі білий лист.

[M Shomaker · Rating 1 out of 5]

More than one average reader ever cared to learn about furniture. This book is well-written and detailed, offering (great) advice for someone who REALLY wants to consider proportions, materials, and the mathematics of desks, tables, and chairs. Marking it as a one to remind myself that this is not what I anticipated.

[María Paula Lapenta Chabaneix · Rating 3 out of 5]

El principal problema del libro es la falta de claridad respecto a su público objetivo. Acumula información sin definir a quién se dirige: resulta poco útil para expertos y excesivo para quienes no están en el rubro. Además, menciona muchos temas sin llegar a un nivel técnico que los haga realmente útiles, lo que refuerza esa sensación de indefinición. Esta ambigüedad limita su utilidad general. Estuve cerca de calificarlo negativamente, pero el capítulo 7, centrado en la materialidad, despierta curiosidad y justifica en parte su lectura.

[Dipra Lahiri · Rating 4 out of 5]

After reading this, one will never again sit on a chair without subconsciously evaluating its features, such as the angles of the seat and back, the positioning of the legs, the length of the seat, the height etc. Such detailed information also provided for all kinds of furniture items, very useful when planning a new home or a complete refurbishment.

[202 unknown · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cuốn này kiểu, các đồ đạc trong nhà có thể gồm bàn, ghế, tủ, cửa,....gì đó - rồi mỗi loại thì sẽ nên có tiêu chí gì để sử dụng cho phù hợp và có thể gồm từ những vật liệu gì, ưu nhược điểm của mấy vật liệu đó

kiếm một cuốn thiên về thẩm mỹ, phối hợp màu sắc và bố cục của mọi thứ có vẻ khó?

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

A decent amount on ergonomic design and some basic furniture forms. It might help with furnishing your new digs.

[RYAN PHAM · Rating 4 out of 5]

Never thought I’d learn more about posture and wood through diagrams, but here I am

[Alina Kutsenko · Rating 2 out of 5]

Мені книга не підійшла, в ній я не знайшла уориснрї для себе інформації

[Lauren Oglesby · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is extremely technical and has a very heavy focus on Swedish furniture. It should be called “The Swedish Furniture Textbook” instead of the “Furniture Handbook.”

[Deacon Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

great lil intro to furniture design origins and how you can think about your spaces in different terms to offer harmony with its furnishing. lovely texture on the cover too

[Наталия Стоева · Rating 4 out of 5]

Има много полезна и практична информация.