As an indispensable appliance in our family life, furniture comes in many types and uses different materials. However, do you really understand the furniture you live with day and night? Today, 941 editor will introduce you to the classification of furniture.

Furniture refers to household appliances that can meet various purposes and are usually made of wood, metal, plastic, marble, glass, fabric or related materials.

In a broad sense, furniture refers to a type of equipment that is indispensable for humans to maintain their lives, engage in production practices and carry out social activities.

In a narrow sense, furniture refers to a type of equipment used by people to sit, lie down, or support and store items in daily life, work, and social activities.

Mahogany furniture

Mahogany furniture refers to furniture made of red sandalwood, rosewood, ebony, burl wood, rosewood, and wenge. It is a general term for high-quality furniture made of rare hardwood since the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Shibaki furniture

The scientific name of firewood furniture is country furniture, also known as softwood furniture and miscellaneous wood furniture. Its craftsmanship and material selection are more complicated than those of hardwood furniture. The number of firewood furniture in existing Chinese furniture far exceeds that of hardwood furniture. The main materials used are elm, camphor, beech, fir, nanmu, etc.

Panel furniture

Panel furniture is the abbreviation of panel structure furniture. The main body uses artificial board as the base material, the surface is covered with panel parts of finishing materials, and is assembled into a panel structure with special connectors.

Metal furniture

Metal furniture is furniture made of metal pipes, plates or sticks as the main structure, with wood, various artificial boards, glass, stone, etc., as well as wrought iron furniture made entirely of metal materials.

Glass furniture

Furniture made of glass as the main material, mainly coffee tables, dining tables, display cabinets, etc., are easy to clean and display items.

Plastic furniture

The main body or main parts of the furniture are molded from polymer materials such as fiberglass or plastic. It has the advantages of light weight, high strength, corrosion resistance, etc., and is suitable for mass production.

According to the material, furniture can be roughly divided into these six categories. Everyone knows it~