Furniture Terms

A style of leg or foot of an upholstered piece, in the shape of a wood block, with a very minimal taper.

A long, narrow rectangular pillow. Also known as a kidney or lumbar pillow.

A style of leg or foot of an upholstered piece, with a straight upper corner edge and curved inner edge.

A decorative border of thread, typically found on pillows, hanging loosely like the fibers found on a dust broom.

A style of foot of an upholstered piece, in the shape of a flattened sphere. HISTORY - The bun foot has been a part of formal European furniture styles since the 1600s, and was a very popular choice in the William and Mary style of English furniture. William was Dutch, and he brought many Dutch furniture traditions with him to England, and this is likely part of that tradition. The bun foot found its heyday in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.