Different Types of Furniture Styles
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Written by: Evolution Furniture
No home or business is complete without furniture, but not just any furniture will do. Custom furniture combines old-world craftsmanship with today's aesthetic sensibility. Quality matters, especially when you're decorating a home or business that you care about.
Whether you're in need of custom residential furniture or custom commercial furniture, Evolution Furniture is your source for a product that you can appreciate and use for years to come. We make furniture in many different styles to meet the needs of our customers. Which furniture type is right for you?
Finding Your Furniture Style
Finding your preferred furniture style means shopping around, knowing your aesthetic preferences, and considering the furnishings that you already have in your home or business. To determine what furniture style is right for you, take these steps:
- Visit local furniture shops or look at furniture online in a variety of styles.
- Take an inventory of the furniture that you already own, and ask yourself which category that furniture fits into.
- Speak with a custom furniture maker to discuss your ideas for your future furnishings.
10 Most Popular Furniture Styles
There are many different types of furniture in the world - almost too many to count. Still, knowing the top ten most popular types of furniture can help you find furniture that works for your home or business.
1. Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Featuring clean lines, compact sizes, and bold textiles, mid-century modern furniture brings practical and attractive together into one place. You can recognize this type of furnishing by its tapered legs and often earthy colors like mustard yellow and olive green. Mid-century modern rose to popularity after World War II, but versions of this furniture style remained popular with homeowners thereafter.
2. Scandinavian Furniture
Scandinavian furniture style originated in Scandinavia in the early 20th century but migrated to the United States starting in the 1950s. This furniture style is easily recognized by its use of natural, light-colored wood, simplicity of style, and functionality. Scandinavian furniture also aligns itself with sustainability through the use of natural materials. This type of furniture emphasizes quality over quantity and promotes an uncluttered lifestyle.
3. Sustainable & Contemporary Furniture
Contemporary furniture is a changing style that reflects the trends of the day. What we call contemporary furniture now will not be contemporary in 20 years - this is the nature of contemporary furnishings. Today, contemporary style furniture is associated with sustainable furnishings, with clean lines, and organic shapes, often made from natural materials like cotton and wood. Contemporary furniture combines nicely with other styles for an eclectic style.
4. Industrial Furniture
Industrial furniture is a combination of aesthetic choices that give furniture a modern and industrial appearance, rather than a single furniture style. With this aesthetic, metal and wood combine with clean lines and geometric shapes. Industrial style is often thought of as ‘anti-nature’, giving the appearance of being made from machines and aligning itself with machine-made products. That said, industrial furniture can still be very artful and thoughtful.
5. Rustic Furniture
Rustic furniture has a hand-made appearance and is closely affiliated with the cozy qualities of home. It is often made from timber and natural textiles like linen and cotton. Rustic furniture has a warm quality and prioritizes comfort over aesthetics. While rustic furniture is often affiliated with rural areas, it has made its way to urban styles as well.
6. Bohemian/ Boho Furniture
Bohemian-style furniture can best be described as eclectic. With this type of furniture, you'll see bold colors and prints, upholstery made from various materials, and a mix and match of styles. Bohemian interior design is itself free-spirited, so you can combine various types of furnishings that don't match, as long as they speak to you. Bohemian style places a lot of emphasis on organic, natural elements, like plants and natural materials like wood.
7. Vintage Furniture
Technically speaking, vintage furniture is any furniture that is at least 20 years old. However, when it comes to new furniture constructed in a vintage style, this is furniture that can borrow from any old style, going back several decades or even 100 years or more. When you're picking vintage furniture or making custom furniture, shop for furnishings from the era that you like best.
9. Minimalist Furniture
Minimalist furniture is clean and free of decoration, with a lot of stark flat surfaces. Minimalist furniture uses wood and geometric shapes to create simple, attractive furnishings. Minimalism combines Scandinavian and Modern furniture to create an uncluttered, easy-on-the-eyes aesthetic.
10. Multipurpose Furniture
Multipurpose furniture combines furniture with different functions into one piece. Usually, multipurpose furniture can double as storage, allowing homeowners to make the most of their interior space and maintain a clean and uncluttered lifestyle. Multipurpose furniture is a favorite among homeowners living in small houses and with parents of small children who need places to store their children's toys.
Making Your Style Complete with Evolution Furniture
At Evolution Furniture, we create custom furnishings for homeowners and business owners, as well as custom furniture for interior designers. Take a look at our custom furniture design portfolio to see the kind of work we've done, or explore our website to find out why so many people choose to work with Evolution Furniture. To get started with your furniture project, contact us to schedule a consultation with one of our furniture design experts.
