The Scandiavian Contemporary style is a simple utilitarian design style in natural wood popularized by Danish and Swedish designers.
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Appearance
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Simple – Straight lines, simple design, and little ornamentation.(Contemporary style shown) |
Chair Arms
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Straight – Arms are straight and perpendicular to chair. |
Chair Back Material
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Wood – Solid wood, horizontal slats, vertical slats, or vertical splats. |
Chair Back Shape
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Top Rail – Simple, flat horizontal top rail. |
Chair Leg
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Round – Round, usually shaped or turned leg. |
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Splayed – Leg with a concave shape. |
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Square – Flat surfaced leg on all sides. |
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Straight – Straight leg, vertical to chair seat. |
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Tapered – Straight leg gradually decreasing in width. |
Chair Seat Material
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Wood – Various types of wood. |
Chair Seat Shape
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Square – Square shaped seat. |
Drawer Pull
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Wooden Mushroom-Shaped Knob – Mushroom-shaped wooden knob, often 1 inch high and 1.5 to 2.5 inches in diameter. |
Fabric
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Leather – Material made from the tanning of animal hides. |
Finish
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Oil Varnish – Clear finish that emphasized the grain of the wood. |
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Stain – Transparent to moderately opaque finish that alters the color of the wood grain. |
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Wax – Paste finish over a sealer, stain, or bare wood. |
Foot
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Continuation of leg – Leg does not terminate into a foot. |
Hardware Material
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Wood – Various types of wood, carved or turned. |
Joint
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Dovetail – An interlocking wood joint in which a series of wedge-shaped projections fits into a series of alternating grooves. |
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Mortise and tenon – Wood joint in which a projecting tenon of one board is fitted into a mortise or hole of another board. |
Line
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Slight Curve – Gently curving lines. |
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Straight – Straight lines. |
Motif
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None. |
Ornamentation
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None. |
Proportion
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Medium – Moderate dimensions.(Queen Anne style shown) |
Underbracing
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Limited Use – Limited use of stretchers(Queen Anne style shown). |
Wood
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Ash – Whitish-gray American hardwood with similar graining to oak. |
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Birch – Red-brown American hardwood with a close grain. |
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Black Walnut – Medium brown American hardwood. |
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Elm – Red-brown American hardwood. |
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Hickory – Red-brown American hardwood. |
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Mahogany – Red-brown South American and African hardwood. |
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Maple – Golden to red-brown American hardwood with a wide range of figures. |
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Oak – Gray-brown American hardwood. |
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Teak – Yellow-brown African and Asian hardwood. |