Wooden chairs made of oak can be a delight. Although mass-produced since the 1860s or so, each chair pattern seems to have a touch of whimsy. Or at least the ones I like best do. Oak kitchen or dining ...

While some antique furniture is best kept behind velvet ropes in do-not-touch settings, American oak begs to be used. There's nothing froufrou about it; even pieces gussied up in Art Nouveau trappings ...

Old Man Winter seems intent on tightening, rather than loosening his grip on metro Detroit. Rather than bemoan his existence, however, furniture makers of the past may have celebrated the seasonal ...

Milan 09: Dutch designer Pepe Heykoop presented Soft Oak chair as part of Dutch Invertuals in Milan last month. The chair has a thin, wooden frame with a large backrest and wings. The seat and ...

Designer Birgitte Due Madsen, architect Anne Dorthe Vester and curator Henriette Noermark have launched an exhibition of marble, resin and wood furniture designed to explore collaboration. The ...

Question: Could you please tell us something about the oak chair seen in this photo? It was in my husband's family for years and passed from his sister to us. When she had the chair, she kept a pillow ...

The old oak chair J.K. Rowling sat in while writing the first two Harry Potter novels probably doesn’t possess any magical powers. But the chair, simply etched with “I wrote Harry Potter while sitting ...

ALBANY — Students from 25 Capital Region high schools depicted their favorite literary classics for the University at Albany's "Chairs That Tell a Story" project. More than 40 original 1960s library ...