| Every manufacturer of furniture uses a different style. | | | | showing the wood's natural contours and rough edge. It |
| The same is true of bathroom cabinet makers. Learn | | | | is very utilitarian and used the trees of the plains: pine, |
| about the styles available so you can choose the one | | | | cedar, fir and spruce. |
| that is right for you. | | | | With its thick lines and flat oak panels, Mission Design |
| The northern climes of Scandinavia inspire spare | | | | appears very heavy. The feeling is enhanced by the |
| furniture with clean lines and little or no ornamentation. | | | | hardware used. Made from black iron, it is very heavy |
| The materials are stressed over the design. French | | | | and dark. |
| Provincial is just the opposite. Any wood can be used, | | | | From the east we get Oriental, or Asian, design. The |
| because it will all be covered with paint. Flat surfaces | | | | materials is highly renewable, using a lot of bamboo or |
| are graced with landscapes or portraits, while the | | | | rattan. The most common color is red, considered to |
| edges and corners are hidden beneath gold leaf. | | | | bring good luck, and flat surfaces are often adorned |
| The Early American Colonists, forced to make do with | | | | with landscapes. |
| the raw materials readily available in the woods around | | | | Shaker furniture is about function and looks. Born in the |
| them, used joinery and steam bent woods rather than | | | | egalitarian religious communities in America, this style is |
| nails. The woods they used did double duty as food | | | | more focused on being useful to the community, rather |
| producers; they relied heavily on cherry and walnut, but | | | | than meeting the artist's desires. It is both practical and |
| used other deciduous hard woods, too. | | | | solid. |
| One style, Rustic or Log Cabin, emphasizes the natural | | | | Now you know about the styles used by bathroom |
| state of the wood used over all the others. One edge | | | | cabinet makers around the world. Choose wisely and |
| of a table, for example, is left completely unfinished, | | | | enjoy your new bathroom cabinets! |