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• Protect yourself from your home's most toxic places
Eye and lung irritants from copy-machine toners and fax-machine ink cartridges, in addition to gases from permanent markers, vapors from pesticides, and formaldehyde fumes from particleboard furniture.
• 5 ways to help tame kids’ clutter
Find furniture that does double duty “A trunk at the foot of the bed is a great one,” Murphy says, because it offers storage and seating. “You can get a plain white trunk at Ikea and then decorate it.
• Wanted: Paris Hilton players
They will be given helmets and sledgehammers and will be able to knock down walls, tear up carpets and break furniture," it said. "They will be allowed to break everything they find in the hotel, the bedrooms, the bathrooms and the common areas such ...
• Drastic plastic: Man's card over the limit
Discount furniture store Ikea is inviting its customers to stay overnight. British newspaper The Guardian reported that big-box retailer has opened an "Ikea Hostel" in one of its warehouses in Oslo, Norway, where up to 30 lucky shoppers can enjoy the ...
• Many U.S. states appear to be in recession
People’s discretionary income is being gobbled up by higher food and fuel costs, while the tanking housing market means people are spending less on furniture and appliances associated with buying a house. The situation is grim in Delaware, with a ...

» American Decorative Arts - The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Outlines their vast collection of American decorative art, including furniture, silver, glass, pewter, ceramics, and textiles.
» Andy's Antiques - Features pictures of the antique furniture he has collected and tips for collectors.
» Arts and Crafts, Craftsman or Mission Antiques - Detailed study of the Arts and Crafts movement in furniture and design.
» Bent Ply - Photo gallery of 20th century furniture, available for purchase.
» Centennial or Colonial? - Essay on reproduction colonial furniture made in 1876 for the American centennial celebration.
» Early American Antiques - Resource site for early American antique furniture and accessories. Includes links to museums, publications, prices, reference booklist, reproductions, shows and auction calendars, and antiques markets.
» Florida Furniture Collection - Highlights of the collection of Florida's Division of Historical Resources. Includes photographs, descriptions, and discussion.
» From Furniture Factory to Funeral Home - Essay examining the connection between American furniture making and coffin making.
» Furniture and Woodworking - Examines early Mennonite furniture and cabinetmakers. Includes a bibliography.
» Furniture Styles and Periods - Directory of selected antique furniture resources.
» Gustav Stickley and Stickley Furniture - Brief history of their impact on the Arts and Crafts movement.
» History of Furniture Timeline - Timeline of furniture styles ranging from the 17th to 20th centuries.
» Identifying Period Hardware - Illustrated examples and descriptions of antique furniture hardware.
» Masterpiece School of Furniture - Teaches the philosophy and classic form of 17th and 18th century furniture making. Overview of school and courses, photos of students at work, portfolio and instructor biography.
» Material Culture - Guidelines and questions when studying antique furniture. Includes lists of resources and use of marks.
» Pull Up a Chair - Chair collecting tips from Antiques Roadshow.
» Purchasing Antique or Reproduction Chinese Furniture - Information for purchasing Chinese furniture in China. Includes style categories, types of wood, and tips for buyers.
» Substyles of Nineteenth Century Furniture - Brief chronology and description of American furniture styles.
» Thames Valley Antique Dealers Association - Antiques and fine art dealers in the Thames Valley area of Oxfordshire selling a diverse range of English, European, and Oriental antiques.
» Tribu-Design - Database of 20th century furniture, lighting, interior and industrial design.
» Wallace Nutting Library - Features photographs of Nutting's turn of the century furniture as well as information on his prints.
» Windsor Chair Resources - Includes Windsor chair references, chairmaker tools and tips for the chairmaker and collector.