Myths and Facts Behind Old Oak Furniture

Did People Really Sleep Sitting Up? Myths and Facts Behind Old Oak Furniture

Spend enough time around old houses and old oak furniture and you will eventually hear some wonderfully strange stories about how our ancestors lived. Beds were short because people slept sitting upright. Chairs were uncomfortable because comfort was considered sinful. Enormous oak settles were designed to hide people from view. Chests were simply primitive wardrobes. […]

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Old Oak Furniture and the British Pub Where the Traditional Interior Came From

Old Oak Furniture and the British Pub: Where the Traditional Interior Came From

Picture a traditional British pub and there is a fair chance you are picturing oak. A heavy table polished by countless elbows. A high-backed settle beside a fire. Panelled walls turned deep brown with age. Joint stools pulled around a table, solid chairs, wooden screens and perhaps a dark old cupboard tucked somewhere behind the […]

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