A Brief History of Bedroom Furniture

From the Neolithic age, people have wanted to add their own distinguished style to their homes. In our age today, the wide range and superb skills and manufacturing processes mean we can, to all intents and purposes create the ideal piece of furniture. Nothing though is more special to us than the bedroom, albeit it may be on par with the kitchen, but nonetheless, it is a sanctuary.

Bedroom furniture has come along way through history from solid pieces of oak furniture to veneers and mirrored glass. Although, you may think a veneered piece of furniture is a new idea, there is evidence the Egyptians used Ebony veneer in King Tut's tomb. Some may look down on a veneered piece of furniture but this should not be the case, from history many fine pieces of furniture have been layered with exquisite woods, highly sophisticated techniques have been used especially on Renaissance pieces.

Moving forward to the early part decades of the 20th century we find bedroom furniture moving away from the traditional wood and into the world of plastic, chrome and PVC. The ornate carvings crafted on solid wood wardrobes moved to the side to allow the new wave of interior design innovation to make a breakthrough. Also the focus moved towards creating space within the home, to evolve furniture from being ornate to functional and allowing a dual purpose.

If we look at some of the major designer concepts we can see the grains of sand, which lead us to our modern furniture. In Belgium in 1932, an architect called De Koninck developed the modular kitchen; all the units could be combined in the individual's taste and requirements. The modular way of design meant the size of your kitchen did not limit you to the functionality of it.

The modular concept also made it's way into the design of seating, with Joe Columbo in 1967 creating a chair which could be added too using parts which connected, thus enabling the user to have numerous seating options. The very same concept applies to the modular bedroom furniture of today's' era.

By understanding all the basics of the designs and techniques used many years ago, it is no wonder we have such a vast amount of furniture to choose from today. With the current trend towards gloss and sleek lines in conjunctions with wood veneer and the use of glass, the collaboration and growth of all this knowledge means our sanctuary, the bedroom is a living history.