An armchair consists of:

• A base: generally composed of four legs, sometimes reinforced by a stretcher
• A seat: the seat depth of an armchair is between 50 and 55 cm
• A backrest
• Armrests (arms): which may be openwork or upholstered, with or without arm pads. The space between them is approximately 55 cm and is located at a height of 60 cm from the floor.

An armchair is traditionally made or restored by hand by an upholsterer. There are also mass-produced copies; these often use synthetic foams as padding, unlike traditional armchairs which are normally made with horsehair and springs.

A sofa, couch, or divan is a comfortable piece of furniture with several seats and usually an armrest on each side. Sofas are generally found in the living room or lounge. They can be made of various fabrics or leather.

A bed is a piece of furniture used primarily for sleeping, and therefore generally placed in a bedroom where it is the defining piece of furniture. We lie down on it to relax or rest, and we also sit on it to read.

The confidant or the opposite is a double armchair in an S-shape that allows two people to talk without having to turn their heads. This type of furniture was invented in the 19th century.

A table is a type of furniture, originally consisting of a flat, horizontal surface (assembled wooden planks) designed to be placed on one or more legs, trestles, or supports. It is generally used for meals. It may be equipped with one or more drawers and have extension leaves. It comes in many shapes and sizes.

A coffee table, or living room table, is a type of table low enough to be reached while seated (hence the name), and is intended to be placed in a living room or sitting room, within easy reach of people on the sofa and armchairs, so they can place on it what they need while seated. A coffee table may be equipped with storage space such as drawers or shelves.

In architecture, a console is a piece, usually S-shaped, used to support a balcony or projecting element. In cabinetmaking, a console is a shallow table with one or more legs, generally used for decorative purposes.

A guéridon is generally a round table with a single central leg or column. Some variations have several legs. This type of furniture appeared in France around the mid-17th century. The tabletops are often supported by mythological, African, Greek, or Egyptian figures.

A bedside table (or nightstand) is a small piece of furniture placed next to a bed, at head height, and designed to hold useful items for a night's sleep, just before going to bed, or upon waking: alarm clock, lamp, glasses, telephone, book, glass of water, medication, etc. The height of a bedside table generally does not exceed that which one can reach while lying in bed, and it may be equipped with storage such as shelves, drawers, or compartments closed by doors. The bedside table is sometimes integrated into the bed, particularly in the case of bunk beds.

A chest of drawers is a low piece of furniture with wide drawers for storing linens or various other items. The chest of drawers appeared at the end of the 17th century. It acquired its current name in 1708 and became the most widely manufactured piece of furniture.

The sideboard is a very common piece of furniture that exists in many regional variations. It can be a low cabinet with two or three doors and possibly drawers, or a low cabinet with a shorter upper section. Usually, dishes are stored at the bottom and glasses at the top.

Sometimes sideboards are called buffets, and during the Renaissance, the appropriate term for displaying dishes was the dresser.

Synonyms for sideboard include: silver cabinet, sideboard, credence table, serving table, and dresser (or dresse).

A chest is a closed piece of furniture designed to contain or protect objects, and may also allow for their transport. It can also serve as a seat, with or without a backrest, and may also have drawer(s).

A dresser is a rustic piece of furniture consisting, in its upper section, of shelves on which tableware is displayed. It can be combined with a sideboard and then becomes a "double-bodied" piece of furniture, or "dresser-sideboard".

A wardrobe is a closed piece of furniture designed to store objects, especially clothing and linens, in a home. It is most often placed in the bedroom. A wardrobe is generally tall, made of a single unit, and equipped with doors, shelves, and often hanging rails, and sometimes topped with a cornice. When the doors have mirrors, it is called a wardrobe with a mirror. Wardrobes appeared in the 16th century in the form of two-door or four-door cabinets called chests. Traditional wardrobes have been superseded in modern homes by the widespread use of closets, often planned from the outset.

A bookcase (from the Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη: biblio, "book"; thêkê, "place") is an organized collection of books.
This piece of furniture is designed to hold books, whether classified or not. Being shallow, it allows for an overview of the various titles in the collection.
A display case is used to showcase objects (collections), highlighting their contents through the use of light (glass).

The word "bureau" (office) derives from the Old French "burel," which referred to a coarse cloth in the Middle Ages. Later, it came to designate a mat on which accounts were kept, and then the table used for this purpose. The office took on various forms from the 17th century onward: cabinet, Mazarin desk, slant-front desk, back desk, secretary desk, American desk, etc. The word eventually came to designate a room or even a business. It is an organized piece of furniture, with drawers and various storage compartments (filing cabinets, folders, etc.). It includes a work surface, which is now generally used to place a computer.

The chiffonier is a chest of drawers that appeared during the Regency period.
It is designed for storing linens. It is usually taller than it is wide and generally has a marble top.
The weekly organizer is a chest of drawers with seven drawers, one drawer for each day of the week!

The dressing table is a piece of furniture that appeared during the Regency period with the feminization of furniture. It is a practical piece of furniture intended for grooming and storing related toiletries. In classic styles (excluding contemporary ones), it typically takes the form of a small desk with a central drawer and false drawer fronts on the sides (usually two sets of two drawers to provide ample depth). These false fronts conceal side compartments (which can be fitted out and/or lined with textiles) accessible from the top via drop-down doors. The fittings of these side compartments must be removable for potential repairs.

A cabinet is a piece of furniture whose entire front is covered in drawers. Sometimes it features a base with twisted columns, an aesthetic derived from architecture.
It appeared during the Renaissance, along with the Western table and the two-part sideboard.

As with richly decorated furniture, some of its panels were often removed and sold separately as works of art in their own right.
The most precious are veneered with ebony. It is the skill with this material that defines the cabinetmaker. (It is traditionally the most majestic of furniture.)

Whatever the type of furniture, we are able to renovate or restore it to make it more useful and pleasing to the eye.