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Types of dining chairs and stools

Round stool, also called round pestle, is a stool with a combination of pestle and pier, with a "waist" and precious materials, such as mahogany and nanmu.

There are many changes in the stool surface of the round stool, such as round, begonia-shaped and plum blossom-shaped.

Square stools are "imported" from the Han people.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the northwest nationalities entered the Central Plains, and a high-type seat called "square stool" flowed in.

This kind of stool varies in size, the largest is about two feet square and the smallest is one foot.

Although the overall appearance is just a "rectangular" stool, the change of style makes people feel "moving silently". For example, some square stools in the Ming Dynasty are of the same color, some are inlaid with marble, and some are woven with silk ropes and rattan, which is considered refreshing and pleasant to sit on in hot summer.

Square stools can be matched with square tables and tables, which is very important in many ancient furniture.

Embroidered pier is a title of drum stool. In the past, a piece of embroidery was often embroidered on the drum stool, so it was called embroidered pier.

The biggest difference between the embroidered pier and the stool is that there are no four "legs", but the drum storage method is adopted to form a waist drum shape with two small ends and a big middle.

Pier, which appeared in Han dynasty, used to be made of bamboo and rattan. Later, the pier was decorated with embroidered sleeves and became an "embroidered pier".

Our furniture is generally square, and there will be a lack of change in the room.

There is a round furniture, which will be rich and varied in furnishings and very comfortable visually.

But the drum stool has a very big disadvantage, because it is drum-shaped and it is very easy to fall down, so you should be extremely careful when sitting.

Spring stool can be called "spring" (stool), which is naturally related to love.

Ancient Jiangnan people like to call this kind of double stool spring stool. Usually, when someone marries a daughter, wedding flowers will be pasted on this stool, and brocade bedding will be put on it as a dowry and carried to her husband's house.

Storage stool is a new concept for many people. It is actually a great creation of modern people.

The increasingly narrow living space makes many people try to make rational use of the space, and the storage stool combines the advantages of the storage box and stool to make the busy and narrow living space look fashionable and beautiful.

The shortest footstool is called footstool, also called pedal. Stepping on the foot is most in line with its original function.

The ancients were very clever and designed a kind of stool based on pedaling, called rolling stool.

There are four shafts in the middle of the stool, which can rotate and support the soles of the feet.

Scholars at that time, while writing articles, rubbed their feet back and forth on the stool. The traditional square stool made of iron and iron is matched with modern hollow patterns, which not only saves space, but also adds modern elements.

Wooden wooden stool Wooden wooden stool gives people a simple feeling and is indispensable in traditional furniture. Plastic stools Plastic stools are favored by modern fashionistas because of their bright colors and diverse shapes, and are the first choice for modern rooms. Cloth stools have always occupied most of the market with their comfortable and soft characteristics, and people will feel very relaxed when sitting on cloth stools.