AMAZING FACTS ABOUT FURNITURE

Furniture refers to movable objects that are required to support various human activities such as seating, eating, and sleeping. Furniture can also be used to hold objects and store things.

These days furniture are just a chick away whether you want to buy them online or want to have office furniture on rent in Mumbai. But do you know some amazing facts about them?

Here are some facts about your favorite furniture which you would love to know.

1.    Table 

A table is derived from the Latin word “Tabula”  which means a flat piece or a plank of a board.

2.    Bookcase

Everyone knows that it is used to keep books but do you know where you can find the oldest Bookcase. The oldest bookcase can be found in the Bodleian Library at Oxford University in England.

3.    Chairs with wheels

This was invented just by chance. Actually, Charles Darwin wanted to do his experiment fast by getting his specimens quickly while studying and sitting on a chair. So he added wheels to his chair.

4.    Rocking Chair

How long do you think you can rock in a rocking chair at a stretch? You will answer 12 hours or 24 hours at the most. Can you imagine Dennis Easterling set up a record of constantly rocking on his rocking chair for 480 hours at a stretch. My head goes rolling!!

5.    Plastic Chair

Today people prefer plastic chair due to many reasons like a light in weight, low cost, easy to carry, attractive designs, etc. It was R.G. Reineman who patented the first I-piece plastic chair in 1960.

6.    Chairs with backrest

Chairs and sofas are so common in our homes that we tend to take them for granted and don’t think much about them. But we should consider ourselves lucky that we are born in modern times. Because in the ancient times only the king or rich people were allowed to sit in chairs with backrest otherwise you have to sit on the floor, bench or a stool. How discriminating?

7.    Beds

Beds are among the first few inventions which humans made for their comfort. We have learned from our history books that early humans used materials like dry leaves, animal skin or straw to make beds for themselves on the floor. Then eventually in the 12th-century modern wooden beds were made. French and British people are known for their love of silk and golden clothes to decorate their beds.

8.    Office Chairs

The office chairs became popular when they were distributed in the parliament by Otto Von Bismark while he was in office.

9.    Tables, Chairs, and Cabinets

Can you think in how much quantity these furnitures are purchased annually in the United States of America The companies in the U.S. purchase 4.5 million tables, 11 million filing cabinets and 16.5 million chairs. Just think how important these furnitures are.

10. Folding Chair

As the name suggests it is a chair which can be folded. It is a light and portable chair that folds flat and can be stored in a corner of the house. It is generally used for seating in areas where permanent furniture is not possible to be used like sporting events or outside parties. 

Folding chairs were used as seating in 15^th-13^th century BC in the Mediterranean region. A folding chair of ebony and ivory was found in Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt.

The next time you want to buy furniture or have home furniture for rent in Mumbai remember these amazing facts about them.