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Scandinavian Contemporary (1960-1990)
The Scandiavian Contemporary style is a simple utilitarian design style in natural wood popularized by Danish and Swedish designers. |
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Appearance
 | Simple - Straight lines, simple design, and little ornamentation. (Contemporary style shown) |
Chair Arms
 | Straight - Arms are straight and perpendicular to chair. |
Chair Back Material
 | Wood - Solid wood, horizontal slats, vertical slats, or vertical splats. |
Chair Back Shape
 | Top Rail - Simple, flat horizontal top rail. |
Chair Leg
 | Round - Round, usually shaped or turned leg. |
 | Splayed - Leg with a concave shape. |
 | Square - Flat surfaced leg on all sides. |
 | Straight - Straight leg, vertical to chair seat. |
 | Tapered - Straight leg gradually decreasing in width. |
Chair Seat Material
 | Wood - Various types of wood. |
Chair Seat Shape
 | Square - Square shaped seat. |
Drawer Pull
 | Wooden Mushroom-Shaped Knob - Mushroom-shaped wooden knob, often 1 inch high and 1.5 to 2.5 inches in diameter. |
 | Leather - Material made from the tanning of animal hides. |
Finish
 | Oil Varnish - Clear finish that emphasized the grain of the wood. |
 | Stain - Transparent to moderately opaque finish that alters the color of the wood grain. |
 | Wax - Paste finish over a sealer, stain, or bare wood. |
Foot
 | Continuation of leg - Leg does not terminate into a foot. |
Hardware Material
 | Wood - Various types of wood, carved or turned. |
Joint
 | Dovetail - An interlocking wood joint in which a series of wedge-shaped projections fits into a series of alternating grooves. |
 | Mortise and tenon - Wood joint in which a projecting tenon of one board is fitted into a mortise or hole of another board. |
Line
 | Slight Curve - Gently curving lines. |
 | Straight - Straight lines. |
Motif
 | None. |
Ornamentation
| None. |
Proportion
 | Medium - Moderate dimensions. (Queen Anne style shown) |
Underbracing
 | Limited Use - Limited use of stretchers (Queen Anne style shown). |
Wood
 | Ash - Whitish-gray American hardwood with similar graining to oak. |
 | Birch - Red-brown American hardwood with a close grain. |
 | Black Walnut - Medium brown American hardwood. |
 | Elm - Red-brown American hardwood. |
 | Hickory - Red-brown American hardwood. |
 | Mahogany - Red-brown South American and African hardwood. |
 | Maple - Golden to red-brown American hardwood with a wide range of figures. |
 | Oak - Gray-brown American hardwood. |
 | Teak - Yellow-brown African and Asian hardwood. |
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