Federal Style Furniture Plans

Federal furniture tends to emphasize basic geometric shapes generally squares circles triangles and rectangles.

Federal style furniture plans.

All important details are shown full size. You can get the federal look with these new home furnishings that pay homage to the style s elegance but aren t too fussy to live with. Baby beds quilt displays cabinets and so much more. In contrast the federal neoclassical style changed everything and quickly.

The federal look today photo by antonis achilleos. Characterized by symmetry and lightness federal furniture must have been a shock when first shown and even today it looks quite modern rivaling current studio furniture. Gone for the most part is carving and what carving remains is more delicate. The term federal references the period following the revolutionary war rather than one specific style of furniture.

Select from the choices below which include woodworking plans for. The oval shaped carvings called paterae flanking the door are universal on federal era furniture mantels and interior woodwork. It is usually refined and well crafted with clean edges and straight lines. The plan sets are 18 x 24 photocopies of the hand drawn originals.

That can be photocopied as needed by the purchaser for use in fabricating these items. Furniture woodworking plans our furniture woodworking plan section includes super simple make in a weekend wood plans and more detailed heirloom woodworking projects.