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Product
Knowledge
Brochure
With
ove
r 5
0 y
ea
rs o
f in
no
va
tio
n a
nd
exp
eri
-e
nce
in
the
fu
rnitu
re i
nd
ustr
y,
Ash
ley h
as b
e-
co
me
th
e g
lob
al
lea
de
r a
s a
ma
nufa
ctu
rer
of
qu
alit
y f
urn
itu
re p
rodu
cts
.
Arc
ad
ia,
WI
is t
he h
ea
dq
ua
rte
rs o
f m
an
ufa
c-
turi
ng,
asse
mbly
, a
nd
ad
min
istr
ation
fo
r w
ha
t is
n
ow
kn
ow
n
as
Th
e
Ash
ley
Co
mp
an
ies.
To
da
y,
Ash
ley h
as o
ve
r 3
mill
ion
sq
ua
re f
ee
t o
f fa
cili
ties s
pre
ad
ove
r six
diffe
ren
t lo
ca
tion
s.
Th
e d
irection
an
d le
ad
ers
hip
of
Ashle
y's
ow
n-
ers
ha
ve
positio
ne
d t
he
com
pa
ny a
s t
he
la
rg-
est
ma
nufa
ctu
rer
of
hom
e f
urn
ishin
gs i
n t
he
wo
rld
.
Peo
ple
gen
eral
ly b
uy b
edro
om
s b
ased
on
th
e ap
pea
l o
f th
e b
ed,
so l
et’s
loo
k a
t so
me
com
mo
n b
ed s
tyle
s.
It’s
Sh
ow
tim
e!
Mo
re B
edro
om
Ter
ms:
Har
dw
are
= J
ew
elry
/ A
ccents
the
wo
od
fin
ish
Burn
ished
= A
nti
quin
g a
long e
dges
of
the
Case
Bev
eled
Gla
ss =
M
ore
exp
ensi
ve
when c
urv
ed
Fel
t L
ined
To
p D
raw
ers
Alw
ays
menti
on t
he
wo
od
wit
h a
des
crip
tive
term
,
i.e.
“W
arm
Bro
wn C
her
ry F
inis
h”,
“C
asu
al
Lig
ht
Oak
”
Fou
r P
ost
er B
ed
A b
ed w
ith
fou
r ver
tica
l co
l-u
mns.
Th
e ea
rly f
un
ctio
n o
f th
e co
lum
ns
was
to h
old
cu
rtai
ns
that
wou
ld b
e hu
ng t
o k
eep
ou
t d
raft
s.
Sle
igh
Bed
A s
tyle
of
bed
wit
h c
urv
ed h
ead
& f
ootb
oar
ds
rese
mb
lin
g a
S
leig
h o
r S
led
. O
rigin
ates
fro
m
the
1800
’s
“Em
pir
e” P
erio
d.
Ori
gin
ated
fro
m L
ord
s an
d
Nob
lem
en f
or
war
mth
and
p
rivac
y a
s th
eir
serv
ants
oft
en
slep
t in
th
e sa
me
room
.
Can
op
y B
ed
Man
sion
Bed
As
the
Am
eric
an C
ivil
War
w
ou
nd
dow
n,
luxu
ry i
tem
s w
ere
agai
n d
esir
ed.
Th
e b
eds
hav
e ta
ll l
avis
hly
dec
ora
ted
h
eadb
oar
ds.
Pla
tform
Bed
Fir
st c
alle
d “
Lo
ft”
Bed
s. T
hey
w
ere
situ
ated
hig
h o
ff t
he
floor
to a
llo
w m
ore
liv
ing s
pac
e.
Gra
du
ally
, th
e b
eds
cam
e d
ow
n
to m
od
ern
day
hei
ght.
Din
ing R
oo
ms
can
be
sold
on a
nu
mb
er o
f d
iffe
ren
t fa
cto
rs.
Let
’s l
oo
k a
t th
e b
est
way t
o p
rese
nt
Din
ing
Ro
om
s o
r ca
sual
Din
ing T
able
s &
Ch
airs
.
Alw
ays
pu
ll a
ch
air
away
fro
m t
he
tab
le f
irst
, an
d t
alk
ab
ou
t it
. R
efer
to
th
e st
yle
, th
e h
eft
of
the
chai
r, t
he
seat
con
stru
ctio
n:
Wood
/ P
erel
li
web
bin
g /
or
spri
ngs.
T
alk
ab
out
any c
arvin
gs
or
curv
es t
hat
mak
e i
t sp
ecia
l or
more
in
tere
stin
g.
Wit
h t
he
chai
r p
ull
ed o
ut,
tal
k
about
the
tab
le.
Poin
t out
any s
tyle
fe
atu
res
on
th
e le
gs
or
bas
e.
Poin
t ou
t th
e sh
apin
g &
cu
rves
on
th
e
apro
ns.
L
esse
r co
mp
anie
s ch
eat
on
ap
ron
s, m
akin
g t
hem
pla
in a
nd
fla
t.
Fin
ally
ru
b y
ou
r h
and o
ver
th
e fi
nis
h a
nd p
oin
t out
the
qual
ity a
nd
an
y v
enee
r m
atch
ing o
f in
tere
st. N
ow
move
to t
he
“Cas
e” P
iece
s;
the
Chin
as, B
uff
ets,
Ser
ver
s, o
r C
uri
os
off
ered
wit
h t
he
coll
ecti
on.
Be
sure
to p
oin
t ou
t al
l of
the
shap
-in
g a
nd
det
aile
d c
arvin
gs.
Note
th
e fe
lt l
ined
dra
wer
for
silv
erw
are.
C
ases
and
Chin
as a
re r
eall
y a
bou
t st
ora
ge
& d
isp
lay,
so n
ote
all
of
the
st
ora
ge
op
tion
s an
d a
lway
s d
emon
-st
rate
th
e “T
ou
ch”
ligh
ts o
n M
ille
n-
niu
m C
hin
a C
abin
ets.
Windsor
Ladderback
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Parsons
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Sales: Bedroom
Main Street Arcadia, Wisconsin
Construction: Materials
SO
LID
WO
OD
T
here
are
tw
o p
rim
ary
cate
gories o
f solid
, natu
ral w
ood
used in the furn
iture
industr
y; hard
wood a
nd s
oft
wood.
Hard
woods c
om
e f
rom
decid
uous t
rees (
lose
their leaves a
t th
e e
nd o
f th
e s
eason)
and inclu
de
maple
, w
aln
ut, o
ak a
nd
mahogany. S
oft
woods
com
e fro
m c
onifero
us, or
everg
reen t
rees a
nd
inclu
de c
edar,
pin
e a
nd
red
wood.
Dis
ad
va
nta
ges
of
So
lid
Wo
od
• A
s w
eath
er
conditio
ns c
hange, solid
wood e
xpands a
nd
contr
acts
and is m
ore
lik
ely
to w
arp
, split
or
cra
ck
• S
unlig
ht m
ay d
iscolo
r w
ood s
tain
s
• E
ven w
ithin
the s
am
e t
ree, colo
r variances e
xist
SO
LID
WO
OD
VE
NE
ER
S
Veneer
constr
uction c
onsis
ts o
f a v
ariety
of
woods t
hat
are
slic
ed a
nd then p
erm
anently
bonded t
o a
n a
ll w
ood s
urf
ace,
oft
en c
alle
d e
ngin
eere
d w
ood (
MD
F).
Veneering is t
he p
rocess
of
apply
ing a
thin
sheet of
wood
to t
he s
urf
ace o
f a
less e
xpensiv
e p
iece o
f w
ood,
pro
vid
ing a
more
lu
xurious look a
nd feel
without
the c
ost. T
oday,
veneer
is t
he m
ost p
opu-
lar
constr
uction u
sed.
Ad
va
nta
ge
s o
f V
en
ee
r
• E
nd
less d
esig
n p
ossib
ilities
• D
ura
ble
- s
urf
ace
s n
ot p
ron
e t
o s
plit
tin
g o
r se
a-
so
nal m
ove
men
t
• E
nvir
on
men
tally
fri
en
dly
with
le
ss a
mo
un
t o
f w
oo
d
ne
cessa
ry f
or
co
nstr
uction
and n
oth
ing
is w
aste
d
• V
en
ee
rin
g c
om
prise
s a
bou
t 8
0%
of w
oo
d f
urn
itu
re
in
JO
INE
RY
T
here
are
a v
ariety
of w
ays t
o s
ecure
wood p
ieces t
o-
geth
er
to c
reate
the d
raw
er
bo
x. B
elo
w a
re t
he t
wo m
ost
popula
r m
eth
ods u
sed a
t A
shle
y F
urn
iture
; F
rench a
nd
Englis
h D
oveta
il.
Construction: Drawers
• O
ften u
sed a
s it is
one o
f th
e s
trong-
est ty
pes o
f jo
ints
in d
raw
er
constr
uc-
tion
• R
efe
rred t
o a
"lo
ckin
g join
t,"
ma-
chin
ed s
o that th
e d
raw
er
sid
e s
lides
upw
ard
into
a g
roove in the d
raw
er
front
and g
lued
Fre
nc
h D
ove
tail
En
gli
sh
Do
ve
tail
• F
eatu
res g
ive t
his
type o
f jo
int a
reputa
tion o
f superior
qualit
y •
Described a
s a
“lo
ckin
g join
t,”
and is g
lued,
addin
g s
trength
•
The t
aper
of th
e m
ale
doveta
il is
tu
rned o
pposite t
he d
irection in
whic
h t
he d
raw
er
is p
ulle
d o
pen
• A
llow
s f
or
the larg
est possib
le
dra
wer
siz
e
DR
AW
ER
GL
IDE
S
Mechanic
al dra
wer
glid
es a
re insta
lled f
or
ease o
f openin
g a
dra
wer
as w
ell
as s
upport
ing t
he c
onte
nts
within
the d
raw
er.
D
raw
er
glid
es m
ay b
e insta
lled a
s h
idden g
lides u
ndern
eath
th
e d
raw
er
or
sid
e m
ounte
d f
or
additio
nal support
..
Bott
om
Cen
ter
Gli
des
N
ylo
n R
oll
er S
ide
Gli
des
Hea
vy D
uty
Bal
l B
eari
ng G
lid
es
Co
rner
Su
pp
ort
s a
nd
Dra
wer
Sto
ps
C
orn
er
support
s r
ein
forc
e t
he c
orn
ers
of dra
wers
to in-
cre
ase s
tabili
ty a
nd s
trength
. T
hey
are
not seen fro
m the
outs
ide b
ut
are
secure
d t
o b
oth
sid
es o
f in
terior
dra
wer
corn
ers
. A
ll dra
wers
als
o h
ave a
built
in d
oor
sto
p to
pre
vent
the d
raw
er
from
pulli
ng o
ut.
Dis
tressin
g,
als
o k
now
n a
s a
ntiquin
g,
is u
sed t
o g
ive
furn
iture
a v
inta
ge, tim
e-w
orn
look. D
istr
essin
g is d
one
by a
pply
ing a
coat
of sta
in,
allo
win
g it to
dry
and t
hen
dis
tressin
g t
he f
urn
iture
thro
ugh t
he u
se o
f sandpaper
and v
arious t
ools
. D
istr
essin
g a
lso a
llow
s f
or
scra
tches
and d
ings fro
m n
orm
al use to b
e e
asily
touched u
p.
Ras
pin
g
Worm
Ho
les
Over
Sp
ray
Cow
Tai
lin
g
Sh
adow
ing
Go
od
Qu
ali
ty =
La
cq
ue
rs
• M
ay b
e d
am
aged b
y e
xposure
to ite
ms s
uch a
s n
ail
polis
h r
em
over,
shoe p
olis
h,
alc
ohol or
ext
rem
e h
eat
Be
tte
r Q
ua
lity
= P
oly
ure
tha
ne
• P
oly
ure
thane is h
ard
er
to d
estr
oy t
han lacquer,
but is
als
o m
ore
difficult t
o r
epair if dam
aged
Be
st
Qu
ali
ty =
Mo
dif
ied
Po
lyu
reth
an
e
Bet
ter
Pro
tect
ion
Fro
m D
am
age
& S
crat
ches
Bet
ter
Pro
tect
ion
Fro
m S
un
Fad
e
Bet
ter
Pro
tect
ion
Fro
m W
ater
& H
ou
seh
old
Cle
aner
s
Finish: Distressing
Finish: Protection