Classic Livingroom Sofas: Walls have been kept plain and pale - huge windows let the sun stream in so colour isn't needed to boost brightness. The warm honey tones of wood give the room a rustic, natural feel, while yellow and blue sofas team with a cheery rug to add Classic livingroom sofas colour.
At the height ot his career he employed over a hundred journeymen. Phyfe was particularly successful in the Hepplewhite and Sheraton styles. Pieces most highly regarded today are his lyre-back chairs and sofas, pedestal tables and furniture in the Directoire style, all of which have slender lines and delicate but firmly done carving in Classic livingroom sofas motifs. Later pieces from his shop in the American Empire1 and Early Victorian styles, although well made, lack the grace and delicacy of his earlier work. Possibly their making was left too much in the hands of his workmen. |