Canapé (furniture) Frequently matching chairs were made to go with it. Precious hardwoods such as walnut, cherry, and mahogany were often used in its construction. Currently the term is used in world furniture design and retail as a variation on "sofa", except when antiques or reproductions of 18th century designs are concerned. Canapé (furniture) A canapé is a piece of furniture similar to a couch, and is meant to describe an elegant sofa made out of elaborately carved wood with wooden legs, and upholstered seats, back, and armrests that seats three, that emerged from France in the 18th century. A style created
Liseuse desk called "lecteur" or "lectrice" in the feminine gender. This is one indication of who this type of desk was originally marketed to. The Liseuse is an antique desk form which was popular in France during the 18th century and produced again in the first part of the 19th century. It was copied in several continental countries and in the United Kingdom. Many Liseuses are polyvalent pieces of furniture with a double or triple use. Geared towards an 18th-century feminine market for the most part, they often have drawers made specially for storing toiletry and cosmetics in addition to the drawer