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Portland, Oregon
PDX Carpet Memorial
It's a memorial to the beloved, ugly carpet that adorned the Portland airport (PDX) for 30 years.
Utica, New York
Fountain Elms
This 1850s mansion reveals how rich Americans lived in the Victorian era.
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11 Dining Tables to Remember
Pass the potatoes over these impressive, intriguing, and historic surfaces.
Semey, Kazakhstan
Dostoevsky's Desk
The Russian author's writing desk remains inside the house where he spent part of his Siberian exile.
Rabenau, Germany
Deutsches Stuhlbaumuseum
Take a seat at this museum that celebrates a centuries-old tradition in a town known for its furniture.
Geneva, Illinois
Easy Chair Grave
This carved armchair marks the final resting place for two pals in the Chicago suburbs.
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7 Crazy True Stories About the Victorian Era
Plus three that are, sadly, just myths.
Alpine, Texas
Sul Ross Desk
A group of college students hauled a desk up a mountain more than 40 years ago. The notebooks inside have become a makeshift time capsule.
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The Furniture Fraud That Threw the French Antiques World Into a Furor
Was it an elaborate scam or a highbrow battle of wits?
Edinburgh, Scotland
'The Cutty Stool'
A bronze statue of a low three-legged seat commemorates a piece of furniture that started a riot.
Weil am Rhein, Germany
Giant Chairs of Weil am Rhein
A town that sets itself apart with supersized designer seating.
Thomasville, North Carolina
'The Chair'
A 30-foot-tall cement chair pays tribute to a historic design and a local industry.
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Podcast: Freud Museum London
Lie back on what might be the world's most famous psychoanalytic couch.
Corvallis, Oregon
Hull Picnic Table
This 85-foot-long table is made from a single slice of an old-growth Douglas Fir.
Geneva, Switzerland
John Calvin's Chair
A plain wooden seat that once belonged to one of the most prominent figures of the Protestant Reformation.
Stone Mountain, Georgia
Collectible and Antique Chair Gallery
A semi-retired nurse’s record-setting collection of 3,000 tiny chairs.
Bradford, England
'Grandad’s Clock and Chair'
A comfortable-looking armchair and a grandfather clock have been sitting on this sidewalk for the last 30 years.
Manchester, Vermont
Depot 62
Pick up a kebab and a credenza at this unique combination furniture store and café.
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