Roman furniture was influenced by the cultures they conquered and included chairs, couches, beds, and tables. Chairs were uncommon and usually only wealthy women owned cathedra chairs. Couches served as both seating and beds, often covered and portable. The primary furniture was beds, used for sleeping, relaxing, and receiving guests. Tables were lightweight with folding legs. Wood like cedar, olive, and ebony were commonly used materials that were sometimes veneered.

1. PERIOD STYLE
ROMAN

2. INTRODUCTION
Roman were warriors so their culture is
highly influenced by:
• Primitive cultures of the area
• Etrurian civilization ancestors
• Greek and Hellenistic.

3. ARCHITECTURE

4. INTERIOR

5. Lights and Lamps

6. DOORS AND DOORWAYS

7. CEILINGS

8. WALL DECORATIONS

9. FLOOR

10. WINDOWS

11. FURNITURE
• The Romans used chiefly cedar and veneered their furniture with
olive, box, ebony, Syrian terebinth, maple, palm, holly, elm, ash, and
cherry.
• Roman furniture consisted of the chair, a square seat with X-shaped
legs ; the bisellium, or double seat ; the solium or special chair for the
use of the head or ruler of the household
• footstools, bench, the cathedra, a chair used by women ;
• table; bed and couch were also in use.
• Couches were frequently covered with tilts and curtains, arranged so
that they could be carried as litters by slaves. Many articles of
furniture were of bronze

12. BED AND COUCHES
• The main item of Roman Furniture would be a bed on which the
Roman slept, rested and even received visitors
• Couches were used that were similar to the beds for sitting on during
the day and eating meals

13. CHAIRS
• Chairs were not often found though a wealthy Roman woman might
have a cathedra, which was a chair with a sloping back. She would
have used this when putting on her makeup, receiving visitors, and
resting.

14. TABLES
• Tables were used but were lightweight
items, often with folding legs.

15. MODERN FURNITURE IN ROMAN
STYLE