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Sideboard

Kentucky furniture is a style all its own, marked by solid, honest construction with a trace of whimsy in its ornamentation.

It's unlikely you'll find the "Kentucky Style" listed in any furniture-design textbook, but it's real. I've spent the last 15 years tracking down examples of this 18th- and 19th-century furniture style to study and incorporate elements of it into my own furniture pieces.

Kentucky furniture is less ornate than the pieces produced in the cities of its day, and this befits its frontier heritage. One of the things that sets Kentucky furniture off from other vernacular forms is the inlay that adorns the drawers and legs. While I've seen some examples of the Kentucky style with complex inlay designs, most times the inlay is simple and understated.

The furniture itself is usually made using walnut or cherry, two woods that are common in most parts of the Bluegrass state.

I've been building the sideboard design shown here for a number of years, and it has been received enthusiastically by my customers - no matter which side of the Mason-Dixon line they're from. A three-drawer version also is popular, and it is an easy change should you prefer that arrangement.

by Warren A. May

Warren A. May has been crafting solid-wood furniture and mountain dulcimers for more than 25 years. His showroom and dulcimer workshop is located at 110 Center St., on the College Square in Berea, the arts and crafts capital of Kentucky.

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