Furniture-making

300px|thumb|Cabinet; by Francesco Del Tuppo; ; oak and poplar veneered with various exotic hardwoods, with ebony moldings and plaques of marble, and various other materials; 59.1 × 96.8 × 35.9 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City) A cabinet is a case or cupboard with shelves or drawers for storing or displaying items. Some cabinets are stand alone while others are built in to a wall or are attached to it like a medicine cabinet. Cabinets are typically made of wood (solid or with veneers or artificial surfaces), coated steel (common for medicine cabinets), or synthetic materials. Comme

thumb|right|A New England easy chair with its upholstery sectioned Upholstery is the work of providing furniture, especially seats, with padding, springs, webbing, and fabric or leather covers. The word also refers to the materials used to upholster something.

An ébéniste () is a cabinet-maker, particularly one who works in ebony. The term is a loanword from French and translates to "ebonist".

term for manufactured upholstery material which contains animal hide