Ancient Egypt also had its painters and artisans who decorated tombs, buildings, furniture, statues, and other relics with pictures and hieroglyphics.

The bed was unmade and women's clothing decorated the floor and furniture.

The next step was actually decorating furniture with porcelain.

Large numbers of whole seashells, arranged to form patterns, have been used to decorate mirror frames, furniture and man-made grottos.

He moved to work in the studio of decorator Margaret Kunzer, and started to decorate furniture for Peter Jones.

Unable to leave behind the urge to paint, he began decorating furniture, milk cans and frying pans before hitting on the perfect surface: the old hand saw.

Decorative cushions are likely to have a fancy cover material which are patterned style and generally used to decorate furniture.

These artists would cut patterns from thin wood or heavy paper and use them to decorate walls and furniture.

Learn how to decorate wooden furniture.

The first of the two intensive five-session courses, starting Sept. 17, is on decorating furniture, using techniques like stenciling and faux finishes.