Contemporary is a look that would have been built after the 19th century. The modernist art movement has heavily influenced its design. Instead of creating substantially visual furniture, furniture evolved into more simplistic visual designs. The furniture, and the area that it resides in, are used as part of a home’s overall design theme.

The term "rustic" comes from the National Park Service style of architecture. Rustic embraces nature-inspired textures, simple and earthy colors, and ultimately an unpretentious, organic warmth. Rustic styles reflect the personality of their maker, with techniques such as chip carving, silver or gold brushwork, milk paint, peeled bark and other decorative enhancements.

Live Edge describes the shape of the edge. The bark is carefully removed from the lumber without disrupting the natural appearance. Furniture built with live edge is custom hand stained and coated with a catalyzed conversion varnish. Rustic characteristics of the wood remain and knots can be filled to avoid an uneven surface, but remain visible.

Amish furniture is furniture manufactured by the Amish, primarily of Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Ohio. It is generally known as being made of 100% wood and usually without particle board or laminate. The styles most often used by the Amish woodworkers are generally more traditional in nature. Traditional words used may be Mission, Country or Shaker Styles.