If there’s one article of furniture that has retained its popularity from the time it first appeared in the 18th century right up to today, it’s the Windsor chair. Described by Encyclopedia Britannica ...

When Jim Van Hoven’s building in St. Croix Falls, Wis., was a restaurant, cleaning up after hours meant vacuuming up potato chips. These days, at the Woodshop Featuring Windsor Chairs, Van Hoven ...

In a small, windowless factory on Graceland Road, just outside the Northport city limits, Ed Potter plies a trade that is older than the United States. Potter is part woodworker, part artisan, part ...

Dear Helaine and Joe: We believe we have a fan back Windsor chair. We inherited it from our grandparents. It has black paint that is flaking and worn, but the chair itself is sturdy and sound. Can you ...

One of the most beautiful and functional antique chairs has to be the Windsor. It offers a simple design and a comfortable place to sit. These chairs owe their classic design to humble furniture ...

Host Charles Brock is joined by master Windsor Chairmaker Greg Pennington. Greg Pennington is a master Windsor Chairmaker. He's also a master teacher of the art and an influencer at the center of a ...

Our ancestors would be surprised to find the humble Windsor chair among the superstars of today’s antiques world. After all, there is nothing elegant in a Windsor’s materials, nothing grand in its ...

“I can’t think of another household object from the 18th Century that hasn’t ever gone out of style,” Thomas Michie says. “If you go to IKEA today, they’re there. To me, that’s the sign of a design ...

The Windsor chair was introduced in England in the late 17th century, and it was about 50 years later, circa 1730, that the first American Windsor chairs were made in Philadelphia. The American makers ...