Select, among various types of wood, the one you like the most for the shape and color:
Birch - Maple - Boxwood - Mahogany –
Chestnut - Cedar - Cherry - Poplar –
Ebony - Oak - Beech - Walnut –
Olive - Elm - Pine - Oak - Teak –
Etc.
Remember that the essentials of a chair are:
Seat - Stile - Front legs –
Rear legs – Rail/Apron –
Backrest - Stretcher.
Although you can add the decorative fantasies you like the most:
Backrest base - Arms - Shell –
Curtain - Foliage - Acanthus leaf –
Palm tree - Motif - Bouquet - Scrolls –
etc.
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