▁dark er ▁and ▁heav ier . ▁ ▁The ▁forms ▁of ▁ch airs ▁became ▁rounded , ▁with ▁cur ving ▁legs , ▁and ▁the ▁back s ▁of ▁arm ch airs ▁cur ved ▁slightly ▁in ▁in ward . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁g ond ola ▁arm ch airs ▁and ▁ch airs , ▁the ▁cur ved ▁back ▁and ▁arms ▁cur ved ▁around ▁and ▁en fold ed ▁the ▁person ▁sitting . ▁The ▁Vol taire ▁arm ch air ▁had ▁a ▁high ▁slightly ▁cur ving ▁back , ▁p added ▁arm rest s , ▁and ▁short ▁legs . ▁ ▁The ▁Louis ▁Philippe ▁comm ode ▁was ▁solid ▁and ▁heavy , ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁mar ble ▁top ▁and ▁a ▁front ▁covered ▁with ▁a ▁thin ▁layer ▁of ▁light ▁wood , ▁often ▁with ▁an ▁in lay ▁of ▁designs ▁of ▁dark ▁wood , ▁usually ▁rose wood ▁or ▁ma h og any , ▁in ▁patterns ▁of ▁o ak ▁leaves , ▁pal m ettes , ▁or ▁other ▁fl oral ▁or ▁veget al ▁decor ation . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁period , ▁the ▁color ing ▁was ▁revers ed ; ▁ ▁the ▁dark er ▁woods ▁were ▁used ▁more ▁commonly ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁furn iture , ▁with ▁l ighter ▁woods ▁like ▁sy cam ore , ▁hol ly ▁and ▁le mon ▁wood ▁used ▁for ▁in l ays . ▁ ▁T ables ▁were ▁usually ▁round ▁or ▁o val , ▁often ▁mounted ▁on ▁a ▁ped est al , ▁with ▁cut - off ▁or ▁sl ant ing ▁corners . ▁ ▁A ▁variety ▁of ▁small ▁tables ▁became ▁popular : ▁ ▁writing ▁tables , ▁work ▁tables