19th century, in general, is defi ned as a period of Westernization of theOttoman Empire. While reform movement can be seen in all aspects of theEmpire, it also triggered changes in pleasure and aesthetics in the Ottomandaily life. With the introduction of new objects such as textile, furniture,decorative ornaments, kitchen appliances to the palace life also foundplace in the Ottoman daily life by changing the overall decoration and introducingtrendy objects as well as functional ones to the palaces. The aimof this study is to identify the sources of Ottoman palaces’ new furniture.The sultans personal libraries at Dolmabahçe and Yıldız palaces containcatalogues about the newly introduced furniture styles. Also a notebookcontaining the list of all catalogues of the Yıldız Palace, which is currentlyat the Archive of Prime Ministry, suggests that the Sultan is personallyinvolved in the choosing process of the palace furniture. These cataloguesnot only contained the highly fashionable furniture of the date but also thesource of all the other objects and materials used in the Ottoman Palaces.In this study primarily the mentioned catalogues are used. Catalogues arein the Dolmabahçe Palace Library of Caliph Abdülmecid.