It’s often said that the life, style and quality of wooden furniture can decrease or increase significantly because of the type of wood used in its manufacture. In most cases, the users are not aware of the type of wood that can be used in making the furniture. This often ruins the life of the furniture and affects its quality.
Here’s a guideline on the type of wood that you can use for making furniture.
Indian sheesham is the best quality wood that can be used. It’s very strong and is among the Indian hardwood category. It has been the choicest wood of the aristocrat and wealthy. In fact, anyone who has even a rudimentary knowledge about the type of wood used in the manufacture of wooden furniture would go for sheesham. This wood is void of stains and if often mimics the look of mahogany, it’s more superior cousin. In terms of the durability and looks of the wood, sheesham scores high among all its peers.
As far as durability is concerned, sheesham is very close to rosewood and teak. Both of these two latter woods score high in durability because of their hardness. These two woods are widely used in producing the main wooden furniture items like beds, cupboards and dressing tables. Another type of wood that’s used in the making of supplementary wooden furniture items is the mango wood. This wood is generally considered to be a good choice for making economical furniture. At the same time it retains the durability and elegance of the high-priced wooden furniture that’s often beyond the affordability of most.
Acacia is another wood that’s frequently used in making all types of furniture. Rajasthan is often considered to be the home of Indian furniture and many palaces and forts that dot this ancient city have doors and furniture made of acacia wood. Most of the Jodhpur and Mumbai furniture are manufactured from acacia wood.
Mango wood is often the chosen wood for making miscellaneous household wooden furniture items like TV cabinets, book racks, bars, coffee tables, sideboards and others. Coffee tables, center tables and other drawing room accessories are also manufactured from acacia wood.
Governments in most countries have imposed strict norms on the use of wood and felling of trees to conserve the forests and ecology. This has led to the use of recycled wood in the manufacture of common furniture items. Wood reclaimed from old buildings or salvaged from the sale of old buildings are being used for manufacturing wooden furniture. The vintage look of old wood can hence be retained and the periodic feel can be emanated all over your house. The furniture would look elegant and attract the eyes of all guests visiting your house.
While plastic and metallic furniture have emerged as alternatives to wooden furniture, they can hardly match the beauty of the latter. Wood is still the chosen material for most of the leading furniture makers. It adds grace to your house and the durability factor to your home.
