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Teak Wood for your outdoor furniture

The beauty of the decor in your home page is very relevant selection of appropriate furniture design. Talk about furniture for the yard or garden or terrace house, of course, slightly different from the furniture to the inside of your home. There are specific requirements for outdoor furniture, foremost among which is resistance to weather and insect bites or your pet.
Furniture with the above criteria are usually made of teak wood.

Here are some of the advantages of teak wood for furniture:

1) solid teak wood and durable.

2) It is resistant to bad weather and insects. A park bench made of teak wood is able to withstand rain and sun for several years even without periodic maintenance.

3) Unlike furniture made of other materials, teak furniture does not require artificial polishing or oiling.

4) Teak wood is rich with silica and natural oil content that makes it resistant to all kinds of insects.

5) Teak is very suitable for the job structure and design of carvings, elastic and firm.

6) Teak wood can not rot or break even if it remains in contact with metals like iron for years due to the presence of silica and oil content.

8) The stylish design with clean lines,

9) Cleaning and maintaining teak furniture is very easy.

Teak trees are classified as Tectona grandis and belongs to the family Verbenaceae. One reason for the high cost of teak is that it takes about 50 to 60 years to complete his physical growth. Despite the high cost and difficulty to acquire, teak is still the preferred wood for making high quality furniture, doors, windows etc. Although teak wood is immune to heat and humidity and resistant to insects, timely cleaning and maintenance will surely prolong his life. High cost and scarcity of teak have slowly caused the use of other hardwoods like African oak and mahogany in its place. But none of them in accordance with the quality of teak.

For teak furniture remains beautiful after all these years we have, we need to do some simple maintenance that is easy to do. Here are some tips you can do to keep the furniture remain durable:
1. First use a small brush to clean the carvings, which are difficult to reach with a rag.

2. After the timber clean of dust, spray Pledge to taste the wood, then use a cloth rag to flatten the Pledge.
3. If the wood surface is glossy, perform the final act of wiping cloths with bales of cloth.
Do these treatments once a month outside the Gallery Furniture care of daily cleaning with a duster just enough. Guaranteed keep your furniture a new look of all time.

 

Wooden Furniture and Metal Furniture

Furniture is an inseparable element in home decor. In general, ordinary furniture is divided into two categories, wooden furniture and metal furniture
Wood furniture will then be divided into many different types of wood depending on the type of furniture is required. For example, teak, cedar, sandalwood etc.
Also has a variety of steel furniture such as stainless steel, wrought iron furniture, etc. ..

1) Wood Furniture

wood furniture is the most widely used. The reason is ease of use, and of course its a classic and natural impression. In addition, we can easily  order form or design of furniture according to our wishes. Many home industry of wood furniture all around us.
For you lovers Antic goods and unique items, many available wood furniture such as cabinets, desks, chairs in a classic design that can create an atmosphere of beautiful homes, comfortable and full of aesthetic value.

2) Steel Furniture

Steel furniture has gained much popularity after advances in technology in the field of metallurgy. Manufacture of steel furniture requires no special equipment and skills. The biggest advantage of steel furniture is in terms of strength and a longer lifespan. Although there are also some wooden furniture that is durable as well as furniture made of teak wood

Metal furniture can be placed under the category of “contemporary furniture”. Because the flexible manufacturing process, metal furniture with different sizes and shapes can be easily designed and manufactured today. In terms of design, metal furniture is look modernly with many stylish metallic silver color and shape of the simple but elegant and very futuristic

But our main question still unanswered! Which should you choose, wooden furniture or Metal furniture?

Of course there is no straight forward answer to this question. You can choose furniture wood or steel or a combination thereof. It all depends on the needs, tastes and of course money you have.