| Throughout history, furniture has traditionally always | | | | types of wood - from pine to rare exotic hardwoods |
| been made of wood, until the industrial revolution | | | | - there is furniture to accommodate any budget. It |
| took place, and new materials - such as steel, glass, | | | | can be hand-crafted or mass-produced. Pine furniture |
| aluminium, plastic etc - were sourced to create | | | | and other softwoods are inexpensive and equally |
| avant-garde furniture. The art-deco and Bauhaus | | | | warm and desirable. If you'd rather spend more |
| movements used less wood, and more modern | | | | money, you can choose a solid mahogany piece, or |
| materials. | | | | you can even go for a piece made from a very rare |
| There is no doubt that steel and glass have | | | | and expensive wood, such as Brazilian Rosewood. |
| revolutionised the furniture industry, but the | | | | The beautiful carvings of wood cannot be replicated |
| advantages of wooden furniture will always remain. | | | | in other materials. Although softwood is easier to |
| Wood is a natural, noble, beautiful material, and | | | | work with, both hardwood and softwood can be |
| wooden furniture is therefore warm and attractive, | | | | carved to create delicate and intricate |
| and combines timeless beauty with easy living. And | | | | ornamentation's, filigrees that can't be achieved with |
| whatever its style - modern, rustic, traditional - it will | | | | other modern materials. |
| age gracefully over the years. | | | | But above all, the main advantage of wood furniture |
| Wooden furniture creates easy and natural living | | | | is its look. A whole house filled in with steel and glass |
| conditions. It is exceptionally durable and easy to | | | | furniture would look cold, uncomfortable and |
| clean. Dusting your furniture regularly and waxing and | | | | uninviting, while a home with only wood furniture |
| polishing it once or twice a year will ensure it lasts a | | | | would always look welcoming. The key is to combine |
| lifetime. It will bring and opulent look to your home, in | | | | as much wooden furniture with a few modern pieces |
| addition to being environmentally friendly | | | | made from glass and steel to blend an eclectic look |
| You will always find beautiful wood furniture within | | | | and achieve a perfect design. |
| your budget. Because there are so many different | | | | |