| A Story | | | | However, when constructed well, the natural |
| Every piece of furniture should have a story . . . | | | | expansion or contraction will cause no change in the |
| Remember playing store with your grandfather's Oak | | | | real wood furniture's structural integrity. So when |
| roll-top desk with all of the cubby holes? The one | | | | comparing real wood unfinished furniture vs. finished |
| that's now been handed down to Aunt Marge? | | | | furniture, think Superman vs. Mickey Mouse. Although |
| Remember gazing at the china in your grandmother's | | | | Mickey's cute, really -- there's no contest. |
| real wood Cherry hutch that's now gracing your | | | | Added Value |
| mother's kitchen? Remember sitting around Aunt | | | | Plus, real woods can be repaired, sanded, or |
| Betty's Pine dining table listening to Uncle Ed tell the | | | | refinished. Therefore, there'd be no need to replace |
| same jokes he tells every year at Thanksgiving? The | | | | that perfect piece that is already a treasured part of |
| table that's now the centerpiece of your cousin's | | | | your family's day-to-day. This kind of value makes |
| dining room? | | | | that initial investment more than worth it. |
| | | | A Tip |
| Want your furniture to tell your unique story and to | | | | Look for real wood furniture certified by the |
| inspire memories? Then, it has to last. It's your turn | | | | Unfinished Furniture Association. Unfinished furniture |
| to enjoy quality, real wood furniture, and you don't | | | | retailers who follow the standards of this association |
| have to wait to have it handed down to you! | | | | will display their seal in their stores and on their |
| (Besides what if your sister gets it instead?) | | | | websites. |
| How do you ensure your furniture lasts from | | | | Your Story |
| generation to generation instead of merely a decade? | | | | Someday when your daughter proudly displays your |
| Choose Unfinished Furniture | | | | real wood dining room table in her home, she'll say, |
| Unfinished furniture is quality furniture constructed of | | | | "Isn't it beautiful? This was my mom's, and she |
| real wood. No particle board is substituted for the real | | | | finished it herself. Knowing that her hands had a part |
| thing. However, furniture from the finished furniture | | | | in creating this piece of furniture makes it even more |
| industry is typically a mix of real wood and particle | | | | special to me. And . . . so many memories . . . holiday |
| board or chip board. | | | | meals, late night talks and snacks . . . It was around |
| Why It Lasts | | | | this table that I told Mom and Dad so many things - |
| Why is this mixing of real wood and particle board | | | | about my prom date, my engagement, expecting |
| such a problem? Wood expands and contracts | | | | Jake . . . " |
| depending on the humidity in the air. As particle board | | | | Unfinished, real wood furniture -- the best choice for |
| does not expand and contract, but the wood does, | | | | now . . . for always. |
| the joints will eventually break from each other. | | | | |