| Oak furniture has spent many years at the top of | | | | dining table and six chairs. Staining or waxing is not a |
| the charts when it comes to favourites. Its appeal is | | | | particularly skilled job and a little care and attention to |
| due to the lovely warm, coarse texture and its | | | | detail whilst working on the piece will ensure that you |
| functionality. As it is a very hard wood, oak is superb | | | | can end up with furniture that looks fantastic and has |
| for making furniture which will stand the test of time. | | | | cost less than factory finished items. You could easily |
| If you have a young family and need tables and | | | | stain quite a few pieces of oak unfinished furniture |
| chairs which are robust, oak is definitely worth a | | | | over the course of a weekend. |
| thought. Although it is often quite expensive, you will | | | | You will obviously have much more flexibility when it |
| find that the items made from oak will keep their | | | | comes to the colour and finish if you buy oak |
| good looks and will probably still be around to take a | | | | unfinished furniture rather than pre-stained furniture. |
| battering from your children's children in years to | | | | There are many products available in a variety of |
| come. The price tag on some items may put people | | | | colours which will bring out the grain of the wood. |
| off buying, but, if you were to consider getting some | | | | Another benefit of doing it yourself, is that you can |
| oak unfinished furniture, you may be able to save | | | | make sure that the new items that you have bought |
| yourself quite a few dollars. | | | | will fit in with any existing furniture in your home. It |
| There are many companies who now specialise in | | | | may be that you have other pieces that you have |
| oak unfinished furniture and it is second only to pine | | | | bought unfinished previously and you can use the |
| in the popularity chart. There are two varieties of | | | | same stain for the new items. |
| oak used in the making of furniture. White oak and | | | | If you need any advice regarding the staining or |
| red oak. As their names would imply, red oak is the | | | | waxing of oak unfinished furniture, you will probably |
| slightly darker of the two, with white oak being | | | | be able to speak to the supplier of your furniture. If |
| lighter and slightly more durable. Both are excellent | | | | they are not able to help, there are many websites |
| woods for finishing yourself as both will stain or wax | | | | which will give advice and also be able to source a |
| very well and they have a lovely grain which will be | | | | variety of stains, waxes and finishes. You will also be |
| brought out as you finish them. | | | | able to find out about the care of your new furniture |
| The benefits of finishing your own furniture include a | | | | so that you can ensure it will look as good in years |
| difference in price. This could be quite noticeable, | | | | to come as it did the day you brought it home and |
| especially if you are buying several pieces such as a | | | | gave it your individual and personal finish. |