Once you’ve compared solid wood furniture to cheaper alternatives such as particle board, the durability, versatility, beauty and richness of solid wood furniture makes it an easy choice.
Imported furniture manufacturers often cut corners to make the furniture in high volume and to cut costs. We’ve actually heard from our customers how pieces that looked good when they bought it, after just one year, you start to see chips and nicks and the particle board shows through. They believed they were getting a deal. However, it’s not much of a deal if you need to buy something new, after just one year, and it ends up in a landfill.
Here are some examples how the importers cut corners…
A $400 Pottery Barn coffee table features a one-fortieth of an inch veneer (about as thick as a paper towel). One slip of a fork on something like this would reveal the ugly fiberboard underneath.
One $900 Crate&Barrel chair had hollow plastic legs, which will crumble within a few years if used on a hardwood floor .
$1,200 Crate and Barrel bed has particle board core and is held together by screws.
Solid Wood Furniture is durable and requires very little upkeep. How durable the solid wood furniture often depends often on the type of wood and the texture you add to it. We primarily sell Maple, Oak and Cherry. From our experience these are all very durable. If you want to make the pieces extra forgiving it might be a good idea to add a texture, such as handplanned or brushworked to the surface. If you have a busy household with small children and animals you won’t need to worry about every little nick and bump. Those character marks actually enhance the look giving your real wood furniture a rustic, vintage look and feel.
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