Recently there has been a resurgence for all things oak in the home. From furniture to mirrors and much more oak seems to be the material that everyone wants to us all over again.
Wooden furniture has always been popular but noticed a decline when new more modern materials appeared on the scene. Declaring themselves to be just as durable and reliable as their wood counterparts the nation bought into their shiny and new promises of fantastic long lasting furniture. Unfortunately these brand spanking new products did not always stand the test of time due to poor workmanship and low quality material.
When looking for replacement furniture the public has realised that while they have been looking elsewhere the furniture industry has reinvented itself. Instead of sending out dated wooden cabinets varnished and buffed the British furniture industry has completely changed its products. Instead they are producing chunky cool pieces of furniture that would make just a big a statement in the most modern of houses.
Using the best quality oak in the world the furniture now speaks for itself as an item of supreme quality which does not need a confusing instruction guide to putting it together. The new style wooden furniture has a 15 year guarantee, it is made by specialists who have learnt the trade as it has been passed on from generation to generation and more importantly each piece is made with love and respect.
The new style oak furniture has even followed the world in its chase for recycling and being completely eco-friendly. Using reclaimed beams and planks from old barns, mills and ship yards the UK furniture industry has taken recycling to a whole new level.
The most interesting thing about using this type of reclaimed wood is the effect it gives to the modern pieces of furniture. Instead of looking out of place and dated it gives the most modern piece of furniture a sense of history and style. The marks inflicted on the beams and planks throughout their working life look beautiful and eye catching when they become part of a table or chair. Every single individual piece of wood has a story to tell yet this still does not distract from the clean lines and chunky legs that make the furniture so popular in the first place.
The Oak tree is often referred to as the “Queen of the Forest”. It is easy to see why the tree is known as this name once you have seen the quality and strength of the furniture that can be produced from it. For many this furniture will be deemed too expensive but when put into context it can seem a lot more purse friendly. A flat pack piece of furniture with no 15 year guarantee may break or be easily susceptible to wear and tear which will mean they will need replacing numerous times throughout this 15 year time period. A quality piece of oak furniture on the other hand, with a 15 year guarantee, is built to withstand the pressures of a busy family home while still looking good and retaining their charm and personality.
The money saved from not having to constantly replace an item of furniture will prove to be worth so much more in the long run. Well designed pieces also rarely go out of fashion so you can be sure that whatever new style and design oak furniture you decide to go for will look modern and contemporary no matter how many years have passed.
Hannah Parry is the author of this article on oak furniture. Find more information, about furniture here |
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