Articles About Teak Furniture

Teak Patio Furniture Has Enduring Charm by Kathy Moran - 2/9/2007 For centuries, teakwood has been highly prized for its radiant beauty, as well as its incredible strength and natural decay-resistance. It is produced by the Tectona Grandis tree, which is indigenous to Asia, and was once considered to be a royal tree in Thailand. Long used for making roofing and siding, walls, floors, doors, mantels, cabinets, closets, picture frames, and sculptures, teak is now one of the most popular woods for making patio furniture.

Teak Makes Patio Furniture Chic by Kathy Moran - 12/29/2006 For centuries, teakwood has been highly-prized for its radiant beauty, as well as its incredible strength and natural decay-resistance. Since ancient times, its countless uses have included making roofing and siding, walls, floors, doors, mantels, cabinets, closets, picture frames, sculptures, and ship’s decks, with many examples of these items still in existence hundreds of years later. Today, teak is one of the most popular hardwoods for making outdoor furniture, as teak benches, patio chairs, tables, dining sets, lounges, and sun beds grace porches, patios, decks, gazebos, gardens, and backyards in record numbers all across the country.