Behind the Design

Benefits of Solid Wood Furniture

September 5, 2014

La Fuente Imports prides itself on offering hundreds of solid wood furniture pieces for you to enjoy in your home. Solid wood furniture is strong enough to easily satisfy all furniture applications, and it can last for centuries. Society is still questioning whether furniture made of plywood (often made from pine) can do the same. Plywood and other engineered wood products used to make furniture are typically covered with a veneer such as Cherry.

Solid wood is a term most commonly used to distinguish between ordinary lumber and engineered wood. It also refers to structures that do not have hollow spaces. Engineered wood products are manufactured by binding together wood strands, fibers, or veneers with adhesives to form a composite material. Engineered wood includes plywood, oriented strand board (OSB) and fiberboard. The fact that a product is made from solid wood is often touted in advertisements. However, using solid wood has advantages and disadvantages.

Perhaps the greatest advantage of solid wood furniture is that the wood is the same all the way through, so repairs are relatively easy. Repairs to veneer are much more difficult and sometimes impossible.

Our best-selling Rustic Pine Furniture is proudly produced with care from solid, kiln-dried ponderosa pine, and genuine wormwood accent planks between 50 and 250 years old. After construction the pieces are finished with a rich, honey-colored furniture wax to bring the wood grain to life. All iron and hardware is hand-forged with a distressed, oxidized finish. The result is a rustic yet classically Mexican look that will add style and elegance to any of your Southwestern design ideas!!

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