When you want to buy wood-based furniture, you need to know what type of wood is most suitable for use. There are types of wood that are more suitable for indoor furniture, while other types that are perfect for outdoor. An example of wood is mahogany wood which is currently most popular for furniture, especially indoors. There are other types of wood that are also favorites and most recommended for indoor furniture. Here are the types of wood!
Mahogany
This type of wood comes from mahogany trees. One of the interesting things about this wood is the very short planting period and the price is not too expensive. Even though it is not as strong as teak wood, mahogany wood has good quality wood at an affordable price.
There are many sources of mahogany wood in Indonesia and the tree is not on the list of rare trees. This is what makes this wood widely used for buildings and furniture. This wood has a softer texture than other types of wood, is easy to shape, and has a distinctive reddish color.
One of the advantages of mahogany wood is its surface very stable so it does not shrink or change shape easily. The fine fibers also make it look beautiful and coated with naturally colored paint.
Mindy
Just like mahogany wood, mindi wood is also widely used for furniture because the source is easy to find in Indonesia. Mindi wood is an interesting type to use for indoor furniture because of its light-colored wood mass with brownish-yellow wood fibers. The durability of this wood is as same to mahogany, sungkai and red mahogany.
What’s more interesting of this wood is resistant to insect attacks which can damage the wood. Its light weight also makes mindi wood an ideal material to use for wooden furniture because it is easy to move.
Acacia
Acacia wood is one of the recommended and a favorite wood for indoor furniture. This kind of wood is durable and has a beautiful look, thereby increasing the aesthetic value of the furniture. Not only for furniture, but this type of acacia wood is also suitable for wooden furniture in the home because of its water-resistant strength.
Even though it is quite good when it comes into contact with water, staying in a puddle for too long can cause the acacia wood to change over time, such as warping or swelling. Therefore, you need to maintain and care for furniture that uses acacia wood by placing it in a dry place, so that it can last longer. This is what makes this wood suitable for indoor use.
Apart from that, this type of acacia wood is suitable for outdoor furniture. This is because acacia has similar look to teak wood. So, for people whose budget is not enough to buy teak wood, they can buy an alternative wood of acacia wood. Apart from the similar look, the tone of the wood is almost the same as teak wood.
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