Patio Furniture

Many people choose Teak Patio Furniture when furnishing their outdoor space or sunroom. The question is why, what's so special about Teak wood? Let's take a look at Teak and after reviewing the facts decide if Teak outdoor Furniture is the right choice for you.

Teak is grown in places like Philippines, India, and Malaysia, but it got its start in Indonesia and is still some of the best Teak in the world. Teak is a hardwood with a golden brown color. Teak being an oily wood is water repellant and will not rot like other hardwoods. Because of its high oil content insects are not drawn to it. Harsh weather like cold, hot, rainy, or dry is no match for this incredible hardwood. This Furniture can remain outdoors no matter where you live.
Maintaining your Teak Patio Furniture

Teak requires very little maintenance. When you first get your Furniture home it will have a honey brown color. If you want it to remain that way consider placing your Furniture in a semi-shaded area or keeping a Patio umbrella over it. You can also purchase Teak oil and occasionally rub it down. Now, let me stop here and explain, Teak is an oily wood yes, but because it is no longer a tree creating oil it will tend to dry out.

By leaving your Teak Patio Furniture in direct sunlight will naturally turn to a beautiful silvery grey color. This is totally natural and will not affect the quality or durability. If you have allowed this process to occur and are not happy with its appearance you can restore it to its natural honey brown color by using a product by Kingsley-Bate's called Teak wood cleaner. This is a simple project and will not require too much effort.

If your Teak Patio Furniture would become soiled a simple solution of laundry detergent and warm water and a soft bristle brush will make light work of the clean up.

Staining Teak is very difficult and is not recommended by the professionals due to the oily content of the wood itself. Teak does not accept stain well at all and you will not be satisfied with the end result.

One of the biggest trends today in order to reduce the expense of Teak Patio Furniture is to mix Teak pieces with some less expensive pieces of wicker. This look is highly acceptable and can have elegance to the real wood feel of Teak. One way to blend these 2 materials is to separate your eating space say in Teak and you relaxing area in wicker.

Give your outdoor space or sunroom the REAL look of Teak. I think you'll be glad you did.