In this second part guide to furniture and the woods they are constructed of we focus on Oak wood and its characteristics.
Oak wood is known to fall under the hardwood category and is still a very popular choice for furniture construction and has been for the last few centuries. The attractiveness of oak wood in the industry can be down to a number of factors which make this wood top trumps amongst others. The qualities of Oak as a wood are truly exquisite, it is open grained, heavy, tough and durable even when in contact with significant amounts of moisture. Although many of the pieces featured within Furniturethemes are made from Oak, a particular product which you’ll want to look at again and again is our oak mirrors.


