Why Unfinished Furniture?
Why choose unfinished furniture for your home? For starters, since unfinished furniture cuts out an expensive step in the building and finishing process, it is generally sold cheaper than finished pieces. Furthermore, whether you paint, shellac, distress, stain, varnish, oil, wax, or lacquer, you get to determine what your furniture is going to look like, not some stranger down at the workshop. Finally, some homeowners prefer to bring new furniture into their home one piece at a time. Buying unfinished wood furniture allows them the luxury of matching the finish of each new piece of furniture to the pieces they already have. Solid Wood vs. All Wood Furniture First and foremost, decide what quality of furniture you’re looking for and make sure that’s what you’re getting. “All wood” furniture doesn’t mean solid wood, and many homeowners end up buying substandard unfinished wood furniture because they don’t understand the difference. The truth is, almost all furniture is made entirely out
