Pine Bedroom Furniture

In today's modern world, solid wood bedroom furniture is considered a luxury item. Cherry wood, beech and pine bedroom furniture sell for high prices. Solid oak, mahogany and teak furniture are nearly impossible to find except in antiques. Except for astronomically priced custom furniture, modern furniture makers only use these hardwoods as veneer glued on top of plywood or fibreboard.

Unlike wooden bedroom furniture made from fibreboard, real wood bedroom furniture made from pine is naturally beautiful. Like all real wood, pine has beautiful grains and knotting. These natural designs can be further brought out with appropriate stains and treatment. There is good reason why pine bedroom furniture is holding its own in the market against its cheaper fibreboard counterparts.

Like any furniture made from wood, pine bedroom furniture needs proper care and maintenance. Unlike the heavy oak antiques, pine is softer and relatively easy to scratch and dent. Like all softwoods, pine wood warps and bends when subjected to extreme conditions. In very dry conditions with high temperatures, pine can dry up and crack. In warm environments with high humidity, pine furniture is prone to fungi and insect attacks. In freezing conditions, pine furniture can shrink and contract, causing the joints to become loose. Unfinished bedroom furniture should not be used under these conditions. Even if the wood is not specially treated with preservatives to protect it, it should at least be waxed regularly or varnished.

Furniture made from plywood cannot be carved, which makes them look plain and functional. Bedroom furniture made from pine does not suffer from this limitation. That means pine bedroom furniture can be made with style and aesthetics in mind. Some styles you will find in the market are the gothic-type Victorian and Queen Anne styles, as well as country-type rustic bedroom furniture and mission bedroom furniture. While the gothic styles are beautiful and elegant, their ornate designs tend to detract from the natural beauty of pine. For the same reason, painted pine furniture is also wasteful because it hides away pine's special beauty. On the other hand, the simpler designs of country bedroom furniture styles allow the natural beauty of the grains and knotting of pine wood to shine through. They are exceptionally beautiful with just a light or medium stain applied to help the grains stand out more clearly. While some people like the darker stains, they can make the grains a bit overbearing.

If you live in the middle of town in a high rise apartment, you may want to consider buying new unfinished pine bedroom furniture. Like cherry wood, pine wood releases a natural fragrance. Sleeping in an unfinished pine bed lets you feel closer to nature and can help bring some relief from the harsh bleakness of the surrounding concrete jungle.

Besides being more beautiful, pine bedroom furniture have some other advantages compared to plywood and fibreboard furniture. For one thing, pine is a lot more durable. Sure, it is a softwood, but then plywood and fibreboard are also made from softwood. Pine furniture is made from solid boards whereas plywood is made from thin layers of cheap softwood glued together and fibreboard is made from compressed powdered softwood held together within a plastic resin matrix. While Mother Nature does not produce perfect wood, the pressures of cost-cutting in the modern outsourced manufacturing process almost guarantee that only low-quality products are churned out.

Pine bedroom furniture is expensive compared to similar plywood or fibreboard furniture. But it is an investment - pine lasts for decades with proper care, while the cheaper imitations only last a few years. If your budget is limited, and you do not need to have the latest and greatest style, you should consider waiting for your local bedroom furniture outlet to have its annual or seasonal clearance sale. At such times, you can find some very good bargains especially if you are willing to take their display furniture sets.