Today we live in an era of great innovation in the field of development of construction and crafting materials. Although, aluminum, glass and plastic are some of the chief materials in our everyday use, it is not that strange that, when it comes to the choice of furniture, a real wood is still the most popular and the most logical solution. However, wooden furniture is something that is reserved only for the interior of your home. It can also be a great solution for equipping your patio, porch or poolside and when it comes to the choice of your poolside furniture, teak as a material is second to none.
Why is Teak a Good Poolside Solution?
What makes teak so perfect for your poolside, are its amazing properties. Teak as a timber originates from forests of Burma, India and Thailand and is rich in natural oils, which makes it highly resistant to rigorous winter, and extremely hot, and humid summers. These two traits make teak, more than adequate for any kind of outside conditions and therefore a perfect choice equipping the surrounding area of your pool.
Apart from all aforementioned, as we found out in a recent chat with the people who run Sydney-based furniture company Winstons Teak, this is one of the most durable natural woods, highly resistant to rotting and to any damaging properties of moist. Even though, there some known substitutes for teak, their properties are still quite inferior to those that real teak can offer.
Because teak can be quite expensive, it is considered to be a luxurious commodity. However teak is also known for its longevity. Teak furniture can last even up to 65 years, and even after that it is highly restorable, making any investment in teak furniture, an investment that you will have to make only once in your lifetime. When you come to think about it in this manner, it really does not seem like a bad deal.
Maintenance Considerations
Apart from all of this, objective advantages of teak there are other, highly subjective, reason why teak furniture is so popular. These reasons are purely aesthetic in nature. Nothing beats the appearance, the texture and the smell of real wood. Man as a species is always in a way connected with nature and in this modern world, this is something that only real wooden furniture can at least partially provide.
As for the variety of teak furniture that you can choose for your poolside, there are various table and chair sets made out of full teak that are just perfect for rest and relaxation by the pool on those long summer days. You can also invest in some teak benches by the pool and umbrellas that provide that on long summer days provide that desperately needed shade. In the end, why not give in completely and install a real teak bar by your pool, thus making it a perfect getaway for you and your friends all year round.
Even when left outside during the entire year, teak can often be unaffected by even the harshest of outside conditions. Although teak, as a resistant material does not require any special kind of care or maintenance, there is another plus side of it and that is the fact that teak furniture is highly restorable even a full century after it was originally constructed.
Investing in teak furniture is, because of its longevity and restorability, a true once upon a lifetime investment that you simply cannot afford not to take. When it comes to the maintenance of furniture made out of it, or simply the general appearance of your poolside, teak is second to none. With all this in mind, there are numerous reasons why you should definitely equip your poolside with teak furniture and no reason whatsoever why you shouldn’t do it. The world is your oyster.
