Why Buy a Chest of Drawers in an Oak Finish?

If you have decided to acquire a chest of drawers for your bedroom , dining or living room another decision has to be made before buying it. Now is the time to consider what material it should be made of. Where many choose synthetics and cheap kinds of woods or even metal, we recommend a chest of drawers in oak finish. Such a piece of furniture which was originally produced some hundreds of years ago still deserves a little bit of fidelity and that can be achieved by choosing a traditional material such as wood. The question arises, why oak?

Think about the environmental consequences of your decision. The production of synthetic materials means you are giving support to the whole polluting chemical industry, not to mention the effects to air pollution of producing such a piece of furniture in the hundreds if not the hundreds of thousands. Then there’s the contamination of rivers because of the high hazardous waste of such industries. When it comes to an oak finish for your chest of drawers you can demand the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) Certificate from the provider, which guarantees that the wood comes from controlled extraction and you are only using the forests in a natural sustainable way, giving them enough time to regenerate before they are cut down again. Oak grows almost everywhere in the world, so the ecological damage caused through transport can be reduced. Oak is not only used because of the wood alone, but also because the feeder industries, including ink producers and the pharmacology industry obtain a benefit from each oak tree cut down. So everything from this tree is used and in addition oak looks great! You can’t obtain a better look than a chest of drawers in oak finish.

Oak is also an easy to maintain material. If it is varnished, you can repair small scratches on your chest of drawers in oak finish with a little bit of wax or with any kind of polishing product for wood furniture which you can find in almost every supermarket. Take a look at the cleaning product or ask a shop assistant for help in choosing your wood care products. After some years you will need to sand your chest of drawers and varnish again. It may sound difficult, but think that with artificial (or composite) materials no maintenance is possible at all. With these other types you need to wait until it is totally broken and then buy a new one. Depending on how many layers of varnish you apply, you can give the oak a lighter or darker tone. You can also decide whether you want the oak to be gloss or matt by choosing the corresponding varnish for your chest of drawers in oak finish.

For lovers of old materials and techniques, the oak finish does not necessarily need to be varnished, but it can be maintained with flaxseed oil. Maintenance consists of just one new layer of flax seed, which you can apply with a clean micro-fiber or cotton tissue free of frayed edges. If your cloth has loose fibers they will remain on the surface of the wood leaving it feeling slightly rough to the touch and dull to the eye. These facts throw light on the benefits of acquiring a chest of drawers in oak finish.