Fed up with having to make do and mend with your current bedroom furniture?  Worried about getting value for money when buying replacement items?   Well, it could be possible to replace your old furniture with pieces that will last you for years to come whilst still not spending much more than you would for hideous, fall-apart-as-soon-as-you-sit / sneeze or sleep-on-it flat pack furniture!  How?  With pine furniture of course!

Style

Deciding to buy pine bedroom furniture is a not a restriction in terms of style, the restriction’s only the type of wood.  Pine furniture is available in many styles, from traditional ‘Shaker’ style, to Mexican or Scandinavian so you can be sure of finding something you like.  Additionally, depending on where you buy your items from, you may have a choice of finish too,  for example a wax or varnish finish in a choice of stains, such as natural pine or honey pine to help you personalize the look of your furniture or create a theme to your room.  Either way, all tones and finishes of pine are sure to add a sense of warmth and comfort to your boudoir!

Essential pieces

The obvious piece that you would probably expect to spend the most money on is your pine bed and by choosing a good quality bed and mattress, you can expect this bed to last you for years and really give back value for what you have spent.  Do beware of what appear to be bargain pine beds. Many of these may be constructed from inferior quality wood, so do give any bed a thorough check over before purchase.  For example, if the bed has slats, check each one – both topside and underside because, whilst knots in pine furniture can be attractive, in a weight-bearing slat it can offer a point of weakness which could split or crack under weight, so reject any bed that appears to have lots of knots in its weight-bearing parts.

Storage value

Although all purchases should be essential items, it’s also important to get the maximum available storage from everything you buy.  This could include buying a pine wardrobe with a shoe rack in the bottom or a sweater shelf above the rail or, if you want to buy a table or window seat, consider purchasing a pine chest, which has multiple uses such as seating, storage inside, plus a table top.

DIY finishing touches

If you want to ensure that your new pine furniture theme extends to the fixtures in your room, it’s not too difficult (nor actually too expensive) to modify wooden fixtures to match your new pieces.  For example, a built-in closet can become a pine closet in just one weekend, by sanding down the doors and shelves and re-staining to the same finish as your new items.  Specialist companies often offer “dipping” services, where they will strip your door through a chemical process and then return it to you, saving you the hard work!

Remember, if you buy quality finished items, pine furniture can last you for years so if it’s value for money you’re looking for, as well as a revamped boudoir, pine’s just the thing!

Pine wood is an abundant natural resource and because it is so readily available, tends to cost less than other woods such as oak or mahogany. Because it is in high supply and is also sustainable as well, pine trees are not in danger of extinction and therefore, pine wood is an eco friendly material from which to create pine bedroom furniture or other home furnishings. Some of those furnishings include everyday items such as desks, dining tables and chairs, kitchen cabinetry, benches, and pine outdoor furniture to name a few. An interesting fact about pine is that the older the pine tree grows, the darker the wood it will yield and that no two trees will produce the same grain wood.

Since pine is a soft wood, as opposed to mahogany which is a hard wood, it is vulnerable to denting and scratching. However, on the upside, the soft grain of pine wood makes it excellent for carving and for designing intricate engravings. This attribute lends itself well to finely detailed pine bedroom furniture such as carvings in headboards, footboards and dressers. The soft wood of pine bedroom furniture necessitates that it be kiln dried to prevent it being warped when exposed to extreme temperature changes. To get the most life expectancy out of pine bedroom furniture, it should be waxed or coated with varnish to protect the surface.

Pine bedroom furniture is available in a diverse array of colors, textures and grains. Many manufacturers and furniture designers choose to stain pine. The technique is much like painting however the stain is much more water containing and comes in various shades of wood tones such as cherry wood or walnut. The stain is brushed on and then wiped off with a cloth leaving the desired shade behind. This process can be repeated to darken the shade as preferred.  Pine bedroom furniture in a light stain are often chosen for southwestern, country or French country décor while deeper darker stains are more suited for traditional and modern décors.

When shopping for pine bedroom furniture, start your search online where the most diverse selection is offered at often the lowest prices available. Also, be sure to check for free or very low cost shipping offers. Most online and local furniture retailers offer free delivery and set up as well. Many local furniture retailers offer online purchasing so be sure to check their websites too.

Many people nowadays prefer to buy cheap goods that look good and have famous brand names even if they do not last long. No matter what they say, not many people are actually willing to pay for good quality products that can last a lifetime. This is as true for bedroom furniture as it is for hi-tech electronics like televisions. This is why most furniture that you will find in the shops today are made of cheap plywood or fiberboard that can barely even last a decade of normal use. Pine bedroom furniture, as well as any other furniture made of real wood, are now luxury items.

Pine wood is beautiful – they have natural knots and grains. That is why branded furniture stick a veneer of pine on their outer surfaces. But beds and wardrobes made from solid planks of pine wood do not need to use such tricks to look good. Furthermore, the natural grains of the wood can be further highlighted through the use of stains. Unlike a bed made from fiberboard, there is no need to paint a bed made from pine wood. That is not to say that white-painted bedroom furniture made of pine does not look good, just that it is such a waste.

In terms of esthetics, pine wood furniture have another advantage over fiberboard furniture. While fiberboard can be molded and carved to a certain extent, there is a practical limit to how much they can be worked. That means there is a limit to how elaborately they can be decorated. Furniture made from pine does not suffer from this limitation. If you compare two beds with gothic-styling like the Victorian style side by side, the one made from solid pine is always more sophisticated and beautiful.

Visual beauty is not the only point where pine furniture trumps fiberboard furniture. Freshly cut pine releases a pleasant fragrance. This is why there is a demand for unfinished pine furniture which is sanded to a high smoothness but not waxed, varnished or painted in any way.

Like all solid wood furniture, quality pine bedroom furniture needs to be properly maintained. Even furniture made from a hardwood like oak needs proper care, what more furniture made from a softwood like pine. Pine scratches and dents more easily than oak. Pine also warps, bends, or cracks when exposed to extremes of weather. Fortunately, there are many good products on the market that can protect wood furniture – waxes, varnish, lacquer, etc. Long-time owners of pine furniture find that a good annual polishing is often good enough to keep up the good condition.

Based on this need for maintenance, one might start to think that pine is weaker than fiberboard. This is not true. The reasons for taking more care with pine furniture are that they are more expensive, and they can last so much longer than cheap fiberboard furniture. After all, when was the last time your cheap fiberboard furniture lasted more than a decade? But pine furniture can easily last two or three decades if you take care of it properly.

If you can afford the higher price tag, it makes sense to invest in pine bedroom furniture. After all, you spend one-third of your life in your bedroom. Isn’t it worthwhile to reflect this importance in the quality of your bedroom furnishings?