Mahogany Table And Chairs

One of the most beautiful natural woods in the world is mahogany, bar none. Its rich color of a pink and turns darker through the years to a fine deep red color; it is one of the most popular woods used for furniture today. It does not have a lot of wood knots or voids like many other woods; it is a smooth looking wood that has an elegant feel and look. Many use mahogany for making guitars, but there are a lot of furniture manufactures that use nothing but mahogany.

Mahogany is becoming endangered especially in South America, it can not be exported without the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). This helps protect the wood from leaving the earth. When buying mahogany table and chairs check to see if it has the CITES seal on it, then you know it was approved to be cut and made into furniture. Or it can be stamped with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). This is used in the other countries where the mahogany tree grows.

There are many different types of mahogany table and chairs. Some of the wood comes from South America as well as Africa, Honduras and even Florida. The African mahogany table and chairs are made from a ‘broken grain’ mahogany. It has vertical bonds of luster and markings which gives a ribbon effect. As with the American mahogany, African mahogany is very stable and durable.

Mahogany table and chairs can be bought stained or left a natural color. The stain will bring out more of the wood grain and can be polished to a high finish. One of the main manufactures of fine mahogany table and chairs is Duncan Phyfe, born in Scotland and started making table and chairs in New York City in seventeen ninety four.

If one is looking for mahogany table and chairs that are of English look, whether old or new expect to buy a lot of money. Just one armchair alone will cost around five hundred dollars and will go up, depending on the style and if an antique, it will be more.

Looking for less expensive mahogany table and chairs is more suitable for most buyers. Some styles are just plain and straight lines others might have some carvings on them. These will start around ninety dollars a chair, depending on who the manufacturer is and the size of the mahogany table and chairs. If insistent on having that old world charm there is furniture manufactures that make reproductions. Although these are not cheap by any standard, some will buy them instead of the antique ones. A bit less expensive; yes, but not by much.

Any style, shape or size of mahogany table and chairs will add such elegance and charm to any dining room. Do expect to pay a pretty penny for them because of the exporting laws and regulations and the endangered laws. Mahogany will last a life time and longer if properly taken care of.