Designer Timber Coffee Tables

Looking for designer timber coffee tables?

Wooden coffee tables are some of the most charming pieces of furniture you could own. However, this will definitely depend on the kind of wood used for your coffee table.

Most wooden coffee tables are made of oak, pine, maple or poplar, some are made of teak or mahogany, and all of these are some of the sturdiest timber around.

But can you imagine the conversations over the special kind of wood used for your coffee table? People may want to visit you, just to see.

The Indian wood shisham or shesham is considered the best kind of wood for cabinets, coffee tables and other pieces of furniture, especially the heartwood, or the darker, older wood found on the inner round of a tree's cross section.

The outer ring is called sapwood. Shisham heartwood is not only very strong and durable, but is also impervious to termites.

Outside of India, shisham is more known as rosewood.

Though not as tough as shisham, softer tropical wood like guava and mango are ideal for hand carving designs on the coffee table.

Both are lightweight, yet still manage to maintain its shape, a plus in any kind of table.

Not only is Indian wood great for furniture, but coffee tables that come from India are usually so ornately designed and carved, making Indian coffee tables hot property.

Another warm climate timber is acacia.

The acacia tree actually has several species with different characteristics.

The Australian Blackwood acacia, for example, is quite strong and polishes well.

Another Australian species of the acacia, called Myall wood, is a sweet-smelling timber, sure to naturally perfume any room it occupies as a coffee table, or any piece of furniture.

With wood so interesting, you could call yourself a proud owner of designer timber coffee tables.