Mango Wood is an extremely beautiful hardwood and having been used as a sustainable resource for furniture throughout Southeast Asia for decades, is becoming very popular in the West, especially due to it’s far greater sustainability over other popular hardwoods such as oak or teak.
Mango Wood is so sustainable due to it’s primary use as a fruit tree. Mango trees are large trees, growing as tall as 100 feet in height and up to 5 feet in diameter. As the older, larger Mango trees stop producing fruit, the mango farmers cut down these massive trees to plant more fruit-bearing trees. This Mango wood is then sold by the farmers to produce beautiful Mango Furniture.
Here at Mango Furniture UK you will find a massive selection of beautiful Mango Wood Furniture, all available to buy online in the UK to be delivered direct to your door.
Baku Dark – Beautiful Rustic Mango Furniture Collection
The fantastic Baku Dark Solid Mango furniture range is handmade by skilled Indian craftsmen using dovetail joints, wooden dowelling, and nothing but the finest 100% solid mango wood. This beautiful collection features a dark stained semi-distressed look, complimented by natural rustic forged iron work.
The Baku Mango Furniture Range [...]
Baku Light – Charming Rustic Mango Furniture Collection
The Baku Light range is a charmingly rustic collection of Solid Mango furniture, handmade using dovetail joints and wooden dowelling, in beautiful 100% solid Mango hardwood. This original design will quickly become the central attraction of any household.
The charming Baku Light Mango furniture range will compliment and enhance [...]
Corsica Brown Teak Mango Furniture – Traditional Oriental Rustic Collection.
The Corsica Brown Teak Solid Mango furniture range is manufactured from 100% solid mango hardwood. Hand finished in natural teak oil, the range has an attractive burnished brown look and a cross design detail, inspired by traditional Oriental design.
Each of the pieces in the Corsica Solid [...]
Modern, Minimalist Mango – Contemporary Cube Collection
The fabulously modern Cube range is an extensive collection of hardwood Mango Furniture, designed to fit in with today’s modern lifestyle.
The collection includes a huge number of pieces (28 and counting) of Living Room and Dining Room Furniture including: Rectangular and Corner TV/Media Unit, CD/DVD storage, E-shaped Shelf Units, [...]
Mantis Dark – Contemporary Distressed-Look Mango Furniture Collection.
The entire Mantis Mango Furniture range is painstakingly handmade by skilled Indian craftsmen from 100% solid Mango hardwood and really shows the natural beauty of this most exquisite wood. With a purely simplistic design and a rich dark finish that compliments this authentic Indian wood to perfection.
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The Mantis Light Mango furniture range will add an individual touch of exotic style to any room in your house. A contemporary design with traditional Indian and far eastern influences, this beautiful mango furniture range has a highly varied grain, meaning each piece has its own individual character.
The Mantis Light Solid Mango furniture range is [...]
Minimalist Cubist Pablo Dark Mango Furniture Collection
The Pablo Dark Solid Mango Furniture range is a delicious fusion of contemporary style and design with traditional handmade Indian craftsmanship.
Lovingly crafted from 100% solid mango wood and using clean cut, crisp lines, the traditional cabinet makers have created a stunning collection that will fit perfectly into trendy, [...]
Relaxed Rustic Style
The rustic styled Sumba dining and living room furniture range is made from lightly stained solid mango wood and provides a warm, relaxed look in any home.
The range features solid tongue and groove tops, panelled doors with flush wood dowel detail and light brass knobs.
Contemporary Japanese Style with a Warm Teak-Oiled Finish
The entire contemporary Tokyo Brown Teak range is hand made from 100% solid Mango hardwood. Stained with a warm light brown Teak oil, this range perfectly catpures the fabulous grain structure that only the Mango wood has.
This fantastically versatile range contains pieces for the bedroom, living room [...]
Tokyo Dark – A Modern Spin on Classical Japanese Design.
The attractive Tokyo Dark Mango furniture range blends quality Indian mango wood with modern contemporary designs influenced by the Far East, most notably an influence from classical Japanese furniture. The sweeping curves that are a feature of each piece give a distinctively Oriental feel, whilst remaining [...]
Well cared-for furniture will last a lifetime and will look fantastic all year round. We recommend the following tips to keep your home furnishings looking at their best:
Before you make the decision to furnish your home with quality hardwood furniture, it is essential to be mindful of the various characteristics of solid hardwood products.
As hardwoods are a natural material, many small defects may be noticeable in your furniture. This only adds to the charm and individuality of the piece, ensuring that no two items are ever identical. Every single piece of solid wood furniture is a unique piece and this is the main reason why many people choose to buy solid wood over veneered man-made boards.
In its natural environment, hardwood trees expand and contract due to changes in moisture levels. This is an inherent characteristic of the living tree as they absorb the water used in photosynthesis to allow the growth of the plant. It may be surprising to discover that even once the tree has been felled, sawn and crafted into a stylish piece of furniture, the process of expansion and contraction continues as the cell structure of the wood adjusts to the variations in moisture.
Before being crafted into the items you will use to furnish your home, the hardwood is usually kiln-dried to a moisture level of around 16%. This level is a good average moisture level to dissuade the wood from further expansion in most homes, however, the moisture level in all but the most climatically-controlled homes can be susceptible to change and therefore the furniture in the home will continue to expand and contract. This is the same process that causes floorboards to creak at night for no apparent reason.
There are many ways furniture manufacturers choose to relieve or fight against this expansion: Regular protection from the elements with a natural product such as Beeswax or Danish Oil helps to prevent the drying and splitting of hardwoods in varying humidity. Solidly constructed joints such as dovetail or mortice and tenon joints not only hold the wood together firmly but also allow for the natural movement of the wood.
No other furniture compares to solid hardwood furniture for its charm, beauty or solidity. Provided your furniture is well looked after, it will in most cases last a lifetime and will even provide joy to future generations as a much loved heirloom.
Natural Beeswax Polish
Solid hardwood furniture should receive regular treatment with a quality finishing product at least three to four times a year. We recommend you use a natural creamed beeswax polish to keep your Mango wood looking its best. Not only does beesax produce a deep lustrous shine but it is also a low odour, clean smelling polish so will not fill your home with nasty chemical smells like other products.
Applying beeswax polish is not difficult:
Natural Bees wax polish can be easily obtained from good hardware stores, many large supermarkets or ordered online from Amazon.co.uk.
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