Home & Living Room Furniture

Pine is a friendly wood that sees a lot of use for common furniture.  It is unpretentious, cheaper than many other woods, and can be used to make many styles of furniture.  Although one of the most common styles is rustic pine furniture, the wood can also be used to make more traditional furniture.  Mexican pine furniture is a very popular style with pieces that have a simple charm and very pleasing design.  Unfinished pine furniture looks very natural and can smell nice too, depending on what kind of pine is used.  And some people may prefer antique pine furniture, though pine tends to be softer in general and joints made from softer pine may be less reliable as time goes on compared to those made from harder pines or hardwoods such as oak and maple.  Still, there’s no denying the allure of pine, especially when it is used in a more informal and homey environment.  It is generally lighter, often of a pleasing golden hue, and can add a natural brightness to a room.
For those that like the rustic style but also appreciate a more Mexican aesthetic, New Mexican furniture may be just the thing for your living room.  Styles from Santa Fe as well as other parts of New Mexico tend to blend these influences.  The Santa Fe style actually incorporates elements of the craftsman and art deco movements as well, but in a way that is more subtle and rooted in place than many of the more flamboyant designs.  Compared to these more unrestrained designs, New Mexican furniture has a quiet dignity about it but at the same time maintains its friendly and functional feel.  This style is a personal favorite of mine, incorporating tasteful Mexican and Native American motifs which, because they tend to be abstract, fit well in most places.  New Mexican furniture makes extensive use of pine, and in the living room furniture as well you are more able to incorporate this wood into your selections.  For instance, whereas sofas tend to be completely upholstered nowadays or at most feature some wood trim in key areas, living room seating in the New Mexican style just as often consists of a sofa with a wooden frame on top of which cushions and pillows are placed.  These designs really show off the wood, especially in those pieces that feature carved motifs such as chevrons or stylized sunbursts.  Coffee tables too rely on a balance of the proportions of wooden members as well as tastefully carved motifs to create pieces that have a delightful presence.  If you are looking for pine living room furniture, I suggest you start your search with New Mexican living room furniture.  The style has wide appeal and within this style there are many choices of furniture.