Teak furniture has an immediate charm due to the wood’s texture and color. In addition, most teak furniture designs use clean lines that are unobtrusive and can easily be mixed and matched with other pieces of furniture.
If you have a limited budget, you have the choice not to “go teak, all the way”. What you can easily do to solve your desire for teak furniture is to invest in one or two pieces of teak furniture. Often, the desired effect in a living room can be accomplished with two or three pieces of teak furniture placed centrally in the space.
Depending on what is already there, you can choose to purchase side tables and coffee tables. Round side tables are small, compact yet striking. Priced inexpensively (most are retailed at less than $180), these side tables can be used to accompany pieces in the living room or in the kitchen.
If your entertainment room lacks furniture, side tables may well be the wise choice. Side tables are useful, easy to carry around and are quite durable with proper use. Side tables also use a cross-legged design that makes it steadier and sturdier.
If you need a bar table, deeply varnished teak bar tables are appropriate. These bar tables stand are about 27 inches tall and can easily compliment any color scheme.
“Bar height” variants of the bar table are slightly taller and are best for the ones always mixing the drinks. However, this kind of bar table is priced at about $360.
If you think you know enough about complementary teak table, we can move on to teak chairs.
Teak is generally scarce, which explains why a unit of teak furniture is more expensive than say, furniture made of alloys or other hardwoods. Nonetheless, the cost of acquisition can be justified by the long life of the teak furniture. This is also the reason why you should be very careful in selecting your teak furniture. Unless you are very wealthy, a $150-$200 outlay can hurt a monthly budget.
Other than side tables and bar tables, you have the choice of investing in bar armchairs. Bar armchairs are comfortable to sit in, and the rest allows a person holding a cocktail to support his arm in between drinking.
Teak rockers are also a good choice. Teak rockers are compact yet spacious. Most teak rockers are priced at about $450. Larger versions are about $30-$40 more expensive. Then of course you have ottomans, which can be added to any living room to make lounging around easier.