Mango Furniture
June 7, 2010
Baku Light Mango Sideboard
Introducing Mango Furniture
Mango furniture is relatively rare when compared to oak furniture or mahogany furniture. This should not lead you to believe that it is in any way inferior to its more popular hardwood furniture cousins.
How do You Make Mango Furniture From Fruit?!
One of the questions that we are often asked is, ‘mangos are fruit, how can you make furniture out of fruit?’ The answer is quite simple – we don’t!
Mango wood is indeed the wood from a similar cultivar of mango tree as the fruit is harvested from, but rather than harvesting the fruit, the mango trees are grown specifically for their high quality furniture making properties. After all, virtually every tree produces fruit; it’s just that we don’t eat the samara from the mahogany tree, or acorns from the oak tree.
Mango Furniture is High Quality Furniture
Unlike inferior quality furniture made from pine, mango is a hardwood like oak, and is just as sturdy and hardwearing. Therefore you can be sure that when buying our mango furniture you will be getting the same high quality as if you were buying oak furniture.
In fact, when you see the beautiful grain patterns and colours that naturally occur in mango wood you’ll be amazed that mango furniture isn’t more popular.
Tokyo Teak Mango Dining Set
The Many Finishes of Mango Furniture
When unstained and finished only in clear beeswax, this variegated wood is, on the whole, slightly darker than oak with a more pronounced grain, but it also takes stain incredibly well, so at Oak Furniture Land we also make dark stained mango furniture and teak oiled mango furniture, each giving its own individual exotic charm.
Whilst unstained mango furniture makes a great alternative to oak furniture, dark mango furniture can bring a striking contrast to a white room or one that has a lot of bright natural light, whereas the warm glow of teak oiled mango furniture will instantly make a room cosier, making it ideal bedroom furniture.
The Charm of Rustic Mango Furniture
We also apply a rustic finish to our mango furniture. This can involve various forms of distressing, to give a ‘lived-in’ look. This can be very desirable when making a room look homely, or when adding a new piece to a room that already has older or antique furniture in. (a room filled with high gloss lacquered furniture can easily start to look like a furniture showroom rather than a place you want to relax!).
At Oak Furniture Land we make several ranges of mango furniture in various finishes and styles to suite any home. Each mango furniture range includes bedroom furniture, living room furniture and dining room furniture.
Hi,
how would you recommend repairing small scratches caused by my cats walking
on one of your mango coffee tables? I have some giant coaster style mats and
they also seem to scratch the table when moved so there are now quite a few.
Once polished with a wax wood polish they look better but I’d like to know
how best to repair it.
Thanks!
Comment by Saima Nisbet — February 28, 2011 @ 2:46 pm
Hi Saima,
The beauty of unsealed solid mango furniture is that it’s easy for a carpenter or French polisher to work with. If you’re feeling confident you could try rubbing back the finish with a very fine-grade sandpaper and re-waxing. However, we would recommend getting a professional woodworker to take a look at it; because it’s easy to work with, the price of repair should hopefully be minimal.
This is assuming you have an unstained mango coffee table rather than one with a dark finish like our Mantis Dark Solid Mango Angled Coffee Table?
All the best.
Comment by admin — March 1, 2011 @ 10:04 am
Thanks, mine is stained dark though. I have got some ronseal dark wood repair liquid so am planning on trying that or some touch up pens. It’s certainly not going to keep from getting slight scratches with my two moggies around!
Comment by Saima Nisbet — March 21, 2011 @ 8:16 pm
Hi Saima,
We’ve recently started to sell three blends of wax polish which are specially formulated for oak, mango and mahogany wood. It’s designed to nourish the wood and can be easily buffed to the desired sheen level. Might not completely remove the scratch marks, but it’s worth a shot to protect your furniture from future damage! Take a look at the Dark Wax Polish here.
Sorry we can’t help further, we’ve yet to design a completely moggie-proof range!
All the best
Comment by admin — March 22, 2011 @ 10:15 am