Unfinished furniture is not a chair with three legs or a table with no top; it is a term which furniture makers use for furniture which has had no finishing coverage of paint or varnish but is just the bare wood. Unfinished furniture has become a very popular choice in the last few years. One advantage of buying unfinished furniture is that the manufactures have to use a better quality of wood as there is nothing to hide any defects in the wood or furniture. This does mean that it costs more to make furniture like this but they are saving in the long run as they do not have to pay for the finishing covering. So in the end unfinished furniture does not cost as much.
Another advantage of buying unfinished furniture is that it is entirely up to you what colors you finish the furniture. If you are buying kids unfinished furniture then you can paint it the same color as their bedrooms or paint it and put there favorite cartoon characters on it. What about getting a unfinished kids toy chest and painting it a nice bright color with pictures of toys on it, kids will love it. Also as kids get older then you can just repaint or redecorate the furniture as and when you need too.
Another good aspect of buying unfinished furniture is you can easily blend it in with your current furniture instead of having to search around for furniture which is the same color and design as the furniture you are trying to mix it with you can just buy some unfinished furniture and blend it in by using similar colors or stains to the original furniture color. This allows you a larger choice when you want to add to or change your furniture, also as with the kids unfinished furniture you can also easily change the color if you get bored with its current color or design.
Although unfinished furniture is just the bare wood finish it is not a good idea just to keep it like this as it is not protected from staining and damage. You need to finish the furniture with a protective coat of some sort. Painting is one method and you can have it any color which you can by in paint. If you want to keep it in its natural state then clear varnish will just give it a protective coat, you may need to put a few coats on to fully protect it from damage or staining. You can also get different colored varnishes which also stain the wood. This allows you to make it lighter or darker depending on what you want. You can also just wax your furniture with good quality wax you can keep it the same color or you can get wax stains which change the color of the wood.
There are all sorts of things you can do to your unfinished furniture to get different colors and designs you can distress the furniture which makes it look old in the shabby chic style which has become a designers favorite. In the end it is up to you how and what you do to your unfinished furniture but it does give you more scope to get what you want and not just put up with what you can find.
