Because of modern ingenuity and production, no longer does home furniture have to be made out of real wooden material. Today, it is very common to see some furniture made from materials that are designed to look and feel like real wood. One of these examples would be faux wood plantation shutters. Riverview residents should know that even though manufactured woods and real woods look the same, they have different properties that homeowners should know about. Some of these characters are the reason why a homeowner would choose faux wood furniture over the real thing.
Faux Wood is a Synthetic Material
Even though faux wood furniture is designed to look like real wood, it is not. Because of modern ingenuity, manufacturers are able to use synthetic materials that have been printed or painted over in order to look like the real thing. When it comes to faux wood plantation shutter, Riverview residents might not be aware that most of the time the material that is used to make these types of shutters are polyurethane. This type of material is similar to other types of plastics but it is very strong. It does not react to heat or moisture in the same way that real wood does.
Faux Wood is not Susceptible to Environmental Conditions
It takes a lot of work to make sure that wooden furniture doesn’t get ruined and lasts for many years. This is because the organic materials of wood are affected by environmental conditions that are not the case with faux wood plantation shutters. It is common for wood to dry out, crack, and splinter if the material is not being cleaned regularly with special products. This is something that is not a characteristic of faux wood material. At most, a homeowner may have to dust their plantation shutters in order to keep them clean. Polyurethane materials are not susceptible to environmental conditions such as temperature and moisture.
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