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Oak Furniture

Puzzle Piece — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 16:17:00 GMT

Don't know about other places but here in So CA Oak furniture isn't something desired since the 1970's. I have one tea cart made of oak and it's not fancy or ornate. I am going to have it sanded and painted black as then, I can live with it.

The country oak look is a thing of the past it seems.

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goldensrbest — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 16:20:36 GMT

I have never liked oak, maple,birch,cherry are my favorites.

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RedTop — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 16:39:59 GMT

Oak is my favorite.

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vermint — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 16:50:12 GMT

I love oak and have a great deal of it in my house (including my hardwood floors)! Most of it is stained a medium brown color--except for a couple of antique pieces--as I don't care for the "honey" colored stain that was so popular a number of years ago.

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SilleeMee — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 17:05:24 GMT

Oak is my favorite because of it's durability and grain pattern. I prefer the natural color of it, not stained with color. Wood types are never out of style...the color of stains they use on it are, however.

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Carmie — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 17:00:50 GMT

I am a big fan of cherry wood and most of all my items are cherry, except my DR furniture that was my mother's. It's hard rock maple.

My hardwood floors are red oak. When we built our home, oak was all of the rage. My builder was taken aback when I requested cherry cabinets.. He said they were not current and were out of style. They will always be my style.

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151949 — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 17:29:35 GMT

I have a house chock full of beautiful oak furniture. Mostly mission style antiques. Mostly red oak.

I think if the OP can't live with oak then she certainly should not have any, but there are many of us who can appreciate the beauty and the durability of our old oak furniture.

Personally, I find most trends in home decor to be pretty much just a mechanism to make the gullible spend money on things despite that what they have already is perfectly fine. I happen to appreciate owning something that has history and that we have lovingly restored to fit into our lives,and I prefer to care for and upkeep over buying new.

When we moved to Florida we bought a brand new bedroom suite. It is gorgeous mahogany - but every single drawer mechanism has broken and needed repair! What we buy new now a days is JUNK. Most of my furniture is over 100 years old - I'm betting that bedroom set won't last us the remainder of our lives.

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Puzzle Piece — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 18:31:47 GMT

To those that replied, please don't take offense.

I do have to live with what I like and enjoy and oak furniture isn't something I could live with. Seems to be something not desired where I live. It's had its run.

Oak trees are very sacred to Native Americans and having the trees made into furniture is a disrespectful thing.

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151949 — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 19:05:14 GMT

Many of us still like our country or cottage looks as well.

Our summer home (camper) is all cherry wood but I still like a more country look and it is evident from the decor. Every year I see Cracker Barrell always has a ton of country decor for sale - esp. in the summer and they seem to sell quite a lot of it, so I'm not alone.

Traditional is too formal for me and modern is too cold.

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151949 — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 19:22:43 GMT

BTW - you have your timeline off too. It was the mid 80's to mid 90's that country decor & oak were so popular.

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151949 — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 19:24:18 GMT

So what is "in" now? I suppose the farmhouse look of Joanna Gaines is popular - what else?

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faeriemoon — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 19:30:20 GMT

I'm not a big oak fan either.

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CANDLEQUEEN — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 20:09:30 GMT

I used to be a big Oak Furniture person, but I prefer darker woods now.....

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Puzzle Piece — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 02:20:29 GMT

@151949 wrote:
So what is "in" now? I suppose the farmhouse look of Joanna Gaines is popular - what else?

Mid-century retro and Steam Punk. Elegant Contemporary.

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Puzzle Piece — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 02:21:59 GMT

@151949 wrote:
BTW - you have your timeline off too. It was the mid 80's to mid 90's that country decor & oak were so popular.

Not here in L.A. We are rather first on the scene like New York.

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Mominohio — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 02:22:29 GMT

I like (love) oak, but not just any oak. It needs to be old, with a really great patina. I have several pieces that are old, and a couple that are newer, but people think they are old based on their style and coloring.

Quarter sawn oak is my favorite, but I don't own any.

I'm a wood mixer. I have maple, oak, cherry, walnut, and even a pine desk. I think a house looks nice when woods are mixed, and not everything is matchy matchy.

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NicksmomESQ — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 02:27:41 GMT

I love oak.It's my favorite.

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stevieb — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 02:32:14 GMT

I don't care what's currently popular, I just care what I like. As with most things, oak has seen resurgences in popularity in many decades. At one time I thought I liked the look of old oak furniture but it was many years ago and I subsequently realized while there might be the occasional lovely piece, I actually don't care much for oak furniture. Nothing to do with following trends, just a matter of changing tastes. Fortunately, I never collected it. I do find some oak floors very pretty, but even there would opt for other options. I don't care at all for oak kitchen cabinets.

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stevieb — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 02:33:07 GMT

@Puzzle Piece wrote:
@151949 wrote:
BTW - you have your timeline off too. It was the mid 80's to mid 90's that country decor & oak were so popular.
Not here in L.A. We are rather first on the scene like New York.

I know Angelinos like to think so, but I'm not so sure...

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tansy — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 02:45:54 GMT

@stevieb wrote:
@Puzzle Piece wrote:
@151949 wrote:
BTW - you have your timeline off too. It was the mid 80's to mid 90's that country decor & oak were so popular.
Not here in L.A. We are rather first on the scene like New York.
I know Angelinos like to think so, but I'm not so sure...

I lived in the general LA area in the 70s and 80s which is when oak furniture was very popular. I wanted a round oak table with those claw-style legs on it but my best friend owned one. There were lots of oak antique reproductions.

@Puzzle Piece

@stevieb

@151949