Color
Teak has yellow honey shade brown to dark brown color. When it stores as outdoor furniture for one or two years, it will turn soft, as silver gray. And it stays like that for years. On the contrary, mahogany has golden to deep red brown of dark-colored wood.

Texture and Grain
Teak wood is generally straight grained, but occasionally wavy. It has a coarse, uneven texture and rich figuring. While mahogany have texture similar to teak but interlocked or straight grain, often with a ribbon figure and a coarse texture.

Durability
The durability of teak is unquestioned for its resistance to any climate and anti termite. As a result, teak is best placed both in indoor and outdoor furniture. Teak is more durable for furniture while mahogany has its lack for outdoor furniture. Mahogany is strong for indoor furniture and need more attention if placed as outdoor furniture. It has bending strength, low stiffness and shock resistance.

Maintenance
Teak is easy to maintain since it has strong durability to any weather condition and resistant to termite and insects. Only by oiling or get the dust away regularly will keep teak furniture last for years to come. Then, the mahogany furniture has similar simple maintenance to teak.

Usage
Teak is for high quality indoor and outdoor furniture. Teak is even used for building ships, deck railing and bridge construction. Mahogany with its smooth grain structure is much better suited for indoor furniture. Before the furniture has risen, mahogany has been a well-known material for acoustic instrumental.

1 Weather Condition is the first concern comes to mind for any wooden furniture which may affect your wooden furniture, it could be the exposure of rain / snow / moisture/ mist. Exposure to any of these may adversely affect the wood cells of your furniture which may lead to expansion or contraction of the cell walls as per the moisture content inside the cell which causes shrinking and swelling of your wood furniture. This may further leads to di-shaping, cracking, peeling, and paint/ varnish defects.

2. Weathering Process – Weathering is the process of degradation in wood’s surface caused by the combined atmospheric effects like solar radiation, moisture, and heat etc. resulting in change in appearance and de-structure and decrease in composite thickness of the wood.

During this process, the wood first changes its color to become light and further wood surface looses its wood fibers because of erosion. The under given guidelines / tips drafted by Dallas furniture store can help you not only to maintain the look of your living room or bedroom furniture but also increase life to your wooden furniture

Always use waterproof furniture covers for protection against moisture. The contraction and expansion of wood because of weathering may require adjustment in screws, and to make it more easy, it is recommended to avoid varnishing over screw fittings. Wash your furniture once in a week if it is close to pool, as pool water contains chlorine which may affect the finish of your furniture.

If some damage has been occur on the surface of your wood furniture, you can repair with few simple process described below :

First, clean the damage surface with a pure cotton cloth and mild cleanser and let it dry completely.
Now lightly sand the area to be repaired with sand paper or finer.
To finish the repair process, apply paint / colors. Let dry completely.