{"id":2775,"date":"2014-10-22T21:13:45","date_gmt":"2014-10-22T21:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/?p=2775"},"modified":"2019-01-29T15:38:27","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T15:38:27","slug":"accessory-of-the-week-teak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/accessory-of-the-week-teak\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessory of the week: teak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Teak is a hard, durable kind of wood that is used for outdoor furniture or onboard ships as it&#8217;s almost indestructible. It was seen as a status symbol in the 1960s and 70s as it&#8217;s more expensive than other wood. As a result, there&#8217;s loads of fantastic pieces of teak furniture out there on eBay and Etsy at bargain prices and, what do you know? It&#8217;s all coming back into fashion. Jump on board before everyone clocks on&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">p<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Multi-tasker<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is a fantastic piece of furniture and would be ideal for a spare room or a hall way. I love the colour combo of teal and mustard, and this multi-purpose piece\u00a0 means you&#8217;ll never be short of storage space. Stylish and practical.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/mltiprupos.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2776\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/mltiprupos.jpg\" alt=\"Multipurpose teak\" width=\"662\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/mltiprupos.jpg 736w, https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/mltiprupos-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mustardvintage.com\/products\/vintage-teak-1960s-telephone-seat-1\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">p<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Armchair<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The perfect mixture of style and comfort, this 60s teak armchair will probably last for another five decades and hasn&#8217;t gone out of fashion yet. Stick to old, vintage colours for the covers like bold yellows, browns or oranges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/armchair.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2777\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/armchair.jpg\" alt=\"teak armchair\" width=\"662\" height=\"748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/armchair.jpg 736w, https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/armchair-443x500.jpg 443w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.co.uk\/itm\/PARKER-KNOLL-VINTAGE-RETRO-TEAK-MID-CENTURY-DANISH-STYLE-ARMCHAIR-CHAIR-50s-60s-\/120944637995?pt=UK_Antiques_AntiqueFurniture_SM&amp;hash=item1c28dcb82b\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">p<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Bedside table<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you want to add just a dash of 60s style to your bedroom but don&#8217;t want to commit to a new desk or chair, go for a bed side table. It&#8217;ll make a subtle difference to the tone of your room and it&#8217;ll look fantastic. Keep accessories to a minimum as the style itself is uncluttered.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/bedside-table.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2778\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/bedside-table.jpg\" alt=\"teak bedside table\" width=\"662\" height=\"877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/bedside-table.jpg 736w, https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/bedside-table-378x500.jpg 378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.domesticsluttery.com\/2010\/09\/bedside-table-manners-with-plumo.html\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">p<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>TV Cabinet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Everyone had one of these in the 60s&#8230; Well they should have if they didn&#8217;t because not only is this bang on trend but it&#8217;s durable and can hold the weight of a TV any size, even the 20 year old one in the spare room. This decor is fantastic as the accessories are consistent with the vintage style yet it hasn&#8217;t been over done with the walls and curtains kept plain white.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/tv-cabinet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2780\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/tv-cabinet.jpg\" alt=\"tv cabinet\" width=\"665\" height=\"498\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.home-designing.com\/2011\/04\/modern-swedish-family-home\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">p<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teak is a hard, durable kind of wood that is used for outdoor furniture or onboard ships as it&#8217;s almost indestructible. It was seen as a status symbol in the 1960s and 70s as it&#8217;s more expensive than other wood. As a result, there&#8217;s loads of fantastic pieces of teak furniture out there on eBay [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,13,17],"tags":[370,368,369],"class_list":["post-2775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-industry-news","category-interior-decor","category-tips-and-hints","tag-durable-wood","tag-teak","tag-teak-furniture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2775"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5346,"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2775\/revisions\/5346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loomandlast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}