| Many of us invest in quality pieces of furniture for | | | | leave wood furniture dented and scratched. |
| our homes and offices that are intended to last a | | | | The benefit of protecting wood furniture from |
| lifetime. The reality for most is that general wear and | | | | scratches and dents is that you don't need to pay |
| tear and scratches and dents are virtually | | | | for expensive re-surfacing every few years. Short of |
| unavoidable. But are they really? | | | | covering your wood table in a diamond table top, a |
| A glass table top is a tried and tested way to | | | | glass top is itself quite scratch resistant. This will |
| protect wood furniture. It adds a tough, durable layer | | | | mean that it will be many years before you need to |
| that doesn't overshadow the wood. Instead of | | | | replace the glass. |
| furniture looking tired and shabby five years down | | | | Child-Friendly Tables |
| the track, a glass table top keeps furniture looking | | | | Kids are a great part of everyone's life, but they do |
| just as fresh as the day you bought it. | | | | have a knack at testing their creative genius on the |
| A Glass Table Top From The 21st Century | | | | things that we don't want them to. No matter how |
| There have been many advances in glass table tops | | | | many sheets of paper you put on the play table, it |
| and glass shelving manufacturing over the past few | | | | seems that crayons and markers look much better |
| years. No longer does the glass look like a thick | | | | on the table itself! An easy and inexpensive way to |
| obtrusive piece of material. Glass tops and glass | | | | fix this is to install a glass top on the play table. Being |
| shelving these days are thin, clear, and streamlined. | | | | glass, markers, paint and crayons come right off. For |
| The design direction dictates that a glass is virtually | | | | stubborn marks, harsher chemicals can be used on |
| invisible and serves to enhance the wood not disguise | | | | glass than on wood. |
| it. | | | | Bring Out The Best Of Your Wood |
| With this new technology meaning that glass tops | | | | An added benefit to putting glass tops on your |
| blend in with your furniture, you could expand the | | | | furniture is that it actually enhances the look of the |
| uses of the table top to sideboards, dressing tables, | | | | wood finish. Just like a glossy computer screen can |
| desks, coffee tables and another other wood | | | | make colors more vivid, a glass table top makes your |
| furniture in need of protecting. | | | | wood grain appear richer and glossier. This can have |
| Protection From Harsher materials | | | | a positive impact on the perceived value of your |
| The main purpose of a glass top is protection. | | | | furniture as it can make lower quality wood grains |
| Because wood is an organic material, it is naturally | | | | appear more luxurious. |
| pliable and quite soft in comparison to harsher | | | | Whichever way that you look at it, a glass table top |
| manmade materials. This means that everyday items | | | | is a great investment for longer lasting furniture. |
| such as bowls, plates, staplers, and paperclips, can all | | | | |