Wood outdoor furniture can quickly become a maintenance headache, but teak can last decades with little upkeep.

Q: We have (whoops, had) beautiful high-end, outdoor teak furniture. Several years ago it had just reached that lovely patina-stage of aging and was very smooth to touch. While we were away on ...

Teak has long been a staple on boats of all sizes. A durable, hard, cleanable timber, exposed raw teak has served as the safest of all deck surfaces on sailing, cruising and fishing boats for ...

Q:I have a question about our outdoor teak furniture. We had it sealed with Penofin and it smelled bad for months. We were not able to sit on it because of the fumes. After a few months, the finish ...

“There’s something about wood furniture around a beautiful landscape or even a minimal pool that makes sense,” Joseph Batchelor says. “It is comfortable to the touch in the heat, and it looks ...