A pine is a coniferous tree of the genus Pinus. There are anywhere from 105-125 species of pine, which are divided into three subgenera based on characteristics of cone, seed and leaf.

The Strobus are white or soft pines; the Ducampopinus are pinyon, lacebark and bristlecone pines; and the Pinus are yell or hard pines.

Commercially, pines are extremely important for their timber and wood pulp because they grow fast and can be planted in dense areas.

Although pine is considered a soft wood by furniture makers, the wood itself is quite hard making it easy to work with and its fast growth makes it an affordable wood solution for wood furniture.

Historically, pine furniture was considered mid-to-lower class furniture for those who couldn’t afford the more upscale mahogony, rosewood, teak, oak and other more expensive to work with woods. But as the years progressed, the remarkable ability of many furniture makers turned the use of pine as furniture into an art that had people of all economic classes coveted pine furniture.

Today, pine furniture can be found in most any furniture store including many discount and unfinished furniture stores. Many of the pieces are inexpensive and light weight making them an easy consumer purchase. The unfinished pieces can be sanded or stained, painted or decoupaged. And if you get tired of the current color, just strip it and change the color.

Pine furniture can be found in a range of styles from traditional to transitional to country to casual country to rustic to primitive to Mexican rustic or folk furniture. And each of these styles can be found in bedroom, living room, dining room, home office, home entertainment and occasional furniture. The style and type of furniture is only limited by the imagination of the artist and the use by the furniture owner.

Mexican pine furniture, which draws upon the imagination colorful images of fiestas and brightly decorated rooms, have grown in popularity and quality and can be found in many estates and hotels nationwide and abroad. While rustic pine furniture draws upon the image of mountain retreats and prairie cabins. In fact, there’s nothing quite like a suite of pine furniture to create an ambiance for your home that you may have only seen in the pages of a magazine.