Your work environment should be one that helps ease the stress that comes along with the profession and allows you to concentrate on the task at hand. One natural and therapeutic way to help relieve office related stress includes adding real plants as office decor. Plants have a calming effect that is an important factor needed in most work settings. Whether you work in a cubicle, office or a large open space, live plants can do wonders for the room as far as a great way to decorate and a fun way to bring positivity in the workspace.
You have two choices when it comes to office decor. You can either choose man-made items to accentuate your working space or you can choose the beauty of nature through real life plants to liven up the room. Plants are versatile as they come in a variety of sizes, colors, shapes, smells and environmental needs. The plants you choose for the office say a lot about what the company is about. Japanese shrubbery can represent a Zen like quality while medicinal plants represent healing. Others can simply be utilized as a treat for sore eyes.
Teak, or Jati as it is called in Indonesia where it comes from, is a popular hardwood that has found a place in the world of patio furniture. It is not, contrary to popular opinion, a timber from tropical rainforests. In fact, it cannot be grown in such an environment, but rather in the dry plantation forests of Southeast Asia.
The teak tree is ready for harvesting when it reaches a height of about 150 feet and a diameter of around 3 to 5 feet, or about 50 – 60 years of age. If properly cared for it may produce a high timber yield of about 30 meters. One of the characteristics is a large leaf, about 12″ and similar to a tobacco leaf.
Perhaps, the best thing about Teak patio furniture is the durability. Teak can withstand many weather conditions from the hot and humid temperatures of the tropics to the sleet and snow of northern climes. However, if you want to buy patio furniture that is going to last a lifetime, then Teak is your best investment. By investment, I mean that a nice set of teak patio furniture, one that you may use on your deck, patio, lanai, or terrace, will cost roughly about $3,000. And it will require maintenance in order to keep it looking beautiful for years to come.