I have always enjoyed my weekend visit to Aunt Maggie's place and spending some quality time with her. She has always been one of the most enjoyable people to be with, in my opinion. We have so much in common that we can chat and talk until night time comes. We'll talk about anything from philosophy, our belief about religion the art of Feng Shui, experiences from gardening and just about any topic we can think about. Some of the time I would just sit on her patio, and watch her skillfully do her garden chores with care. She has always told me that her garden is like her baby and she loves it very much. When she feels tired from the work, she would stop and accompany me at the patio, catching her breath while resting on her gorgeous teak furniture set.

Her collection of teak furniture for her patio consists of one big rectangular shaped teak table and also six chairs made out of, what else, teak wood. At the corner there is a small magazine rack and one small table where she keeps her special decorations which consist of a wonderfully colored water bowl where she further decorates with floating candles and beautiful flowers. The whole set of furniture are all designed wonderfully with flower designs and it seemed perfect to me. No wonder Aunt Maggie and her family always have their breakfast here. If I happen to be there at her house during teatime, she would invite me to drink her green tea together with her, while eating the wonderfully made pastries done by her daughter.

I mentioned to her how her chosen collection of teak furniture seems to have plain simple designs, and yet they do not lack that artistic touch. She just smiled after hearing my appreciation.

"You know, there are a lot of furniture shops around in town that sells great collection of teak wood furniture. If you wait for the festive seasons to come then there are big sales so I think you can get a good bargain then", Aunt Maggie told me after she saw me looking at her teak sets lovingly again. "But for this patio furniture set I bought it from an online shop instead. I found out that its cheaper to purchase it from the internet rather than buying it at the shops."

"I would love to have my own set of teak furniture too, but too bad Mum doesn't like the smell of the teak wood. She says that it smells bad and its not good for health, although I don't know where she gets that idea though. I cannot imagine what she will say if I really got myself a collection", I told her while we both laugh at the image of mum finding out I got myself a set of teak fittings. My mind turns back to the time I went into town and saw some beautiful and extravagant set of teak wood sets. The prices were reasonable also. There were outdoor furniture, beach chair, small delicate tables, and small ornament pieces made from teak wood.

I can see from her collection that Aunt Maggie likes to mix her collection of teak furniture. She has fixtures ranging from classical designs, to the modern era teak furnishing to the more contemporary designs. Teak furniture are special because they are more exquisite and beautiful compared to fittings made from other materials, they do what they are supposed to do and most importantly they last very long, Aunt Maggie tells me. That I have to agree. From the same website she also purchased her garden benches, which has the same characteristics of all her teak furniture. Unsophisticated designs, yet full of artistic sense.

"Not to mention they take little effort to clean and the maintenance is easy too", She said.

Teak wood settings can be used to enhance the overall presentation of a home, no matter the outdoor part or the indoor part. Careful selection and matching the correct combination of teak furnishings can really add to the livelihood of the space in the home or the garden. Aunt Maggie has a swimming pool behind her house so it is no wonder that she also purchased some teak wood chairs to compliment the overall look of her swimming pool. Beside the chairs there are also small tables for the convenience of guests or anyone using the pool. There are also umbrellas around to provide shade from the hot sunlight. The chairs really compliment the pool well since a complete swimming pool would need accompanying chairs, tables and umbrellas.

Inside her proud and lovely garden there are also some teak furnishings. She has several teak benches placed strategically around her garden, providing extra comfort and welcoming feelings for the guests. Every one of Aunt Maggie's carefully chosen pieces of teak outdoor furniture are special and different in their own way.

Curiously, I asked her if she had used her knowledge of Feng Shui to place her pieces, since she seems to know a lot about the art. She acknowledge that she does use it when thinking how to decorate the inside and outside of her home. She makes use of her knowledge as much as she can so that her home can have a calm and balanced ambience to it. She generally believes that by doing so she can increase the luck of her family. But, she is careful to not use too much of it since it might create a negative effect instead.

Strategically placed objects or proper placements of items in the home can create good energy and therefore brings good luck to the household, Aunt Maggie said. She has attended a Feng Shui class and has applied the knowledge to enhance her family luck.

People are choosing to purchase teak furniture because of their stylishness and because they can last longer than other fittings. Personal styles and identities always affect the choices of people in making purchases. Besides that, teak patio sets are getting more widely known for its comfort, that they can serve their purpose well and they look good as well.