Furniture, domestic or otherwise, was made of wood for a very long time. Real wood gives them elegance and a feel of authenticity. Teak, Sheesham, Oak, Walnut, and Mahogany scream “class”. Then came plastic, fiber, and engineered woods, almost in the same order, along with a manufacturing boom that made it extremely cheap to produce anything from a rocking chair to a study desk. Besides, unlike that Mahogany center table that comes with a thousand-dollar price tag, an IKEA al