i would like to know what companies in the UK make good quality solid wood bedroom furniture. i would preferably like furniture which is quite traditional. also, what is a wood veneer? should i keep away from furniture which is made from a mix of solid

A: Veneer is a thin film of wood. Oak veneered furniture is usually made of particle board or softwood with just a thin covering of oak on the outside. Oak furniture will last hundreds of years. Veneered particle board will start to look scruffy after

Traditions Timeless Furnishing and Fixtures has never been just a furniture store, but an expansion has turned it into even more — it’s now a design showroom, art gallery and an event space.

The store opened two years ago at Mount Rushmore Road and St. Joseph Street, dealing in Stickley furniture handmade in New York in the Mission style, as well as lines of lighting and hardware that complement that style.

It’s in the southernmost storefront of the 1921 Art Rose Building, which over the years has been home to everything from a girdle shop to a tire store, said Carol Ann Veldhuizen, who owns the building as well as Traditions and the Staple & Spice natural foods store in the corner storefront.

“It has always been my passion: healthy eating and exercising,” she said. “That is my lifestyle.”

But when it comes to decorating her home, she favors the Mission-style oak and cherry furniture of the Arts and Crafts era, with its clean lines and simple, solid craftsmanship.

I would really like to get some nice solid oak furniture , but so far what I have seen is a bit outside my budget. I am wondering where I might be able to go in order to get a really great deal on oak furniture. I might have to buy a few pieces at a time as my finances allow, but there are some things I really need to get right away. I don’t want to have to buy something cheap and make do with it unless there is no way to avoid it. I suppose I can get something used to save some money.