Solid wood furniture is top quality, beautiful, sturdy, and resilient. The veneer furniture that has become so prevalent in todays markets is cheaper than the solid wood counterparts, but the quality is poorer, and while solid wood furniture can last for hundreds of years through many generations with proper care, the veneer furniture may last a handful of years only before it starts falling apart. There are many good woods that are popular choices for the finest solid wood furniture. Pine, Oak, Maple, Walnut, and Mahogany are some of the most popular ones that are used for grand furnishings. There are many others, however, that are grown on plantations in other countries and imported to reach luxury furniture makers to produce some of the finest pieces of solid wood furniture in the world.