Brookbend Outdoor Furniture Duplicates Its Trademark Cedar Furiture in Teak. Wood Selection Provides First-Ever Choices in Price and Quality for the Same Designs.

Hopkinton, MA, January 29, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Designed by a former Ethan Allen executive, Brookbend's furniture was made solely with cedar with a teak colored stain during the company's first five years. The line was dubbed a value product - the look of teak with the price of cedar. The addition of teak furniture now allows a choice of the same affordable value product or a teak product having the highest luxury standard in wood patio furnishings.

The double wood offering has virtues beyond a choice in quality. It helps people who need to match furniture they already have. A backyard collection of teak likely will not blend well with cedar, and vise versa. Another benefit is in gift-giving. Many people will not spend on others while indulging in the more expensive teak for themselves. The teak line retails at about twice the price of cedar.

When arriving on Brookbend’s website viewers can click for the cedar line or teak line. The two lines are joined on a common entry web page but are separated out on different websites for ease of navigation and clarity, Marcus says.

Owner Paul Marcus says he has not seen this two-choice wood offering in other fine furniture lines. Noting most patio furniture is sold by dealers who re-sell other company’s products, dealers have no say in what materials their supplier’s lines come in. But designing and marketing our own brand solves that problem, Marcus says.

Brookbend’s cedar and teak offerings can be seen in greater detail and a full product line catalog can be ordered on the company's Web site at www.brookbend.com. Brookbend can also be reached toll-free at 877-204-6986.

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