What’s Your Furniture Made Of?: Wrought Iron

Circa Iron Base Round Lamp Table by Ultimate Accents
Circa Iron Base Round Lamp Table by Ultimate Accents

In the off chance you don’t have wrought iron somewhere in your home, you’ve undoubtedly come across it at one point or another and can easily recognize it when you see it.

Wrought iron is actually a combination of iron and carbon. This is what gives the metal its almost grainy texture.

Wrought iron gained popularity during the 1800’s because it was a strong, yet easily flexible metal to work with. This led to it’s production in swords, shields and other common metal applications.

Although wrought iron is still the accepted industry term, what is used in its place is actually a mild form of steel.

‘Wrought iron’ can be seen in a number of furniture applications, from patio furniture, fireplace screens and tools and accent furniture like this Circa Iron Base Round Lamp Table by Ultimate Accents.

These items are still said to be made of wrought iron because that is what they were traditionally made of.

Actual wrought iron is relatively rare and seen mainly in restoration projects.

It’s flexible and rustic nature gives an elegant, ornamental nature to whatever it may be applied to. Wrought iron makes incorporating old-world charm into your home in a relatively inexpensive way.