24 July 2009

Choosing Outdoor Wicker Furniture

By Adele Min

When you go shopping for outdoor furniture, you will definitely be attacked by loads of different stores and so many choices it makes your head ache and your eyes water. In fact, you will be so deluged by all the varieties, choices and designs presented to you, you will ultimately become too confused to decide on any one set. However, you need not go through this at all.

Why get the headache of choosing between resin furniture, rattan furniture, teak furniture or wicker furniture when what you should focus on is on the quality so that you can get your money's worth? Of course you will be wowed by all the beautiful designs and some even comes with reasonable price tags but don't rush into it. Getting a long lasting, high quality set of outdoor furniture means you need to do some research first hand. However, you don't have to leave your house to do that. All you need is a computer and the internet and you are all set to do your research and plenty of outdoor furniture window shopping.

If you do some reading on resin furniture, you will discover that these type of furniture is known to be more long lasting than the other types of outdoor furniture. This is because this type of furniture is mostly man-made where natural wicker is combined with resin to make it durable and weather-resistant. This means it can withstand rain and sun without falling apart after being left out to the ravages of the weather.

If you are looking at natural wicker furniture, then you will need to care for it more as natural wicker can easily damage due to the weather. If you left it out in the sun for too long, it may dry out. If you left it out in the rain, it may warp. This makes it not very suitable to be placed outdoors all the time and you may even need to get weather-proof covers to protect it from the rain and sun.

Now if you consider rattan furniture, it may be more durable than natural wicker but it is not exactly weather-proof either. If placed under direct sunlight, the wax may fade and if soaked in rain, the glue may also give way. You may still need to keep it out of extreme heat and moisture so that the furniture will not fall apart.

As you shop for outdoor furniture, you may be considering the prices and designs above the fact of its durability. If so, then there are a lot of choices for you such as a nice range of teak furniture that are classy and also beautiful. Of course, if you want bargain prices, you should then check out online stores that always have great offers up and some even offer wholesale prices you won't want to miss. In fact, you could even get a nice classy set of lawn furniture at reasonable prices if you do enough research and checking out all those online stores.

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