Wicker Porch Furniture — Beautiful And Tough — Why You Should Consider Wicker For Your Porch Or Patio
Today’s all-weather synthetic wicker furniture is as tough as it is beautiful.
Natural wicker has always been famous for it’s incredible beauty and unsurpassed comfort. Unfortunately, it also has a well earned reputation for being to fragile to handle the effects of Mother Nature. Natural wicker is crafted from porous materials — bamboo and rattan are the most common building materials — and water seeps into the cracks and holes and quickly rots your beautiful furniture from the inside out.
Today’s All-Weather Wicker Furniture Solves the Weather Problem
Today, wicker patio furniture is typically made of much more durable materials — such as powder-coated aluminum and polyester. This is because “wicker” is not the material — it is the weaving process. So it is completely proper and honest to call furniture made of these man-made materials “wicker.”
Additionally, the cushions of today are typically made of treated cotton and filled with polyester. This makes them water and weather resistant, too.
Incredibly Natural Wicker Is Even Better Today, Too
In addition to making wicker furniture out of Mother Nature defying man-made materials, we have even discovered how to make the natural materials better.
Okay, not actually “we.” I really had nothing to do with it and — I assume — neither did you. It was probably some of the nerdy kids we picked on in grade school all grown up. But you get the point. Somebody did it.
Those smart guys and gals discovered that by treating natural rattan with resin those tiny cracks and holes I mentioned earlier that cause all trouble can be filled in and the water kept out. This makes the resin wicker furniture stand up to the weather and stay beautiful for many years.
Consider wicker furniture for your yard, porch or patio.
