| Wicker furniture is tough and durable, but extremely | | | | single pieces or in complete sets, for the sunroom, |
| light, which makes it popular for use in both indoors | | | | living room...even the bathroom! |
| and outdoors living areas...and it has been this way | | | | A set of chairs to surround a matching table are |
| since the beginning of recorded time. Archaeologists | | | | usually the first things chosen for a sunroom, but for |
| have found artifacts made from wicker in Egypt, and | | | | a change of pace you can get loveseats - with room |
| dated them to about 1400 B.C. | | | | enough for two, ottomans - which are not only |
| There is no plant called "wicker"...the term refers to | | | | footstools but also couches without backs. Swings, |
| the method in which the chosen material - rattan, | | | | rockers, wing chairs and loungers are also available, |
| bamboo, willow, or other sturdy but pliable plant | | | | and to finish off the matching decor of the room |
| fibers - are woven together -usually through a rattan | | | | there will be such accessories as pot stands, mats, |
| framework - to form anything from baskets to | | | | decorative baskets, and even wall hangings. is a |
| tables to chairs. | | | | website that has a vast amount of wicker furniture |
| When materials of good quality are used, and the | | | | on display, from bedroom, dining room and living |
| vines are woven properly, wicker furniture should last | | | | room sets, porch and sunroom sets, and daybeds, |
| for decades - with normal use. Indeed, some wicker | | | | desks and futons. |
| antiques of the Victorian period are still in use today. | | | | is another site that offers all sorts of "classic" wicker |
| This is because the materials that make wicker - | | | | designs...their work has even been used in the |
| rattan, etc., is filled with fibers running lengthwise, | | | | television program The West Wing. Yesteryear uses |
| similar to a cable. Such a vine bends, therefore, but | | | | the highest quality rattan for their furniture. |
| does not splinter and break as wood does. | | | | Wicker has competition |
| Today, wicker furniture is not limited to the loveseat | | | | Although wicker makes for sturdy furniture, there |
| and chair set of the past. Practically any piece of | | | | may be times when it's necessary for you to have |
| furniture in the house - including desks, wall units and | | | | the wicker "look" with a slightly sturdier material. |
| chests of drawers - can be made of wicker these | | | | Backyard Stuff, for example, is a website that offers |
| days. | | | | wicker furniture made of PVC woven through an |
| As with any type of furniture, you can buy wicker in | | | | aluminum frame. |