Advantages of Wicker Furniture

There’s a reason why you see so many magazine features and home reno shows using wicker furniture for porch, patio and balcony spreads—nothing says you’re serious about creating an elegant outdoor space like wicker furniture. But wicker outdoor furniture is good for more than just making your patio or balcony the envy of all your neighbours (though it’s good for that, too). Wicker furniture has so many advantages that it’s hard to narrow them down to just a few.

Versatility

Buy a bistro table and chairs for your outdoor dining setting, and you’re locked into a casual or cottage chic look for as long as you use that dining setting. Buy awicker dining setting, and your el fresco room’s style can switch from casual to elegant, modern to traditional with just a switch of accessories. Nothing’s more versatile than wicker when it comes to outdoor furniture, because few other materials lend themselves so naturally to so many different decorating styles.

Verona 5 Piece Outdoor Wicker Lounge Setting

Flexibility

If you’ve already got a few pieces of outdoor furniture that you love, it can be difficult to add to your favourite pieces and keep a consistent look. Not so when it comes to wicker. Wicker’s timeless style makes it fit seamlessly with almost all furniture styles, and today’s wicker furniture comes in so many colours and designs that it’s possible to match wicker chairs or lounges to the glass, wood or metal tables and chairs you already own. Since most wicker chairs and lounges come with replaceable and customisable cushions, getting a perfect match for the accessories is easy, too.

Durability

The wicker chairs, lounges and dining settings of old had a reputation for being high-maintenance and prone to damage from heat, moisture and bright sunlight. If you’ve been afraid of purchasing wicker for fear you’d spend too much time worrying about your wicker furniture rather than enjoying it, it’s time you took another look at wicker outdoor furniture. Most modern ‘wicker’ furniture is not real wicker, but UV-treated resin moulded to look so much like the real thing that you won’t notice the difference until you see how well it holds up to the elements and how easy it is to clean and maintain. That means no more dashing out in the rain to rescue your wicker furniture from a surprise shower, and no more hours spent gently scrubbing stains from your light-coloured wicker. However, just like real wicker, it dries easily and helps you stay cool.

Affordability

The other great advantage to today’s wicker furniture? You’ll be enjoying your wicker furniture for years to come, but you won’t be paying for it nearly that long. Moulded-resin wicker chairs, lounges and dining settings cost a fraction of the price of real wicker, but they look so much like the real thing that you’ll forget they’re not until you remember how affordable they were.