| My grandmother was born in 1885. I remember her | | | | Synthetic wicker dining chairs can come with and |
| home; she held on to all her family's Victorian | | | | without cushions; you can choose chairs that match |
| furnishings-dark and bulky woods, a marble-topped | | | | the dining table, or you can mix and match the chairs |
| table, a Lincoln rocking chair. Even her porch was full | | | | to suit your taste and budget. Add a tea cart for |
| of furniture unlike any I had ever seen in my parents' | | | | serving or set up a wicker bar on the side, and you |
| suburban home. One piece on her porch that stands | | | | are ready to entertain outdoors just as well as the |
| out in my memory was a black wicker chair. It looked | | | | way you entertain indoors. |
| like a traditional wing chair, but its cushions had been | | | | Outdoor living rooms have become so popular that |
| recovered by hand many times. It seemed a lot like the | | | | you can find the wicker outdoor furniture version of |
| rest of the furniture in her house; it was just outdoors. | | | | nearly every piece of furniture you have inside your |
| By the time I owned that chair, it was a little worse for | | | | house. Are you looking for an outdoor sofa, loveseat, |
| wear. Decades of outdoor use can do that to furniture. | | | | lounge chair, ottoman, or sectional? You can find them |
| Today, our lives have started moving outdoors. We | | | | all in synthetic wicker with weather-resilient cushions. |
| eat on our patios, we visit our families and friends in | | | | Do you need a place to store those cushions when |
| our yards, and we even nap on our porches. Our | | | | you know a big storm is on its way? Or maybe you |
| standards for outdoor living have evolved, and we are | | | | need a place to store pool toys and life vests? You |
| want to outfit our patios so they are comfortable and | | | | can find storage trunks in almost every wicker outdoor |
| attractive. With all the options on the market, you can | | | | furniture suite. |
| find beautiful wicker outdoor furniture that will serve | | | | Do you want to add a coffee table and end tables? |
| you well for many years. Unlike my grandmother's old | | | | Most of them come with glass tops; a wicker tabletop |
| black chair, today's wicker outdoor furniture can | | | | has a nubby texture that makes it an unstable surface |
| withstand the elements because it's woven with | | | | for you to eat at or rest a drink. You can find synthetic |
| long-lasting synthetics over aluminum frames. Synthetic | | | | wicker chaise lounges and rocking chairs, so everyone |
| wicker comes in a variety of colors to fit your outdoor | | | | can relax in their favorite chair. Add a wicker console |
| décor. The traditional favorite colors for | | | | table or plant stand to round out your outdoor living |
| wicker--white, black, green, dark brown, and golden | | | | room set. One piece of wicker outdoor furniture that |
| brown--are available in outdoor wicker, too. You can | | | | remains perennially popular is the porch swing. Hang |
| find wicker outdoor furniture with classic lines and in | | | | one of these classics on your porch or patio, add a |
| streamlined contemporary styles. | | | | colorful cushion, and you may find yourself transported |
| You can find wicker outdoor furniture for every | | | | to a summer day on your grandmother's porch, too. |
| purpose. The classic patio dining table and chairs is | | | | When you make the investment in wicker outdoor |
| available in wicker, in all sizes and shapes. You can find | | | | furniture, you are bringing the comfort you enjoy |
| small café tables, full-size tables that seat an entire | | | | indoors to outdoor living. |
| family, and bar-height tables and simple barstools. | | | | |