If you are choosing seats/chairs and tables for your garden/patio or conservatory a good type to consider is woven furniture and these styles are incredibly attractive and will work well in these tough environments helping you to get closer to the outdoors even when you have to spend time inside! Here are a few tips you should bear in mind when buying:
- Inspect the pieces of furnitureWhen you start looking for your woven furniture you must look carefully at the furniture as this will tell you the quality of the pieces.
The best ones will have a tight weave with no gaps - large gaps are a big giveaway that it has been made with poor quality weaving.
Secondly thoroughly check the woven material for any scratches and also try to "pick" at the product as some of the cheaper materials may just chip off.
You also need to look at the bottom of the legs of the woven furniture as they will probably need to have casters or caps put under them to protect your flooring in the conservatory or so that they will be much easier to clean if they are outdoors.
Try to determine if the legs are hollow aluminum tubing or solid - hollow legs can easily bend if the furniture is dragging or it is a heavy table.
It is also vital that you sit on the chairs/sofa as that is the only way you can tell if feels sturdy and more importantly, comfortable.
Never buy anything that you are not 100% sure about while you are in the store trying it out.
- Cost of woven/rattan furnitureBefore you finalise the purchase of your woven furniture you need to have thought about how much you really are willing to spend and prices of this type of furniture can vary quite considerably.
Think about if you will plan to replace it within a short time or if you know you likely get bored with it after a short time, just do not spend a lot of money you will have to be realistic and choose affordable but quality pieces, even if it means you have to look at more and different types of furniture, that way you will be able to use your budget wisely and you may even be able to purchase more pieces.