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