Wicker furniture

Wicker furniture is not just for your patio or garden. This versatile material made out of stalks of fiber from the rattan plant provides charm and durability for any room in your home. Wicker, unlike bamboo, has small stems with a hard outer layer and a soft inner core. After the wicker is harvested, it is fumigated for insects before it can be used to make wicker furniture. It can be woven in a variety of patterns; the most commonly seen weave in wicker furniture is a loop design, although stalks can also be pounded flat to form the bottom section of bookcases. You can even learn to weave your own wicker furniture. Begin with weaving a basic wicker basket and graduate to weaving a bedroom suite!

Wicker furniture is a great choice for a single, a student or anyone trying to save money and still have a stylish home. Wicker furniture is ideal for a tropical theme and is complemented very nicely with potted plants. Design a garden-style living room with wicker furniture an colorful pillows and seat covers. At any wicker furniture store, you can get a living room suite that includes a couch, a few chairs (try a curved back design for an Asian flair), a glass surface coffee table with wicker feet and wicker plant stands. You will find that wicker furniture brings summer and garden freshness to your home during the bleak winter months.

Children can be rough on furniture, and wicker is a good choice for kid's bedroom suites since it is durable and stands up to repeated use. Wicker can be painted white for a girl's room and can make a lovely vanity complete with a mirror stand and matching chairs. You can even make a charming canopy out of wicker and a toy chest or cabinet.



 
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