Wicker living room furniture and rattan living room
furniture go well with almost all type of living room decorating ideas.
They can look elegant and formal and at the same time lend an oriental
touch to the living room. The wooden-like finish makes it suitable
country style living room furniture and best suited as rustic living
room furniture. Rattan and wicker furniture is not only beautiful and
available in various handcrafted styles, but it is perhaps the most
versatile, strongest and durable furniture available in the market that
is very easy to take care of. It requires very little maintenance.
Wicker living room furniture is lightweight and hence can easily be
shifted from one place to another making cleaning and sweeping much
easier.
Rattan and wicker living room furniture has great endurance quality and
can withstand the rough and tough handling and common problems of
everyday usage. Unlike other furniture and accessories made out of wood,
rattan and wicker furniture is environmental friendly too. It is
actually made out of living vines that replenish themselves and grow up
and are ready to harvest all by themselves in about each seven to ten
year period. Versatile wicker living room furniture can be adapted
easily to casual and informal living room styles and also to classic
formal styles by just opting for the right fabric for its upholstery.
Most of the wicker sofas, chairs and seats come with unattached cushions
so that you can easily change their covers to match the color scheme and
decoration style of the room without spending a fortune on it like
re-upholstering the traditional furniture.
Fine quality and premium line wicker and rattan living room furniture
usually have stained or natural though Southwestern living rooms often
use new wicker living room furniture that has been white washed to match
the living room color theme. The popular painted finishes for wicker
furniture are either pastel in color or have darkest pecan color with
smooth and consistent finish. Sometimes there can be some color
variations with minor mineral streaks that just enhance the natural
beauty of rattan and wicker living room furniture and lend uniqueness to
every single piece of its handcrafted furniture. It is not advisable to
use silicone based furniture polish product on rattan and wicker
furniture as it can seal it and will not allow the poles to absorb
moisture and oils readily to keep it strong.
All you need to keep your wicker furniture in good shape is to dust it
regularly with a damp cloth and occasionally apply a light coat of lemon
oil to protect it and give it sheen. Wicker furniture is also good
enough to be used in outdoor living spaces such as patio living rooms or
living area made on a deck. Rattan is actually a member of the climbing
palm family found deep in the tropical rainforests of the Far East. This
tropical vine grows as tall as 600 feet. It is solid and strong like
steel but is pliable and flexible too and thus, can easily be molded
into furniture and furnishings after heating. Wicker actually means
woven furnishings.
Besides rattan, it can also be made up of other natural and synthetic
materials such as willow, reed, twigs of other plants, sea grass, banana
peel, leather, paper, metal or plastic. Wicker living room furniture
also includes bamboo and cane furniture. Bamboo is a tropical grass that
is hollow and not very flexible. Unlike rattan, it has limited usage and
can split over time and is best suited as an accent on furniture or for
unusual accent pieces. Cane is thinly split strips of the outer skin of
rattan and its peel that has been soaked in water is often wrapped
around joints and framework of beautifully crafted rattan furniture to
give them more support after it dries. Cane is also popular for weaving
chair seats and backs.
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