All Weather Wicker

All-weather wicker is a special category. Most often, the frames of this furniture are made of aluminum. The wicker itself may be any one of a myriad of substances (e.g. - extruded resin, natural reed with heavy duty coatings, synthetic strands of paper twisted around stainless steel wire, vinyl, fiberglass, or others). Manufactured to be tough enough for outdoor use, this furniture can be difficult to distinguish from that made of natural reed. Many consumers buy it for important indoor rooms, simply because they like the look.

All-weather wicker, designed to be left outdoors, takes well to being hosed off every few weeks and cleaned periodically with mild detergent and water.