Outdoor Rattan Garden Dining Furniture

Outdoor dining furniture is readily available in different colours, shapes and designs. Lets start with colours. Throughout most rattan designs there are 3 base colours. These are grey, brown and black. Most companies will be able to offer a full range of matching garden furniture in these basic colours. Once you start going to the high end outdoor living styles you will start to see other, more natural colours become available.

These will often be accompanied with luxury scatter cushions and accessories too. Once you have decided on the colour, its then down to the shape.

The shapes can give you lots and lots of different options and this can be an area where you need to think a bit more carefully and have your ideal vision and end goal for your outdoor living space in mind. Be bold and experiment.

• Do you need a 6 or 8 seater round table set? – Very practical and sociable for larger gatherings
• Do you go for the practical rectangle dining set? – Very versatile and easy to expand upon
• Need something small and compact – well maybe its a cube dining set you need?
• Do you want to possibly expand in the future – if so then rectangle dining sets are ideal as you can push them together to make long tables for many guests.
• Is you dining table going to be part of your rattan corner sofa setup, again a rectangle table is best as a circle table with a square corner sofa causes problems.
• Want something small? Get a rattan bistro set. Intimate and cosy just for the 2 of you.

This can all seem a bit daunting but it really is down to the question of what you want to be doing in your garden? Dont be affraid to make a drawing and try the different shapes and setups before making your final decision. Your furniture will last a lifetime so make it look as good as possible!

The last real thing to consider is the style of your rattan garden furniture. This s mainly personal preference and doesnt really affect many other areas. With dining tables being the main focal point, there isnt much you can change here. At the end of the day, a table is a table!

Most companies will offers pre defined rattan dining sets that you buy, however there is always the option of buying individual items so that you can mix and match designs a little bit. Being able to change your chairs from a low back style to a high back is an important consideration for your rattan dining set. Do you want arms on the chairs? Again a consideration that shouldnt be overlooked.

Most garden dining chairs will come complete with seat cushions for extra comfort too. Some other small things to look at for your rattan dining experience are

• Do you want a rattan lazy susan for your table?
• Do you need a parasol hole for an umbrella?
• Are you likely to expand your set? Check that extra seating is available to purchase seperately.
• Do you want a glass top or just the normal rattan?
• Is the rattan dining furniture already assembled? Free delivery maybe?

The one area that alot of people forget about is ‘What do i do with my rattan garden furniture during the winter?’ hmmmmm.

We have all enjoyed the hot summer sun with your luxurious rattan garden dining furniture. Weve all done outdoor dining most weekends and our nice new dining sets are now broken in well. But what do we do when the weather gets cold and the dining furniture is now redundant until next summer. The last thing you want to do is just leave t he furniture in the garden.

Although strong and robust, your rattan dining sets will get affected by the weather unless you protect them. Of course, the best scenario is to ensure you dining set is brought inside and kept dry and away from the winter frosts.

If you are able to its always best to stack your rattan dining sets in your shed or garage. Failing this option, you will, as a minimum need to get a protetive rattan dining cover. These covers will keep the rain off the garden furniture dining set. It will also ensure that the frost does not get directly onto the rattan or the metal framework.

This is extremely important to ensure you get the full life span from you rattan dining sets.