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Outdoor Furnishings For All Seasons
Tons of people try to save cash by furnishing your backyard with cast-offs from your usual furniture: that old armchair or table, as an example. The difficulty is that if it's a bit scruffy to begin with, it will shortly begin to look far worse. Indoor furniture just is not made for sun, wet and wind. For a patio that looks exceedingly good it is a good idea to invest in patio furniture that is specially designed for that environment.
Depending on where you plan on enjoying the comforts of your furniture, continued exposure to the elements is usually an issue for furniture even in milder climates. Designed to last, outdoor wicker is the perfect, low upkeep and enduring solution for patio furniture.
Patio wicker furniture is generally made from resinous polyethylene extruded fibers, woven around a powder-coated alum. frame. Though each is artificial, polyresin wicker has all of the charm of natural wicker, with the additional bonus of remarkable sturdiness. Alum is a material with special properties, it is robust and its low density means that it is resistant to rust and corrosion.
Patio furniture must be in a position to withstand all sorts of challenges through the year. Outside wicker is impervious to rain and damp, so it will not rot or develop damp stains. It's also mould, mildew and fungus resistant, so you won't have to worry about repellent green and black patches. If you live on the coast, for a beach house or for poolside furniture, there is an additional plus, outside wicker will not be impacted by salt or chlorine.
Outdoor living is all about making the best of clean air and sun, but the ultraviolet rays in sunlight can damage furniture, just as they age human skin. Outdoor wicker wins here, too. It is fade resistant and hot sun will not make it brittle and desiccated. Sun damage is also a problem for cotton upholstery on seats and couches. Outdoor furniture cushions covered in hard-wearing, sturdy Sunbrella fabric avoid this problem. They're water repellent also , and won't crack, tear or lose their colour.
There initially was a time when outdoor spaces were used principally on summers days. You could even pack up and store the furnishings when winter came. Today the patio is a popular all year, for BBQs on winter nights as well as midsummer event lunches, so you need outside furniture that it is up to the task. Wicker terrace furniture is specially built to bear the issues that outdoor seats, tables and other accessories have to weather.
Wicker furniture isn't just weatherproof and winter-proof. It also has timeless visual appeal. Designs that were developed hundreds of years back still look great, or you can go for modern styling as with outdoor lighting. The wicker look is perennially fascinating, and wicker outdoor furniture is truly an investment for all seasons, in all senses.
Sunbrella on mattress, weatherproof?
I want to put a sunbrella outdoor fabric mattress cover on a regular old mattress. Will it be weatherproof? Will the mattress get any moisture? Any places or sites you can recommend that make sunbrella fabric mattress covers?
According to the Sunbrella fabric site:
http://www.sunbrella.com/na/en/furniture.pl
"Everyone loves to spend time outside. From the ocean to the mountains, and all points in between, Sunbrella lets you bring out your inner sense of style. Our tough, long-lasting fabrics handle the worst Mother Nature can give, year after year. From the baking sun to endless rain, furniture featuring Sunbrella fabric looks great in any season, and is backed by the best limited warranty in the business.
The durability that makes Sunbrella ideal for the great outdoors will give you peace of mind on indoor furniture as well. Best of all, Sunbrella is now available in the rich colors, luscious textures, exquisite patterns and soft hand that you love on your indoor furniture. Indoors or out, Sunbrella has you covered."
So apparently the fabric is weatherproof, though you'll have to do something about the seams in any cover you have made for the mattress.
The site here:
http://www.foamorder.com/sewing.html
does custom sewing, including covers made in Sunbrella fabric.
And a discussion on this site:
http://www.futonlife.com/cgi-bin/webforum/postings.cgi?action=reply&forum=Ask+FutonLife!&number=7&topic=000021.cgi&TopicSubject=outdoor+futon+use&replyto=0
is about futons used on a covered porch. The person who posted here asks about cushions covered in Sunbrella and the responder has some good advice. Please note that she recommends that the cushions--or in your case the mattress--should be covered first with a waterproof mattress cover. That's a sensible piece of advice, isn't it?
Good luck with your project.
Elephant bean-bag chair (boingboing)
Italian Etsy seller ConceptualDevices made this $450 elephant beanbag chair,
"a place where to read (and write) fairy tales." Its external lining is made
of a soft fabric used for outdoor upholstery produced by Sunbrella which is
easily washable, waterproof, oil proof and sunlight resistant. The internal
lining is 100% cotton and contains the expanded [...]
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