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• Outdoor Resin Wicker Furniture
  • • Resin Wicker Patio Furniture, Midsize
    • Premium Indonesian Midsize Resin Furniture
    • Wicker Patio Furniture, Full Size
    • Outdoor Wicker Furniture, Full Size Contemporary Style
    • Lane Venture Teak-Wood Furniture
    • White Resin Wicker Furniture
    • Outdoor Resin Wicker Sectionals
  • 5 Piece Resin Wicker Chat Sets
  • 3 Piece Resin Wicker Chat Sets
  • Outdoor Resin Wicker Sofas
  • Outdoor Resin Wicker Love Seats
  • Resin Wicker Chairs & Ottomans
  • Resin Wicker Rocking Chairs
  • Resin Glider Chairs & Love Seats
• Resin Wicker Chaise Lounges
• Resin Wicker Coffee, Cocktail & End Tables
• Outdoor Resin Wicker Patio Dining Sets
• Resin Wicker Dining Chairs
• Dining Tables Only--No Chairs
• Bar Height Dining
• Resin Wicker Bar Stools

Serving Carts

Swing Chairs & Porch Swings

Resin Wicker Planters & Plant Stands

Furniture Covers

Indoor Wicker & Rattan

• • Mid Size Seating Natural Wicker
  • Indoor Wicker & Rattan Full Size Seating
  • Indoor Wicker and Rattan Sectionals
  • 2 and 3 Piece Chat Sets
  • Sofas
  • Sleeper Sofas
  • Love Seats
• Swivel Glider Chairs, Glider Love Seats & Sofas
• Wicker & Rattan Chairs
• Indoor Rattan Rocking Chairs,
• Chaise Lounges
• Wicker Coffee Tables, Cocktail Tables & End Tables
• Wicker Console or Foyer Tables
• Wicker Dining Sets

Wicker Dining Chairs

Rattan Dining Sets

Rattan Dining Chairs

Rattan Dining Sets with Casters

Wicker Dining Chairs with Castors

Rattan Dining Tables

Rattan Serving Carts

Bar & Counter Height Dining Sets

Wicker Bar & Counter Stools

Wicker Plant Stands

Wicker Picnic Baskets

Screens & Dividers

Children's Furniture

Replacement Cushions

• • Spun Poly Replacement Cushions, Mid Size
  • Full Size Replacement Cushions
  • Sunbrella Replacement Cushions, Mid Size
  • Replacement Throw Pillows

Wicker Trunks, Cabinets & TV Stands

• • TV Stands
  • Wicker Trunks & Chests
  • Wicker Cabinets

Wicker Bedroom Furniture

• • Bedroom Collections
  • Dressers
• Night Tables
• Wicker Headboards

• Daybeds

• Mirrors

Bathroom Furniture

• • Wall Shelves & Racks
  • Wicker Hampers
  • Wicker Bookcases & Floor Shelves
• Wicker Cabinets
• Wicker Mirrors
• Waste Baskets

Tissue Box Covers

Stools

• Benches

Desks, Vanities & File Cabinets

• • Wicker File Cabinets
  • Desks
  • Writing Tables

Victorian Style Furniture

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• • South Sea Rattan
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What is Wicker?

Wicker is a weaving process, not a material. The primary material used for indoor furniture is rattan. Rattan is one of the oldest natural materials used to make furniture. Rattan is a solid timber vine that grows in the tropical rain forests of Indonesia, South-East Asia and the Malay Archipelago. Unlike bamboo which is hollow, Rattan is solid. Large "broomhandle" sized poles are used to make the frame of the furniture. They are steamed, put into a form of whatever is the desired shape and left to cool. When cool they remain in that shape. The large poles can be processed down to any smaller size. When you see a rattan sofa the frame should be made of a strong, solid, "broom handle" sized poles. This frame is then finished to one of many different available colors. To make "wicker" furniture we take the same type of pole rattan frame described above and we weave and attach the smaller size pieces (wicker) onto the outside of the frame. This process of weaving and attaching the smaller pieces to the outside of the pole rattan frame requires additional raw material and additional labor. That is why most woven (wicker) furniture is more costly than pole rattan furniture. When making outdoor furniture the frames are or should be made of aluminum. Steel will rust, and pole rattan is porous and will absorb moisture and eventually deteriorate. Aluminum does not rust and should be finished to match the color of the furniture. Synthetic, non-pourous, vinyls and resins are then hand woven and attached over the aluminum frames; this is referred to as synthetic wicker. With today's materials and technology you may have indoor and outdoor wicker products almost any way you want it, including indoor and outdoor fabrics and stuffings as well.