Cane Furniture/All Garden & Out Door Furniture

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Cane Furniture In Sri Lanka

Cane furniture is popular among the people and the most are using them as backseat. But most people still go cane furniture for their gardens and verandas.

Cane is quite a resourceful material and it's strong, warm and light to move around. Whether you are looking to furnish your veranda, garden, lounge or dining area, you will find that cane can be an incredibly convenient as well as an economical option for you.

Over the years, Sri Lanka has become a major cane producer and exporter. Living in a tropical island, it's only practical to go for light and airy furniture for your garden, and what better to complement the natural ambience of your veranda, than natural cane furniture? In Sri Lanka, you can find cane furniture just about anywhere, and they come in a wealth of designs and styles, to ensure you will find a design you like!

Cane Furniture Durable and Beautiful

type=textCane or Bamboo Cane has for long been a popular choice for making furniture. Cane is mostly procured from the South-East Asian regions where it is grown well. Furniture made from cane is popularly referred to as rattan furniture. Cane has a number of salient features. It is an extremely strong wood and belongs to the category of hardwoods. This makes it an ideal choice for constructing durable and hard-wearing furniture which, if taken care of well, will last you a life time.

If you have any doubts about the strength of cane you need to know that it is still used as scaffoldings for building skyscrapers in East Asian countries. Most cane furniture is handmade and can be made from two different parts of the cane, i.e. rattan core and rattan peels. Rattan Peel is that part of the cane that can be stripped out from the outside and gives a rustic look to the furniture. Rattan core refers to the inner part of the cane. This is generally very strong and extremely smooth. One good thing about cane is that it responds well to colours and polishes. It can be coloured with different colours to give it different effects in order to match with different house décor schemes. Some of the most popular colours are caramel, walnut, antique brown, white as well as natural.

Cane furniture is available in three different natural colours which are golden, yellow and green. Apart from that they can be painted in many colour and look beautiful too, but not that natural. These cane sets consist of sofa, chairs, a centre table as well as side tables. All the tables have a glass top which gives the furniture a very classy look.

Cane Furniture/ All weather Garden/Out Door Funiture

type=textCane furniture is very light weight which must be a very important feature of all the garden furniture as they are often moved around. These do not need much maintenance. This furniture though is also coated with a waterproof paint or polish to protect them from rain as well as hard sun. They can also be cleaned easily. Since cane is very soft, they can be easily bent to make exquisite designs.

Cane furniture provides a very relaxing experience as they are warm and very soft. One can add beautiful and bright cushions to enhance the beauty of one's cane furniture

Wicker & Rattan Furniture

History of Wicker & Rattan Furniture

sofs setAs an outdoor furniture wicker & rattan has a long and interesting history.One of the first natural materials to be used for furniture, it was very popular during the ancient Egyptian civilization as a medium for baskets and chairs. The popularity of wicker was passed from Egypt to Rome and then throughout Europe, as international sea traders carried wicker wares to Great Britain, Portugal, and Spain. Today, wicker remains a popular selection for outdoor furniture in America and Europe. From the classical pieces of ancient Egypt to the modern-day outdoor furniture of America, wicker furniture has survived and flourished through centuries and civilizations

By the nineteenth century's Victorian era in England, wicker had become an important and popular element for outdoor furniture. As lovers of cleanliness, Victorians believed that the raw wicker was far more sanitary for furniture, as it tended to collect much less dust than upholstered items. Wicker furniture became popular for use both in the home and in the garden, as its simplicity and flexibility lent itself toward a variety of different furniture styles and designs

Today wicker is most popular furniture in all over the world and it's rich of different kinds of beautiful designs.

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