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By Doris Daugherty
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Outdoor Furniture Should Be Comfortable
Besides being attractive, garden furniture should be comfortable, light, and easy to care for, says Miss Katherine L. Habel, Extension house furnishings specialist at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Sun, dust, and rain are the biggest problems. Masonry furniture will stand the weather best, but it is seldom comfortable and usually awkwardly designed. Low masonry projections, however, or masonry garden steps can serve as occasional seating. Used with pillows, such arrangements are not only attractive but also comfortable. Metal furniture also stands the weather fairly well, although it has a tendency to rust and requires periodic repainting. The upholstered pads and pillows on this furniture, ever if made of plastic, require extra care and must be kept out of rain or too much sunshine.
Folding metal or wood chairs with canvas, duck, sailcloth, or plastic webbing are quite satisfactory for outdoor furniture but the colors eventuallj fade and rain tends to weaker the fibers. “Wooden furniture harmonizes well with the outdoors and has been a favorite for many years. It requires more care than metal furniture and needs repainting every two or three years. It must be well constructed of good material if it is to give good service. Backs and seats of chairs and table tops should be slatted so that water will not stand on them and increase the danger of warping,” says Miss Habel.
Froatings That Freeze Well
h Frostings containing eg; whites are entirely unsuitable
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