| When I decided to buy some accessories for my | | | | could create some serious issues. |
| back yard recently, I opted for metal garden | | | | First and foremost, if anything comes loose on |
| furniture instead of plastic or wood. I just felt that | | | | any type of metal garden furniture, it can be |
| there were many advantages to metal, and I | | | | sharp and poke you. This has not been a |
| soon found out that while there are many | | | | common occurrence for me, but on one occasion, |
| benefits to metal garden furniture, it also had its | | | | one of the supports on the back of a chair came |
| drawbacks. | | | | loose and got me pretty good. |
| One of the best points for metal garden | | | | Another drawback to metal garden furniture is |
| furnishings is that you really don't have to worry | | | | that it can rust if it does not have a really good |
| about cleaning it that much. It is a good idea to | | | | paint job. I have had a few pieces of my furniture |
| hose it off every now and then, but it is nothing | | | | rust, and that is not a pretty sight. |
| like cleaning cushions of foam and fabric. | | | | I have also found that metal garden furniture is |
| I also like the aspect that it is pretty | | | | not always as sturdy as wood furniture. Of |
| weather-resistant. I feel completely comfortable | | | | course, there's a trade off since it is lighter, but I |
| leaving it out in the rain, where I would not feel | | | | have found that sometimes it does not support |
| that way with chairs with cloth covers, or wood | | | | you as well. I had one of my aunts over for a |
| for that matter, unless I had used sealant on it to | | | | family reunion and her chair gave out from under |
| protect it. | | | | her. That was quite an embarrassing moment. |
| Another good thing about metal garden furniture | | | | I am not saying that all metal garden furniture has |
| is that it can often be lighter than the other | | | | these problems, and to be completely honest, it is |
| varieties, especially the wood furniture. I once had | | | | what I still prefer. I like the fact that it is so much |
| a wooden picnic table with four wooden benches | | | | easier to manage, maneuver and clean, and it is |
| to sit on, and it was difficult to lug it around when | | | | worth it to me to put up with the other problems. |
| I needed to water or mow my back yard. | | | | I guess with everything in life, you have to take |
| There are some disadvantages to having metal | | | | the good with the bad, and metal garden furniture |
| outdoor furniture, as well, that I soon found out | | | | certainly has both. |