This type of furniture is arguably one of the most popular type of product within it’s industry. One of the main reasons for this is its versatility. Outdoor furniture can be used for bars, cafes, restaurants as well as for the public for gardens, patios, swimming pool areas, with people even opting to keep the same furniture inside as well. So what is the reason for this passion of outdoor furnishings? The answer is quite a simple one; we like to spend time outdoors.
The most important point to mention when thinking of purchasing outdoor furniture is the quality of the material. This comes in a variety of materials for example aluminium, stainless steel, natural wood, abs and ratten, but it is vital for the furnishings survival that you treat it with anti-rusting or treated appropriately to avoid deterioration, rendering it useless.
Steel and aluminium are very common materials used for making outdoor furniture , however can be prone to rust. To make sure this doesn’t happen, the metal must be soaked in acid to remove any rusting agents, galvanized before a high grade powder coat is applied. This is all before you should apply your own treatment.
Synthetic ratten has become one of the most popular materials to use. The frame is usually made out of metal with the seat and back made from the material. The reason for its use is for a number of reasons. Among these are that it does not deteriorate as quickly as natural ratten, it can come in a variety of colours and it can also be made with a UV resistant material.

Scrap wood has been given its name because it has been deemed unusable by many manufacturers however a company in Malaysia called Workshop Sdn Bhd have been able to not only reuse the wood, but create artistic and aesthetic furniture.
The Woodshop that opened its doors last month situated in the Home Treasures furniture showroom in Petaling Jaya claim that they produce aesthetic and whimsical, yet contemporary and functional furniture for café and home use blending Eastern heritage with a Western twist.
There are many different items within the workshop from coffee tables to barstools. The coffee table pictured below is made to look like a match box however still looks fascinating as it is made using different types of wood. Stuart Ramalingam, the director of the woodshop, explains that it took him two years and a lot of trial and error in order to master the art of making café furniture from recycled wood. Some of the woods are old and some are much younger and vary in the moisture that they contain. It was this that took the most amount of time in mastering and failure to be able to properly dry out the woods causes splits and cracks within them. The amount of hours spent creating a single piece can be at least 10 times more than just putting together a usual manufactured café barstool as there are around 100 pieces of wood to piece together as opposed to 3 or 4. Mr. Ramalingham said that the reason for investing into this project is: “to make a change for the betterment of our world and environment, and leave behind to make a change for the betterment of our world and environment, and leave behind a legacy that our children can look forward to,”a legacy that our children can look forward to,”