Wicker chair: features and operation

Interior and design of your house or apartment, we are thinking about at an early stage of repair. Each person studies a large number of fashion magazines that dictate trends in decoration and furniture. One of these stylish things was a wicker chair. This furniture now adorns not only gardens, but also living rooms, kitchens, bedrooms and balconies. It gives the room a highlight. Consider all the subtleties associated with wicker furniture.

Features

Wicker furniture is known to us since the XIX century. And it was not noble noblemen, but ordinary fishermen and artisans. Now the situation has completely changed. This has become a trendy trend in the modern design of interiors. And sometimes to buy such furniture is worth a fortune.

A wicker chair can be made of the following materials:

• bamboo;
• rattan;
• cane;
• Willow vine;
• Nut sticks;
• Reeds.

It is possible to use such decorative plants as:

• sisal;
• Water hyacinth ;
• Manila hemp.

But the cost of such products will be high. Such interior innovations can be seen not only at home, but also in many bars, cafes, restaurants or boarding houses.

There are special features:

• ease;
• Softness and convenience in use;
• Comfort.

We offer an example of an interior with a wicker chair. The photo will help you in this.

Careful exploitation

To have your favorite wicker chair last for a long time, we will teach you how to take care of it properly. Experts suggest the following recommendations:

1. Operate it at a temperature of +5 to +40 degrees. Relative humidity of air varies within the limits of 70-90%.
2. Do not expose furniture to direct sunlight.
3. Avoid shedding on wickerwork of gasoline, alcohol, acetone and other organic substances.
4. The chair can be cleaned from dust with a dry cloth or vacuum cleaner.
5. Do not put hot objects on the armrests of the chair.
6. It is not recommended to clean highly contaminated surfaces with powders.
7. If your armchair has soft parts made of fabric, then they are cleaned with the help of a tire.
8. If stains of lipstick, handles or wine are on the wicker details of the armchair, then a solution of ethyl alcohol can be used. To do this, moisten the tampon and gently remove the dirt.
9. If disobedient children glued chewing gum, then it can be removed easily and quickly. Use an ice cube wrapped in plastic wrap.
10. If you plan to put wicker furniture in the garden, you must always install a shelter over it, which will protect the material from moisture.

Modern apartment

Wicker chairs in the interior of the apartment are suitable for country style, Provence or Art Nouveau. But even the originality of furniture can be lost, if not decorate it. Textiles are hurrying here to help. For the decor will suit pillows, which are sewn in the tone of the main room. Furniture can be of any shape.

Doing it yourself

If desired, you can make a wicker chair with your own hands. But here there are their pitfalls in the equipment of the working space. For convenience, it is necessary to allocate a separate room or workshop. It should have a table with the presence of various boxes for storing the instrument. Also on it you will conduct all the main work. To make furniture you will need the following tool:

• Hand saws;
• Plots;
• Steel plates that help straighten and bend bars for work;
• bit;
• chisel;
• Drill, screwdriver and additional drills for them;
• sandpaper;
• scissors.

When you are ready, we can proceed to the master class:

1. Cleaning the rods from the bark.
2. Sanding with sandpaper all parts.
3. Whitening rods with bleach.
4. We dry all the elements in a special room, where the temperature is in the range from 60 to 80 degrees.
5. We make a skeleton. For this, thick parts are used.
6. We braid the frame with small rods.
7. Finished product must be varnished.

When you get to the weaving, then here you have great opportunities. There are several basic types of this procedure:

• Open-work;
• Simple;
• Thick;
• Layered;
• Rows;
• Rope;
• Folding.

If you have never done this before, be prepared for the fact that not everything will turn out right away. To begin with it is necessary to be trained and understand what kind of weaving you like best.

Now you know not only about the proper care and use of such an element of furniture as a wicker chair. If you want, you can try to make it yourself. The main thing is to equip yourself with tools, creative ideas and patience.