Earth-friendly Wicker Furniture - You New Choice | wickerchina

Nowadays people pretend to enjoy the organic lines, rustic texture and romantic grace of wicker and bamboo more and more. This also result in the huge use of wicker furniture and bamboo furniture in daily home style.  Here is a guideline for you how to add these beautiful and earth-friendly pieces into your home and make your home more charming and amazing.

Wicker furniture has come a long way from that crazy, creaky chair you had in your college dorm room. Now, wicker is not only sturdy, it's incredibly chic. In fact, today's wicker is so stylish it will be at home in every room of your house.

Wicker is so neutral you can pick pillows in just about any style or hue, and it looks great. My favorite color combination right now is cream and brown jazzed up with an infusion of green, gold or orange. I like to pick a mix of fabrics that weave in a variety of patterns, such as buffalo checks, geometric shapes and images of nature, like palm leaves.

If you've confined your Wicker furniture to your back porch or patio up until now, why not invite it in when the weather gets cooler? Instead of storing your wicker chaise, sofa, chairs and ottoman in the garage or basement, work them into your interior decor. If the seat cushions are a bit weatherworn, freshen them up with new slipcovers. Or, for a super-easy and inexpensive alternative, slip them into a king-sized pillowcase, tucking the open end underneath the cushion.

Wicker furniture made from sustainable materials like bamboo, rattan and wicker is hotter than ever right now. When I went to the huge High Point furniture market this year, it was clear that designers and furniture-makers are hearing our cry for home furnishings that are stylish and Earth-friendly. I was so impressed by the range of beautiful pieces available now that I ordered hutches, dressers, accent tables, desks and chairs made from bamboo and wicker. They have been flying out the door, going home with customers who are as mesmerized by the affordability and versatility of these beautiful pieces as I am.

If you'd like to experiment with including bamboo or wicker in your decor, start by adding just a piece or two. Put a bamboo end table in your living room. Ring your dining-room table with rattan chairs. Spice up your bedroom with a wicker chest of drawers. Store your china in a bamboo hutch. Or tuck a wicker bench at the foot of your bed.

You can even put bamboo and wicker in unusual places. For instance, a few years ago, I bought a cute bamboo vanity for my downstairs powder room. After 20 years, I still love it — it hasn't lost its beauty and is so neutral that I can put anything with it.

If you'd like to add rich texture to the displays in your home, work in some accents made of natural materials like wicker, bamboo and rattan. You'll find all sorts of interesting items made of these wonderful, eco-friendly materials, from rattan baskets to willow cake plates. For example, I like to put vintage-looking bottles that come in willow baskets on the shelves of my hutch because they look great with my seasonal decorating (check them out at Nell Hill's Online).

Whether they are made from willow, wicker or bamboo, eco-friendly baskets are wonderful. Stack a few on top of your armoire, bookcase or secretary to create an interesting display. Place one on the floor by a chair, top it with a tray, and you have an instant table. Put one by your back door to hold mittens. Or place one on your hearth to collect kindling for winter fires.

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