Patio furniture screams spring
With warm weather just around the corner, it is time to think about new outdoor patio furniture.
If you want to have a nice time with family and friends outside, then having the right patio furniture is important.
Kerri Dolan, a third-generation manager at Worsley's, 161 N. Main St., offers some advice about outdoor furniture.
“The best time to put out patio furniture in our area is probably around April or the beginning of May,” Dolan said. “You may want to be careful if you own aluminum furniture because it rains a lot around here and water can get inside parts and freeze them.
“Telescope Casual is a popular brand because of the quality,” Dolan added. “It's a rooted aluminum frame, which makes it stronger and it provides a powder-coated finish.”
Worsley's carries Telescope Casual, which has a 15-year warranty.
Jerry Gutierree, an employee in the lawn and garden section at Home Depot in Moraine Pointe Plaza, said customers often look at the Martha Stewart Collection of outdoor furniture.
“Our Home Depot here in Butler sells a lot of Martha Stewart,” Gutierree said, because it has many colors and different designs.
Cleaning patio furniture can be a daunting task, particularly if it has been left outside for a long time or stored in a dirty garage or shed over the winter.
There are cleaners for patio furniture that help make it shine.
“Here at Home Depot, we sell a mixture that looks like Windex,” Gutierree said.
“We also carry covers for chairs and cushions so they don't get soaked or damaged.”
Dolan issued a warning about outdoor furniture because of the invasion of stinkbugs last year and other insects.
Homeowners can check the openings on new furniture because bugs can crawl into those openings in chairs, tables and swings.
Patio furniture is not the only accessory to make a deck feel like an outdoor home.
Recently, according to Dolan, the popularity of fire pits has been on the increase.
“Fire pits are made out of cast iron and aluminum,” Dolan said. “What people often do is they take the center out and put charcoal in, which creates fire outside.”
