Wicker furnishings

Wicker furniture that can transform any room into a charming country house, if not in an Italian palazzo! Return to the fashion that prevailed at the time of our grandparents and great-grandfathers, a kind of tribute to retro touched including furniture. Elegant tables, chairs and other wicker furnishings, gained extraordinary popularity in recent years. A bit of history in different parts of the world people have long used basketry, because in almost every climate zone there are plants, various parts of which (long flexible twigs, roots or leaves) can be used for weaving. In this case, extraction and processing of these plants are not so time-consuming and subject to force, even women and children. Therefore, wicker boxes, containers for food storage, baskets, chests and trunks have always been widely used in agriculture. Wicker furniture has appeared in artisan neighborhoods of ancient Rome, and became the ancestor of her chest. It was more accessible and cheaper wooden counterparts. Therefore, basketry (mainly reed) were considered plebeian in Rome furniture. But soon the patricians have appreciated this durable and soft material. Aristocrats began to use it to cover the seats benches and sofas. It was very convenient, and no longer surprised that the carved rosewood bench covered with a woven cloth, as in the commoner's house. In Europe, the furniture came with the beginning of the era of colonial conquest. European deputies in hot climates of the colonies could appreciate the benefits of this "well-purged" of furniture and returning home, the mother country, carried with them as an exotic gift hand-made copies of "Braids." After a while the whole of Europe was conquered by this lightweight and durable furniture. Fashion for her, like any fashion, then flared up, then subside, but basketry has since never disappeared entirely from European interiors. Furniture made of vines, trees and grass wicker furniture gets in the interiors of different styles, even in a strict and demanding classics. Reed stems, and dry cereal, we are also obliged to the development of weaving. There are different types of weaving. They differ primarily in the form of materials used. Very strong and durable, and therefore the most common is rattan - a lianoobraznye rattan shoots. The length of the vines is 50 meters, and the core has a porous structure and has unique characteristics: high plasticity and ductility. Depending on the thickness of the vines used different techniques: it, or bend, or weave. From a wide curved rattan frame is made, and the remaining part of making wicker. Raised in a tropical climate, vines do not deteriorate under the influence of moisture, can withstand heavy loads and even temperature changes. This feature of the plant have noticed the English: their climate cheese rattan furniture on the terrace stood for several years without losing its strength. Before weaving, rattan purified from the bark, and it becomes flat and smooth. Liana specially soaked or steamed to make them the desired shape, bends. Willow - tree growing in the northern hemisphere. He has a flexible, smooth and shiny bars. Were made of willow baskets, boxes, chests, cradles, benches our ancestors. But willow less decorative and in a city apartment is commonly used as a variety of baskets. Cane - marsh grass, which is mainly used for weaving elastic seating. From the leaves of palm trees with a special treatment, too, make furniture and carpets. Also suitable for weaving, and some species of algae. Actual vintage Nowadays, wicker furniture again aktualna.V today wicker furniture once again relevant, and in the most prestigious salons, stores are now represented rattan headsets for home, garden or even office. Among the products are especially popular bedrooms, sofas and chairs, shelves and screens, coffee tables. And wicker furniture gets in the interiors of different styles, even in a strict and demanding classics. See how gracefully looks sofa, carved wood decorated with wicker accents and covered with white paint. And made in the same style as support for flowers could easily stand next. Openwork furniture for urban interiors over time lost its colonial flavor. Increasingly, rattan combined with other materials: solid wood, glass, plastic and leather. Traditional entirely wicker furniture in modern interiors often used for some contrast with synthetic materials, an abundance of glass, light wood and metal. It is worth noting that the wicker sofas and chairs designed for the urban environment, most now have a soft pillow covered with natural fabrics (cotton or linen): to sit on this furniture comfortable, and removable covers can be washed when needed. In addition, the fabric seemed particularly emphasizes and refines the beauty of woven fabrics, made of even the toughest materials. Moidodir note of Caring for such furniture is easy enough. In addition to the washing of textile covers, sofas and chairs can be brushed. A dust inside the weave twigs are removed using a vacuum cleaner. After cleaning, especially for products made of rattan, twigs should be handled in the qualitative composition for cleaning polished wooden furniture - then they will permanently retain the flexibility and shine. A key indicator that affects the strength of woven items - The number of joints. In high-quality furniture joint, usually one. Mounting parts by wooden or metal studs with masking the joints decorative weaving, while imparting additional strength. Choosing rattan furniture, you need to pay attention to the joints and the integrity of the netting. If the fabric is torn or broken down, the butt will disperse quickly. Rattan is usually painted with oil paint based on polyurethane and varnish. If, for the first time sat in a wicker chair, you can hear the crunch of a suspicious, do not worry, it's crackling varnish spikes in the ground weave wicker. You can be sure that neither you nor furniture decidedly not in danger. Of course, a pleasant feature of the "Braids" is its hand-made manufacturing. In today's world of factory production and extruded products of any hand-made product is perceived as a real art object, which at the time of its creation was embedded real human emotions and work.