The Rattan Outdoor Sofa We Overthought
We spent about six weeks on this decision, which for a sofa is a genuinely unhinged amount of time, and now half of us think that research paid off while…
The Rattan Pendant Light That Survived the Kids and the Dog
Opinion on rattan pendants around here has done a full lap over the years. When we first started buying them the whole site was suspicious, mostly because everyone had a…
The Day We Finally Replaced the Rattan Dining Chair
It was a guest who said it, not one of us, which is honestly the only reason anyone in the office listened. She sat down at the table, shifted twice,…
The Rattan Egg Chair We Wish We Had Measured For
The delivery driver said it before any of us did, standing in the doorway with the box on a trolley going “you know that’s not actually going to fit through…
“The Rattan End Table We Regret
There is one person on this team who cannot walk past a rattan anything without touching it first, palm flat, like she’s checking a loaf of bread for doneness. We’ve…
The Rattan Patio Chair We Keep Buying for Friends
Almost everyone on this team has bought this chair as a gift at least once, and almost everyone will tell you it’s the correct move. There’s one holdout who thinks…
The Rattan Patio Table That Looked Better Online
There is a running joke in this group chat that has outlived three house moves, one breakup, and at least two different rattan tables, and it is this: someone always…
Where We Landed on a Rattan Outdoor Dining Set
Whoever leaves the cushions out when rain is forecast has still, to this day, never once apologized for it, and at this point we’ve stopped expecting them to. The forecast…
The Folding Patio Table That Looked Simple and Wasn’t
The argument was about whether a folding patio table counts as “furniture” or just “a thing you own that happens to have legs.” One person settled it by dragging out…
The Folding Patio Lounger We’d Skip Next Time
The comparison that keeps coming up is the green sling one from a few summers back against the newer gray textilene version currently annoying somebody on the back patio, and…