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How to choose

The decisions that actually change what you end up with.

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Close-up of the corner of a weathered teak table top showing silvered grain and the leg joint — Left outdoors, teak weathers to silver-grey without losing the oils that keep it from rotting.Photo: Guaka · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Open source page

Folding slatted wooden chairs and round tables on a covered tiled terrace overlooking trees

How to choose

Choosing outdoor furniture that survives your weather

Teak, aluminum, powder-coated steel or resin: what each material costs you in upkeep hours per year, and which failure actually ends a patio set early.

Updated 11/3/2026 · 10 min

Photo: Apracroabei · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons