Patio furniture wicker(resin) or metal?

Good question! I am wanting to get some patio furniture also!! on a side note. HOW co you guys keep your pets off of it outside??!! we have cats.

I would replace everything with a heavy metal including the table, chairs, conversation pieces and pool loungers. I love how solid the pieces are, haven't see a wicker table set I like and would want everything to match.

I do have a mix of wood (table & chairs & pool loungers), wicker conversation set and metal & wicker stacking chairs. The wood definitely needs the most care with sanding and staining yearly since living in CA, but we have had this set for 15 years and love it. It was bought because, at the time, they were the only chairs my 2 year old climber didn't flip over when he stood on them.

My back patio faces west with little shade. Summer temps in the triple digits... even midnight can still be in the upper 90s. Metal gets way to hot. Resins or wood just due to the heat issues related to touching metal in the sun.

I have the wicker/resin type. It's only been a year, but so far it's perfect.

That was going to be my answer too. Down here, metal in the sun is likely to send you running for burn cream as it will get REALLY hot if it is not in the shade. I have wicker, it is on a cover porch-no rain, no sun damage.

Stupid cat damage though. We have a roamer in the neighborhood who likes to sleep on the chair and use it for sharpening his claws.

We've had our set at the house that sits out on our deck all summer in the heat and all winter long in the snow, ice and cold. We got it in 2013 and it hasn't cracked, chipped, faded etc. at all in that time. We liked it so much we got some for the cabin too the following summer, but we do bring those chairs in for the winter just so no one gets the idea to steal them since there is a good amount of ice fishing traffic on our lake with people coming and going in pickup trucks.

We got the folding Adirondack style chairs but they have lots of other styles too that would work out great for a patio or porch. They're pretty heavy to move around but we like that because then they don't blow around like the lighter weight cheapie resin chairs do. We were always fishing those out of the lake after it would storm! They're really nice.

I would get metal or a nice stained wood.  Teak would be beautiful but pricey. 


My mom has wicker and it is harder to wash/clean getting in to the little nooks and crannies. If it is painted, it will flake off.  I hate having little pieces of white paint on my arms after sitting on it for a bit and having the "weave" pattern on my arms.

Resin can crack/bow easier and doesn't seem as stable to me.

We have the cast aluminum furniture with the mesh slings. We bought them in 2000 and the frames have held up beautifully. The slings have all dry rotted and will be replaced very soon. They sit outside year round and we never cover them, so I'm pleased with how long the slings have lasted. DH wanted to just toss them and buy new, but when I explained that this set would be well over $3,000 new, he decided replacing the slings (about $600 inc. labor) was a better option!