Patio Furniture Chaise Lounge Luxury That Has Affordability And Style

| Friday, May 20, 2011
By Brian Winters


Patio Furniture Double Chaise Lounge are very popular in the market today and you can find them on decks all over the world. Chaise lounges have been part of furnishings of a home for a long period of time. A chaise has a back like a regular chair but it can go up or down. The seat of the chair is long so that you are able to put the feet up. In pictures of Cleopatra she was often lounging on a chaise. During the Roman Era they used to lie down to eat because it was thought food digested better and some used a form of chaise lounge.

Chaise lounge means long chair in the French language and they were the first come up with the concept during the eighteenth century. They were mostly found in the palace or in homes where the wealthy lived. During the Victorian Era they became very popular in England to be put in a bedroom to rest on instead of taking a nap in the bed. They still do make indoor chaise lounges but the majority of them are made for outdoor use.

Most pools are lined with many chaises and if you go on a cruise you will also see them lining the deck of the ship. The materials used to make them are mostly aluminum, plastic or wood and you can get them to match just about any budget. They can look like expensive furnishings that are very strong. They are also made out of light weight materials making them easy to pick up and take with you. A lounge allows you to recline up off the ground so the portable type is popular to take to the beach so you sit above the sand.

During the summer the aluminum chaise lounge comes out. It can be placed on the patio or deck or it can be taken to an outdoor concert or the beach. It has a foldable aluminum frame that makes it easy to store. Nylon strips are woven and attached to the frame allowing one to sit comfortably. Even a child can lift and move them and they are cleaned easily. Most people use them on the beach so they do not have to sit directly upon the sand.

Plastic chaise lounges are very light weight as well and they can be used on a patio or porch. Most plastic frames and some aluminum ones need a separate cushion to make them comfortable. They can be purchased with the frame and also without so if a cushion wears out you can get another. Plastic frame lounges do fold although they are a little bulkier than aluminum. You need to take them in if there is a great deal of wind in the area because they are so light they might blow off the patio and down the street.

Aluminum variety of lounges tend to get old and shabby after a year and certainly after two years use. The seat strips tend to break and fray and the frame bends out of shape. The plastic frame lasts a bit longer but after a few years in the sun the plastic starts to get brittle and can crack or break. You can also get lounges in a resin frame that also will get brittle but will take a little longer. The resin frames also require a cushion in order to be comfortable.

If you want a chaise that will be around for a very long time and look nice and beautiful year after year on the patio, think about getting a wooden frame. A wood frame chaise is very heavy so the wind will not blow them around. There are those that have wheels on the one end because they are so heavy and you can move these around easily. You can find wood lounges in any type of wood imaginable from Redwood to Oak and you can always strip them down and stain them any color you like. Once they get looking old just put a coat of paint on them if you do not like the weathered look. A soft puffy cushion is needed to offset the hardness of the slats. The frame of a wood lounge will last years and years. With proper care they can last for decades.

You can pick up an aluminum chaise lounge for about USD $25 and a plastic might cost a little more at $50. Wooden chaise lounges with a cushion can run you about $200 but you will not have to buy another one for years. Chaise lounges come in wrought iron as well and other metals and sold with a cushion. You can pay upwards to several hundred dollars for a very good one. A Patio Furniture Chaise Lounge will not stay empty long. It will be a favorite place to sit out on the patio to have lemonade or read a book or just watch the world go by reclining in comfort.




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