How To Care For Your Cedar Adirondack Chairs

Adirondack chairs made of cedar are known for their beauty, strength and longevity. The Adirondack chair made of Western Red Cedar is particularly suited for outdoor furniture. It holds up well outdoors, even when the weather is wet, windy or hot sunshine. Over time, untreated wood will fade from the reddish brown natural color to a soft silver gray such as seen in driftwood. Some of the style choices can be seen by looking for TheBestAdirondackChair.com online.

You may decide that you want the aged look for the furniture, but that doesn't mean that the wood has to be rough and snag your clothing. A smooth finish is easy to maintain without destroying the desired silver color. Some owners move the furniture into storage in the worst weather season, but that is not necessary to maintain the look over many years.

Due to the softness of Cedar, these outdoor furniture pieces can be sanded by hand easily. In fact, using hand tools may prevent the kinds of gouges and scratches that are easy to create with this type of wood. A regular review of the entire surface of the chairs or other pieces should be done and corrective action taken to remove any flaws and smooth the surface.

When you leave the pieces unstained, the gray color will be more even than if a stain or finish is used. Since the main purpose of stain is to maintain the natural color, it is important to note that adding stain typically affects the colors to some degree. Usually it is to make the wood appear more golden that the natural unstained finish would appear.

An Adirondack chair makes a good choice for outdoor furniture to be placed on a deck, patio, balcony, gazebo or garden. You won't need to spend a lot of time caring for the furniture. In fact it make not be necessary to sand down the surface until several years have elapsed.