Adirondack Is Back - The Hot New (Old) Fad In Outdoor Furniture!
It's not surprising that an American classic like the Adirondack Chair is making a major come back in just the last couple of years. This retro craze is spreading fast since people around the country are electing to spend more and more time relaxing and kicking back in their thoughtfully planned outside living space. I myself remember as a 6 year old, sliding all the way back into one of these old familiar chairs, with my feet hanging barely over the edge, while my grandpa and I peeled apples from the trees and mused about the tasty apple pie smothered with vanilla ice cream that we knew my granny would have for us after we ate supper. With cool lemonade on the wide arm rest, the breeze was mellow and warm. When Grandpa told stories, he made time fly. It is truly no mystery why we love to relax outside, whether it is on your deck, out on the patio, in your garden area, or out on the porch where you can watch the neighborhood go by. What better way to do that than to slide into a familiar, high backed, deep seated Adirondack chair and leave your cares behind.
You will be happy and shocked to find a large selection of Adirondack furniture out there right now. Not only has the original furniture style stood the winds of time, but the Adirondack phenomenon has exploded with a delightful assortment of styles, material, colors, and finishes. Traditional Adirondack furniture is built out of wood that's known for resisting decay and insects such as white or red cedar, cherry, oak, or cypress. The wood chosen is going to vary depending on the part of the country as do specific furniture designs. A popular addition to traditional Adirondack is garden furnishings built out of polymer "lumber" that is made from recycled plastic packaging, old milk jugs, and other things. This isn't only an environmentally responsible way to get furniture, but you also have some advantages with easy care, durableness, longevity, and colors won't pale as the pigments are mixed all the way through the plastic with UV inhibitors to protect it.
So exactly where did this part of American culture come from? Actually, the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York. This design was commonplace among the many vacation resorts and mountain hide aways that were fashionable back in the day. By the 1940s the Adirondack style was everywhere. The furniture style moved to the south and headed west quickly. As the Adirondack design started to get more popular, and made its way around the country, influences regionally started showing up. The furniture design was utilized in many styles of outdoor furniture which include; benches, gliders, rocking chairs, porch swings, and thanks to our French Canadian neighbors, a piece called the "tete a tete" which means; "head to head". This fascinating design combines a couple of chairs and a table between them and is built as one piece. What a fantastic way to spend a cozy Spring afternoon with an old friend!
Author: Tim Fuller is a Marketing Consultant from Snohomish, Washington with over two decades of experience in customer service and retail. Come by My Outdoor Furnishings and see for quality outdoor and patio furniture.