I clean outdoor furniture and wicker baskets by first spraying with two different Melaleuca brand cleaners, then hose off with water. Let dry thoroughly. If glass (table top or similar) is involved, finish by using glass cleaner and paper towel on that surface.

Does anyone know/have experience of a good website to order quality wicker furniture? Thanks. Steve

Went to the site and none of the cans shown are what I remember. Went back to my stack of magazines and found the magazine that had fallen out of place. It's Krylon Outdoor Spaces. It's not widely available. Well not at the stores I normally shop at. So, Faron, does this appear to be superior to the rustoleum line? It specifically says an application is outdoor wicker. I have a LOT of outdoor wicker. DH thought he should take it to an auto body place over the winter and have them spray it. Here is a link that might be useful: Krylon Outdoor Spaces

That is a tough activity! If it were me, I would identify the pieces that were really important to me and shop for them first. New mattresses, couch, kitchen/dining table and a couple of comfortable chairs. You may have different priorities. Except for mattresses, I would start by looking at the less expensive places - Craig’s list, used and antique furniture stores and the sale areas of local furniture stores. If I couldn’t find anything that worked there, then I would move on to other furniture stores. Furnishing an apartment years ago, I found a high quality couch and matching super comfortable chair in a not my first choice, but workable color in my local area’s best furniture store basement for more than half off. If you find a nice, comfortable, sale couch in a color you hate, you should be able to find a decent cover for it in a color you do like and dress it up with nice pillows. A few lucky finds and compromises like that and suddenly your budget will start looking up. You can start with comfortable but inexpensive chairs for a basic, plain dining table paired with a knock out, keeper rug and dress it up later with better chairs or fancier table. We bought a set of wicker outdoor furniture - two chairs, loveseat, coffee table and an end table - on serious sale for a sitting area in our old house. We bought it just to have something to sit on, but because it was unbelievably comfortable, we ended up loving it and used it for over ten years till it wore out. If you use bedrooms mostly for sleeping, the furniture can be very basic. For years our guest bedroom had a metal mattress frame paired with a fabulous mattress and feather bed, good linens and pillows and everyone who slept there raved because it was so comfortable. No one missed a fancy headboard/bed frame or matching bedroom set. Decide what is most important to you and spend your money on that, and be creative with the remainder for now.