Wrought iron will rust. Any iron will rust. I scrape and paint mine every year or three. :) They are more than 50 years old now and still in good shape, although I sometimes get rust marks on the flagstone from them. We have also bought aluminum and wooden sets from HD for the deck. What we have had for the last four years cost around $300-400 for a set with six chairs (two that rock and swivel) and a table with tile inserts. They have a mesh sort of seat and arms and are very comfortable. They aren't foldable, but we could probably stack them if we wanted. No signs of wear yet and they stay out all year. They even held up under our 58" of snow tear before last. I love teak, but I like the aluminum because the squirrels always seem to chew on the wooden sets and they end up looking a little ragged.

For me comfort is paramount. I suggest going to a brick and mortar store and actually sitting in chairs and narrowing down your selections to ones that are comfortable for sitting in for you and your partner for a significant amount of time. After that, then narrow down the playing field by aesthetics. Good luck!

Hi Wanda- Please, please do not buy chairs from the Internet. Chairs have to be comfortable and sturdy and made to last and support even big people. You are much better off going to charity stores craigslist and tag sales looking for sets of chairs made of solid wood and recovering the seat cushions and painting the wood. These stores have so many of these sets now! It is so easy to cover a chair seat and not difficult to learn how to paint the wood or you can leave the wood the way it is or just sand and varnish it.

How many/often do you normally seat for a meal or a dinner party, formal or informal, how big is your space, etc? My favourite tables are called "Irish Georgian Wake Tables." They run to tens of thousands for a real table from Ireland made in the late 1700s to early 1800s, but modern ones are a lot less. They're endlessly versatile, lovely to sit small or larger groups at, easy to decorate, and when not in use they sit tidily against a wall, great for a buffet or fork supper. They come in numerous styles, too, of course. Your chairs (which are wonderful to look at, so I hope they're comfortable!) would lend themselves to the elegant simplicity of Irish/Scottish Georgian furniture, more than, say, Elizabethan or its later knock-off iterations, which are generally heavy and dark. I wouldn't upholster them in any sort of light-coloured fabric, if you want it to stay pristine. ;)