Refined Rattan: Indoors and Outdoors

Take your lighting to new heights… literally! Utilize hanging, standing, or mounted rattan lighting. We love how the material can be combined with brass or iron to add sophistication to the material.

Mount sconces in bedrooms, along hallways, bathrooms, or your home office to emphasize specific wall art or provide reading light. If you prefer not to mount your lighting, table or floor lamps are great options that require no installation and provide a cozy element to any room. Create a design theme by featuring rattan lighting in your interior and exterior. Suspended lighting, such as chandeliers and pendants, are a calming addition to your backyard, covered patios or screened-in porches. You can choose traditional or unique designs to suit your personal style.

Design Tip: To ensure your rattan lighting is made for the outdoors, look for damp-rated fixtures, which are designed to withstand moist environments.

Wicker seating is a popular design element that is great in kitchen and dining areas, as well as by the pool. Chairs, sofas, ottomans, and poufs are gorgeous neutral additions to any design style and can be created with a full frame of rattan or just parts of it. Accessorize your seating with plush pillows and throw blankets indoors and water-resistant cushions outside. While rattan seating is typically interpreted as casual, the extra details in design and construction make these a focal point in any space.

Design Tip: When using multiple rattan seating pieces, vary the coloration to create depth in your design.

Woven rugs such as jutes and sissals are classics in the interior design industry and mirror wicker look. Some of these materials are delicate and only should be used indoors so it’s valuable to follow the manufacturer’s directions on keeping the rug looking its best. Others, like the PET rug made from recycled water bottles, have been made for existing in the outdoors and are more soil and stain resistant. Woven rugs add texture and interest into any room, and easily mix with any design style, ranging from classic to eccentric, or eclectic to transitional.

Design Tip: Consider choosing a neutral rug in gray, tan, nude, or light brown to compliment existing decor and pair well with linens and wood elements.