Teak garden furniture has that unusual ability to combine aesthetic appeal and utilitarianism. Its natural beauty, strength and durability together form a material that can please even the most discerning eye as well as provide a comfortable seat or strong surface that can be left out-of-doors all year round. Although it is more expensive than its contemporaries, a teak table, teak bench or teak recliner is made to last and, if treated properly, will provide many, many years of service. This extended lifetime effectively reduces the cost to actually make teak garden furniture the cost-effective solution for your home. This durability not only affects the price, it affects the usage of the product, too. Who wants to sit on a rickety chair or at a wobbly table? If you have buy my house now guests, do you really want them sat at some modern monstrosity of moldy or peeling plastic? Sit them on your heavy duty teak garden furniture around a teak table and you will almost certainly get some admiring comments. When shopping for teak garden furniture, it is important to look out for the heavy duty variety since their are some lower quality (and, it has to be said, cheaper) which do not last as long as the more solid version. You’ve come this far, don’t economize now! Maintenance of teak garden furniture is minimal. If you want, you can take the benches, chairs and tables in over the winter but, provided you apply a coat or two of teak oil every Spring, it should come to no harm. Teak oil can be purchased from any big DIY center and a little goes a long way.