MARBLE TABLE & RUSTING GARDEN CHAIRS
About six years ago I bought, for half price, a lovely marble topped table and powder-painted chairs for the garden. Each year I protect the marble table top with a sealant which prevents water getting into the marble which can then freeze in sub-zero temperatures. The expansion of the ice can cause the marble to crack. I also protect the table with a waterproof cover during winter, just to be extra safe. So far, the marble is fine but I wish I could say the same about the chairs. Why do manufacturers make metal, outdoor garden furniture that can rust, only protecting it with a thin coat of powder-paint? I do appreciate that it is supposed to be harder but a small scratch will allow rainwater to enter and then rust starts gnawing away at the metal. I keep having to sand down spots of rust which I then protect with Hammerite. My chairs are starting to look a bit blotchy but at least they should last.
This year, the weather has been so dreadful (yes, I know, I keep harping on about the weather but if you live in the U.K., you will understand) that I have hardly had the chance to breakfast or dine on my marble table. The cushions have remained inside the plastic vacuum-storage-bag that has protected them all winter, inside the garden shed. At one point, I used the marble table and the chairs indoors!
Marble Sealant: http://www.sealer-seal-sealant.co.uk/info2.cfm?info_id=117220
Cleaner: http://www.sealer-seal-sealant.co.uk/cat2.cfm?recordID=15725
I just have to share this. Many years ago a friend brought me a wall ornament (you can just see it in the photo above, as well as below) as she knew it is just the kind of thing I like. I love it, I honestly do, but it makes me laugh because it has a dopey expression and reminds me of Mr Bean (Rowan Atkinson).
This year, the weather has been so dreadful (yes, I know, I keep harping on about the weather but if you live in the U.K., you will understand) that I have hardly had the chance to breakfast or dine on my marble table. The cushions have remained inside the plastic vacuum-storage-bag that has protected them all winter, inside the garden shed. At one point, I used the marble table and the chairs indoors!
Marble Sealant: http://www.sealer-seal-sealant.co.uk/info2.cfm?info_id=117220
Cleaner: http://www.sealer-seal-sealant.co.uk/cat2.cfm?recordID=15725
I just have to share this. Many years ago a friend brought me a wall ornament (you can just see it in the photo above, as well as below) as she knew it is just the kind of thing I like. I love it, I honestly do, but it makes me laugh because it has a dopey expression and reminds me of Mr Bean (Rowan Atkinson).
