At the moment our only outdoor furniture is a bistro set

At the moment our only outdoor furniture is a bistro set. It is a wrought iron and wood set, just a small table and two small chairs.

When we purchased this set, we only had a small patio to our second story apartment. Now that we have a house and a nice yard we will need to purchase a larger set, though I would still like to keep this one as I do like the way it looks.

Even though it is an outdoor set, the wood did not take very well to being outside and needs maintenance.

The sun took the color out of it and dried it out. One day when I was I believe eight months pregnant, it was bothering me so I spent hours (into the night, even) sanding it and restraining it. Read more »