Outdoor Furniture: Cast oak

Reviewed by:
Rosemary Thornton

The Oak Leaf table and chair set is reminiscent of vintage cast-iron furniture but it's a reproduction made of cast aluminum. Unlike iron, aluminum never rusts.

The aluminum is powder coated with a durable and scratch resistant finish in gloss black, lava black (creates the look of cast iron), coppervein, white (several shades), green (several shades), or ornamental bronze. Several other styles and patterns of reproduction furniture are offered, such as tree benches (which encircles the tree's base). They're available in two sizes; small (16" inside diameter, $440) and large (31" diameter, $550) (August 2004).