Conservatory furniture: Spend or Splurge

Cane and rattan manufacturers and industry leaders Desser & Company have produced a purse friendly guide to help people decide which of their 20 strong range of furniture is best for their budget.

Company sales director, Mark Stewart said: “there is a lot of choice and decisions to be made when buying furniture from the type of suite you want to the choice of fabric and style of cushions you want. We’ve made a list of what we believe are our top five investment pieces as well as a list of our top five value items to help people navigate our furniture range.”

Suites on the ‘investment list’ include the large and curvaceous ‘Kendal’ in banana weave, the close Pulut rattan weave ‘Jakarta’, the ‘Cancun’ with it dark and eco-friendly looks, a total contrast to the ‘Newbury’ and generous proportioned ‘Kiev’.

There is as much variety in the budget suites. The new for 2009 simple and elegant look of the ‘Amethyst’ range contrasts with the retro look of the ‘Morley’. The ‘Bali’ with a laminated rattan frame has a strong contemporary look against the open weave character of the ‘Mistral’ suite whilst the ‘Marco’ is curvy with twisted, woven panels of sea-grass...

Top Five to Splurge on:

KENDAL Banana Leaf Conservatory Suite (from £1579.00)

JAKARTA Pulut Conservatory Suite (from £1299.00)

KIEV Rattan Conservatory Suite (from £1559.00)

CANCUN Cane Conservatory Suite (from £1070.00)

NEWBURY Conservatory Suite (from £1079.00)

Top Five Budget buys:

AMETHYST Cane Conservatory Suite (from £645.00)

MORLEY Conservatory Furniture Range (from £639.00)

MISTRAL Traditional Conservatory Suite (from £560.00)

MARCO Conservatory Suite (from £779.00)

BALI Suite for the Conservatory (from £779.00)

Visit www.desser.co.uk/furniture to take your pick now!

(Prices are based on the recommended retail price for a suite consisting of one sofa and two armchairs. Customers can opt to pay more to upgrade to more expensive fabrics and superior cushions.)