Rattan Furniture

Rattan furniture for the living room

Rattan furniture brings warmth and texture to a living room. We stock rattan coffee tables in a range of shapes and heights. A round top is easy to walk around in a busy room, while a square or rectangular top gives more space for books and trays. Match the height to your sofa: a lower table suits a deep, low seat, and a taller one is easier to reach from a firm, upright sofa.

We also stock a few armchairs with cane backs, for a reading corner or a spare seat by the window. Before you order, measure around your sofa, leave a comfortable walkway and check the width and depth on the listing.

Rattan dining chairs and bar stools

We stock rattan dining chairs for the dining room and bar stools for a kitchen island or breakfast bar. Height decides between them: measure from the floor to the underside of your table or counter, compare it with the seat height on the listing and leave room for your knees. An open back keeps a small dining room feeling airy, while a fuller back gives more support through a long meal.

If you like to linger over dinner, check the seat description and consider a tie-on seat pad. A chair or bar stool may be sold singly or as a pair, so read the title and buy enough for every seat.

Rattan furniture for bedrooms and hallways

We stock rattan cabinets and chests of drawers for bedrooms, hallways and living rooms. A woven front softens a large piece, so it sits more lightly in a room than solid timber would. Think about what you need to put away: drawers keep folded clothes and paperwork tidy, while a cabinet with doors suits bulkier things you would rather not see.

We also stock a few bed frames. Some of our storage comes with woven seagrass baskets, which give shoes, hats and scarves a home by the door. Larger cabinets can be heavy, so check the weight and assembly notes on the listing and plan a helper.

Rattan paired with wood and metal

Every piece on this page is made with rattan, but what it is paired with decides how it looks in your room. Most of our rattan furniture combines rattan with wood, and many pieces use oak, so they sit comfortably beside wooden floors and tables. We stock rattan with metal too, which suits a more modern room. Many pieces also include MDF, so check the material line on the listing if you want to know exactly what a piece is made from.

It helps to know the words you may see on a listing. Cane is the glossy outer skin of the rattan stem, woven into fine panels. Rattan core is the inner part, used for thicker strands, so the name tells you whether to expect a fine or a chunkier weave.

Natural, black or brown rattan

Most pieces here come in a natural finish, which sits easily with pale floors, soft colours and houseplants. If you want more contrast, we stock black and brown too. Black gives rattan a crisp outline against light walls and picks up black taps, handles or picture frames. Brown suits darker floors and richer wood tones, and helps a large cabinet feel settled rather than bright.

A few pieces come in white, which keeps a small or north-facing room feeling fresh. You do not need to match everything: natural rattan chairs around a darker table can look more relaxed than a perfectly matched set.

Scandinavian, rustic and classic rattan furniture

We stock rattan furniture in Scandinavian, rustic, classic and modern styles, so settle on the feel you want before you choose a shape or colour. In a Scandinavian room, keep to natural rattan, pale wood and simple shapes. In a rustic room, rattan sits happily beside weathered wood, stone and linen. In a classic room, it pairs well with period features such as panelled walls and a fireplace.

For a modern room, rattan with metal or a black finish keeps the look clean. A few pieces have a mid-century modern feel, for a room with low, simple lines.

Caring for rattan furniture

Rattan is easy to live with if you give it a little attention. Dust the weave with a soft brush or the brush head of your vacuum, which reaches into the gaps better than a cloth. For marks, use a cloth wrung out in mild soapy water, wipe along the weave rather than across it, and let the piece dry fully before you use it again.

Keep rattan out of strong direct sun, which can fade it, and away from radiators and open fires, which can dry the strands and make them brittle. Use coasters on tabletops, lift chairs rather than dragging them, and wipe oak and metal parts with a dry or barely damp cloth.