Wooden patio furniture is very beautiful and the warmth of wood makes for easy sitting.
It really enhances your outdoor living space to have good furniture out there.

Wood is a product that needs a certain amount of care, like everything. There are a couple of things that you can do to help protect the wood and make it last a long time.

Protecting the wood in the first place is a major thing. This takes more then a simple surface stain. A good sealer will go deep into the wood and reinforce it from the inside.  Stain just changes the color which you may want to do but is not as important as the sealing process. A sealer then is not put on correctly will also fade and flake after a short time. It needs to go deep.

Another thing to do is to protect the furniture from excessive sun. The Sun is a powerful bleaching agent. Keeping the furniture shaded during the worst part of the day, generally from 1-3 in the afternoon, will make a major difference in how long they will last. A simple umbrella will do or a cover will do it too. Also covering them during the winter is good too.

Good wooden outdoor furniture can last a lifetime, but it needs proper care.