5 Best Value-for-the-Money Wicker Patio Furniture Brands (2024)

With over a million products and thousand brands, it is pretty easy to get confused when you go outdoor furniture shopping. There are so many factors to consider when you buy outdoor furniture: frame and cushion materials, design style, colors, seating size, and above all, the constant struggle to keep things under budget.

We feel your struggle – we have been there many times as we have moved to different houses and bought different outdoor furniture.

You are probably like us, wondering if there exists a simpler way to find great outdoor furniture. Through our experience, we have developed simplified guides and recommendations to help you out!

For this post, we lay out our methodology for evaluating outdoor furniture and selected the 5 best outdoor furniture brands that provide high-quality wicker furniture at reasonable prices.

So, if this fits what you need, keep reading below!

While there are multitude of brands in the patio furniture industry that manufacture and sell outdoor wicker furniture, we have focused our analysis on the following high-quality furniture brands:

• Cozy Corner Patios
• SunHaven
• Outer
• RST Brands
• Yardbird

One thing that should stand out in our review of these brands is that all of these brands use high-quality materials for wicker outdoor furniture. They all use HDPE resin wicker that is supported by powder-coated aluminum frames, and they use high-quality fabric like Sunbrella or Olefin to create outdoor wicker furniture that is designed to last many years in your backyard.

Because these brands use such high-quality materials and rank highly on other factors like warranty, shipping and delivery, and more (explained below) through our detailed research and hands-on experience, we believe these are the best value-for-the-money wicker furniture options available to you.

Cozy Corner Patios:Best for Deep-Seating Wicker Furniture

SunHaven: Most Affordable Wicker Furniture

Outer:Best Environmentally-Focused Brand

RST Brands:Great Wicker Furniture Availability at Many Retailers

Yardbird: Best for Wicker Furniture Style Variety

We understand (because we are buyers of outdoor patio furniture, too) that shopping for outdoor furniture can be confusing. It is not always easy to find the best patio furniture because there are many different materials to understand, seating options to evaluate, brands and retailers to shop, and prices to compare in the outdoor furniture market.

So, that is why we developed an 8-criteria guide to rank patio furniture. In our view, these eight criteria provide a simple and consistent way to compare outdoor seating or table options. Read our ranking guide to understand how we review furniture and for you to use as you compare outdoor furniture options.

We will use these ranking criteria on the 5 brands below to highlight the key features of each brand for:

• Frame Material

• Fabric Material

• Cushion Material

• Assembly

• Shipping and Delivery

• Warranty

• Return Policy / Trial Period

• Price (we include a comparison table for all brands at the end of this post)

Frame Material: (Rating: 5-Stars) Cozy Corner Patios offers all-weather handcrafted high-density polyethylene (HDPE) wicker with half-round and full-round options. The braided edges of their wicker not only adds a great design but also prevent damage. Cozy Corner Patios’ frames are built out of high-grade powder-coated aluminum, making them sturdy, lightweight, all-weather, and rust-resistant. In all, these are some of the very best outdoor furniture materials.

Fabric Material: (Rating: 5-Stars) All of Cozy Corner Patios cushions come covered in high-quality Sunbrella, a fabric that is considered to be the gold standard in the world of outdoor furnishing. This fabric is resistant to fade, mold, and mildew and is extremely easy to clean.

Cushion Material: (Rating: 4.5-Stars) This brand offers thick, plush, high-density foam cushions perfect for long hours of lounging. They offer two different series, the Classic Wicker with 5-inch thick cushions, and the Deep Seating with 8-inch thick cushions. Their Deep Seating cushions are some of the thickest (meaning more comfort) cushions we have found out of all the patio furniture brands we have reviewed.

Assembly: (Rating: 5-Stars) Cozy Corner Patios’ wicker patio furniture does not require any assembly beyond putting the outdoor furniture in the best spot in your backyard and adding the cushions to the set.

Shipping and Delivery: (Rating: 5-Stars) You will find that Cozy Corner Patios offers free shipping on all of its products. One caveat, though, is if the final location is in a remote location (e.g. an island or mountain), then an additional shipping fee may be required.

Warranty: (Rating: 4.5-Stars) The company offers a 3-year residential warranty on the frame materials of its furniture (which is better than the industry average of 1 year), and the Sunbrella fabric comes with a 5-year warranty.

Return Policy / Trial Period: (Rating: 4-Stars) With Cozy Corner Patios, you get a 10-day period to return your product. They don’t charge restocking and return shipping fees, which is a big plus because this can easily cost you several hundred dollars.

Frame Material: (Rating: 5-Stars) The company uses handwoven, 100% high-quality HDPE to make durable outdoor wicker supported by powder-coated aluminum frames. HDPE and aluminum are the best materials for outdoor wicker furniture and are two materials we highly recommend because they are very weather-resistant and should last many years in your outdoor space.

Fabric Material: (Rating: 5-Stars) On all of SunHaven’s patio furniture, you will find two types of high-quality fabric: Sunbrella and Olefin. Both of these fabric types are water, fade, mold, and mildew resistant, meaning that these are perfect for all kinds of outdoor spaces.

Cushion Material: (Rating: 4.5-Stars) SunHaven describes its cushions as high-density foam wrapped in polyester. The seat cushions are 5″ thick, while the back cushions are 8″ thick. High-resilience foam is great cushion material because it creates a very comfortable outdoor cushion. The downside to this material (and most outdoor cushions that are not reticulated foam or quick-dry foam) is that it can take a day or two to dry if it gets soaked.

Assembly: (Rating: 5-Stars) SunHaven notes that all of its furniture comes fully assembled and ready to use once it is unpackaged. This is a great aspect of this wicker furniture if you are worried about having to assemble your furniture.

Shipping and Delivery: (Rating: 5-Stars) SunHaven offers free shipping on all of its products, and the company states that all products ship within 1 week of being purchased. The free and quick shipping by SunHaven is a really great aspect of buying furniture through this company.

Warranty: (Rating: 3-Stars) SunHaven furniture comes with a 1-year warranty, which is the industry average length for patio furniture warranty.

Return Policy / Trial Period: (Rating: 3.5-Stars) SunHaven offers a 15-day window to return any item. However, there is a 20% restocking fee, which is quite high compared to most competitors.

Frame Material: (Rating: 5-Stars) Built with recycled HDPE all-weather wicker, Outer’s wicker outdoor furniture resists fading, water, mold, mildew, and stains. The frames of the wicker furniture are built on powder-coated aluminum and magnesium alloy frames, which creates very durable outdoor furniture.

Fabric Material: (Rating: 5-Stars) Outer uses a proprietary solution-dyed Olefin that is stain, water, and fade resistant, and designed to last through the toughest environments. Additionally, this fabric is eco-friendly because it is made from recycled materials.

Cushion Material: (Rating: 5-Stars) Outer’s cushions are one-of-a-kind multi-layer foam cushion that features a high-density foam core with a layer of visco-elastic memory foam wrapped in soft batting and a waterproof layer. To top it off, the cushions come with a patented OuterShell to protect the cushions from the elements and for easy transport.

Assembly: (Rating: 4.5-Stars) Outer’s wicker outdoor furniture requires very minimal assembly to attach the stainless steel legs to the wicker frames.

Shipping and Delivery: (Rating: 5-Stars) The company offers free shipping and free contactless delivery on all orders.

Warranty: (Rating: 5-Stars) Outer offers some of the best warranties in the industry, with a 10-year warranty on frame materials, a 5-year warranty on wicker, and a 5-year warranty on its fabric.

Return Policy / Trial Period: (Rating: 5-Stars) While Outer’s 14-day 100% money-back return policy may not be extraordinary, what really stands out, though, is that the company offers 365 days to try out its furniture and the ability to return it for a 20% restocking fee and the cost of shipping.

Frame Material: (Rating: 5-Stars) RST Brands uses highly weather-resistant materials to make its wicker outdoor furniture: HDPE and powder-coated aluminum. HDPE wicker is known to withstand some of the harshest outdoor conditions and is very durable. Additionally, RST Brands uses powder-coated aluminum frames to support the HDPE wicker material.

Fabric Material: (Rating: 5-Stars) The company uses Sunbrella as the fabric for its outdoor cushions. Sunbrella is the trusted name in outdoor fabric because its solution-dyed fabric is highly weather resistant and should last many years in your backyard.

Cushion Material: (Rating: 4-Stars) You will find that RST Brands has thick, high-density foam cushions that are wrapped in polyfill fiber to create a soft, even, and resilient outdoor cushion.

Assembly: (Rating: 4.5-Stars) Many of RST Brands’ wicker furniture items come with no assembly. But there are some items like tables that will require very minimal assembly.

Shipping and Delivery: (Rating: 5-Stars) We recognize that you may order RST Brands wicker furniture through several retailers like Amazon and Wayfair, which have their own shipping and delivery methods. However, if you order your furniture through RST Brands, RST Brands offers free shipping on all orders, except for orders to Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. Delivery time is dependent upon product availability.

Warranty: (Rating: 3.5-Stars) RST Brands backs their wicker furniture with a 1-year warranty, and Sunbrella fabric comes with a 5-year warranty provided by Sunbrella.

Return Policy / Trial Period: (Rating: 4-Stars) You can return your new-condition RST Brands wicker outdoor furniture within 30 days and only pay the cost of shipping to receive a full refund.

Frame Material: (Rating: 5-Stars) Like all the other brands on this list, Yardbird makes it wicker out of HDPE, which is a material that we highly recommend because this synthetic resin can withstand nearly all outdoor conditions in any season without fading, cracking, or degrading. What sets Yardbird apart from others on this list is that a majority of this HDPE is from recycled, ocean-bound HDPE plastic material. Additionally, this wicker furniture is supported by an aluminum frame (remember, aluminum does not rust like steel or iron can).

Fabric Material: (Rating: 5-Stars) All of Yardbird’s furniture uses Sunbrella fabric, which is one of the most popular outdoor furniture fabrics because it is a solution-dyed acrylic fabric manufactured to withstand all outdoor elements for many years.

Cushion Material: (Rating: 4.5-Stars) Yardbird has very comfortable and durable cushions that are made from a multi-layer, dual-density foam that is approximately 6″ thick. The back cushions are made from 100% polyester batting/Dacron filling that will not flatten out.

Assembly: (Rating: 4.5-Stars) A great feature of Yardbird is that most of its wicker furniture does not require any assembly when it arrives at your home. However, we note that there may be some items that will require minimal assembly.

Shipping and Delivery: (Rating: 4-Stars) Yardbird offers one free shipping and delivery on orders over $2,000 (if you are buying a full wicker set, you should qualify for free shipping), and orders typically ship within 2 weeks.

Warranty: (Rating: 5-Stars) Yardbird has a great warranty for its frame materials by offering a long 10-year warranty, and its Sunbrella cushions are backed by Sunbrella’s 5-year warranty.

Return Policy / Trial Period: (Rating: 4-Stars) The company offers a 30-day period with a 5% re-stocking fee and $250 shipping. We like the long return period window that Yardbird offers, and these fees are minimal compared to some other brands. One caveat is that any returned furniture must be in new condition.

Since there are many wicker seating options and combinations at each of these five brands, we compared prices among the brands using a similar seating combination: a loveseat conversation set that has a loveseat (seats two people), two lounge chairs, and a coffee table or ottoman. By comparing prices across a similar seating set, we belive we are providing the best pricing comparison for you that is likely similar for other similar seating options across brands (sectionals, sofas, etc.)

In the table below, we provide a range of prices that we found of wicker loveseat sets that we found at each brand.

The prices do not include what we believe are one-time sales prices and are as of August 2022.

If you are looking for high-quality outdoor wicker furniture that provides the best value for the money, look no further than these five brands: Cozy Corner Patios, SunHaven, Yardbird, RST Brands, and Outer.

All of these brands’ outdoor wicker furniture is made of high-quality materials that are designed to last many years outdoors. With other factors like long warranties, easy assembly, and free shipping, you will find these outdoor furniture brands provide a ton of value to you in your next patio furniture purchase.