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for metal, fermob do nice stuff...then could get an outdoor storage cupboard for cushions? https://www.fermob-london.co.uk/shop-by-category/dining/tables/c11
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Adding some pics of our actual set. It's a sort of lacquer that's just peeling off from basically the day I assembled it.
Maybe I am gonna have to get over my dreams of wood and just go metal or plastic ... I just have memories of all the nicest gardens from my childhood being full of lovely old wooden furniture that's aged really nicely. Perhaps that's rose tinted specs, perhaps they were regularly treated, or perhaps they were just wealthy enough to replace every couple of years.
On reflection, I could do worse than just sanding all the lacquer off (it's just the current state of bits peeled and chipped off that I think looks bad) and see what happens.