"Puester" > wrote in message

> Yuch! As much as I like traditional furniture, I can't see using it in
> the tropics.
> It always made me sad to visit old friends who had retired from New
> England to
> Florida, taking their heavy, dark furniture with them. It looked out of
> place, incongruous
> with the lush surroundings and indoor-outdoor living.
>
> gloria p

But with the indoor-outdoor living, the plastic slip covers sure help