The flexibility of cane — both physically and stylistically — is its greatest asset. It feels less disposable than other materials used to make furniture. And it is.

Nicholas Thaete, owner of Cane and Rush in Maplewood Mall, has a cure for memory loss — if you happen to be a wicker chair. It turns out that wicker, the generic term for plant material woven together ...

Cane work, or cannage, the distinctive, open-weave basketry material of thin rattan strips often used for seating on chairs and home furnishings, can be traced back to ancient Egypt.

When the outer bark is removed and the interior vine is dried, what remains is the hard inner shell, or rattan. When rattan is split into flat strips, the remaining product is called cane. The ...

You picked up a wicker chair at a yard sale but don't like the color. What to do? First, you should never strip wicker -- natural or man-made. Real wicker, made of rattan stalks, cane and reed ...

Dear Helaine and Joe: I have an old wicker chair with a label underneath that reads "Heywood Bros, Gardner, Mass, USA." It is in good condition, with minor wear. I am downsizing and would like to ...

Most of us think of cane, rattan, wicker and such as outdoor furnishings, except for the occasional caned chair in the dining room or maybe a rocker. The truth is that these materials can also be ...