Welcome to Leisure articles, a unique online store offering high quality outdoor wood furniture and accessories direct from the factory to your home so you save money. Many of our products are hard to find at traditional retail stores, and we have had the fortunate opportunity to be able to please thousands of our customers over the last 10 years doing business over the internet.
While we offer a complete line of high quality outdoor wood furniture, our most popular products include wooden porch gliders, porch swings, and potters benches. Our best selling porch gliders and porch swings are made from beautiful western red cedar. Most of our porch gliders and porch swings are available in 4 ft. and 5 ft. sizes.
We are also pleased to offer our customers different designs in our porch gliders and porch swings. We have designs that are traditional as well more contemporary. And, for those who prefer painted furniture, we also offer a beautiful line of porch gliders and porch swings in forest green or white.
For garden enthusiasts, we offer several accessories. The most popular of these accessories are our potters benches. This year we are offering several styles of very attractive yet functional potters benches. We offer 3 styles of potters benches in western red cedar, and one in a painted finish.
We are also very proud to be able to say that most of our porch gliders, porch swings , and potters benches are made in the USA!
So we invite you to browse our web site and enjoy all of beautiful designs of our porch gliders, porch swings, and potters benches, as well as many other outdoor wood furniture accessories.
Relative Products:Outdoor Chair, BBQ Grill, Swing Chair
Our family at leisure-articles.com provides you with a selection of fine, quality Cedar and Teak outdoor furniture that is durable, comfortable, and elegant. Perfect for your yard, patio, garden or poolside. If you cannot find what you are looking for, please feel free to check our partner sites listed in our Home & Family Accessories section.
 Cedar outdoor furniture: Made by dedicated craftsmen from Western Red Cedar adds beauty and comfort to your outdoor living. Cedar is less expensive than Teak, making it affordable for most families. It is also very durable and excellent for making garden furniture and other outdoor furniture.Â
Relative Products:Outdoor Chair, Wood Furniture, Swing Chair
After trying different types of sleeping arrangements at events, I’ve decided that the slat bed is the way to go.
My first exposure to a camping bed in the SCA was a rope bed. I tries someone else’s then I built my own. First using a straw tick, then a feather mattress, then simple 4-inch foam padding. None were very comfortable after the first night. The ropes would stretch and would be very difficult (not to mention a hassle) to tighten, which needed to be done each time I slept on it, so I decided on a slat bed.
After much debate on types of fasteners, I decided on cast-iron bed fasteners from Whitechapel Ltd. Though they may not be period, they are impeccably sturdy and I dont’ have to worry about difficulty when breaking down camp due to swelling wood (like with pegs) in wet weather.
There’s no little pegs to keep track of, and they don’t break.
The bed goes together and comes apart very quickly and without fuss, so it’s a lot easier in inclement weather or in the dark.
3/4″ plywood slats make up the bottom of the bed. They are slightly shorter than the bed so they fit in very easily. The rails are 2″x6″, and the legs are 4″x4″…though I would recommend laminating a couple of 2′x4″s instead, as the 4×4 tends to twist, making it a little difficult when it comes to assembly: it causes the fasteners not to line up properly.
I use an air mattress on top of the slats. Not period, but it is comfy & compact, and you don’t see it anyway. I based my measurements from the size of the air mattress plus an inch or two to allow for blankets & tucking, etc.
The little platforms at the bottom of the legs help the legs stand independantly during setup, thus eliminating the need for an extra set of hands.
The headboard and footboard simply fit into slots on the legs, they dont’ need anything to hold them in. Put in the head and footboard simultaneously with the respective bedrails rather than trying to fit in the board after the rail is secure.
You can decorate the head and footboard however you wish, and make the bed as tall or short as you wish. I used a jig saw to cut out patterns in the 1/2″ plywood head and footboards, and trimmed them with wood mouding and iron-on veneer. The finials I use on my bed are pre-made and sold at Home Depot for the tops of fenceposts but you can use anything. I also rounded the legs a little, again that’s totally up to you. I sanded everything well and put on a healthy coat of polyurethane to avoid splinters and weather damage.
Below are thumbnail drawings that you can click on for a larger image to see how things fit together.
Relative Products:Outdoor Chair, Wood Furniture, Swing Chair
If you are having a big get-together, and you need to have seating for everyone, but the couple of benches and swing you have are not enough. Your problem can be easily remedied by outdoor folding chairs.
Outdoor folding chairs are nice to use for impromptu outdoor get-togethers because they are so easy to move around and store. For the times when you don’t need them, you can keep them in the garage, basement, or storage shed.
When the time comes to use you outdoor folding chairs, you can set them up easily. These chairs are very convenient.
The chairs are also less expensive usually than more stable, permanent chairs. Just because outdoor folding chairs cost less, that doesn’t mean that they aren’t just as reliable.
Many outdoor folding chairs are made of extremely durable wood or metal that helps them keep their shape and usability all year long.
Outdoor folding chairs can be found in many places. Before you buy, try them out to make sure it is what you want.
Relative Products:Camping Bed, Wood Furniture, Swing Chair
This is Blo Void 6 exhibited at:
‘ron arad seats…and more’
at post design, milan, italy
february 27 – march 31, 2008
Indoor Furniture:Home Chair, Seat Cushion