{"id":265,"date":"2026-04-06T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swissdesign-haag.ch\/2026\/04\/06\/mese-din-lemn-afara\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T08:03:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T06:03:44","slug":"outdoor-tables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swissdesign-haag.ch\/en\/2026\/04\/06\/tische-im-freien\/","title":{"rendered":"Can solid wood tables go outdoors?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The honest answer: our tables are made for indoor use. They can be used outdoors, but only under certain conditions \u2013 and you should know what they are before, not after.<\/p>\n<h2>What happens outdoors<\/h2>\n<p>Outdoors, wood swings several times a day from very high humidity (rain, dew) to very low (summer sun). These cycles make it swell and shrink far more than indoors. Over time cracks appear, and the oil finish breaks down in months rather than years.<\/p>\n<h2>If you still want the table on the terrace<\/h2>\n<p>A covered terrace, sheltered from direct rain and the midday sun. A cover whenever it's not in use. Refresh the finish two or three times a year instead of once. And bring it indoors over the winter, if you have the space.<\/p>\n<h2>The better alternative<\/h2>\n<p>For permanent outdoor use, there are woods that behave much better \u2013 thermally modified oak, robinia, tropical hardwoods \u2013 as well as special exterior finishes. If that's what you're looking for, tell us: we make to measure and will recommend the right material, even if it isn't one you'll find in the showroom.<\/p>\n<p>And if you've fallen in love with a particular slab and want to put it on the terrace, we'll tell you honestly what to expect two years down the line.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What happens to solid wood outdoors \u2013 and how to protect it if you'd like a patio table.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pflege"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissdesign-haag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissdesign-haag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissdesign-haag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissdesign-haag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissdesign-haag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/swissdesign-haag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1873,"href":"https:\/\/swissdesign-haag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265\/revisions\/1873"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissdesign-haag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissdesign-haag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissdesign-haag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissdesign-haag.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}