Using outdoor furniture in your garden, patio or backyard is the optimal solution to enjoy style and comfort outdoor together with your family and friends.
Patio furniture specially designed for outdoor must meet more stringent requirements than home furniture. The main specific criteria include high resistance to negative impact of external environment, as well as the possibility of relatively easy repositioning and transportation (often required to rearrange furniture from the sun in the shade or bring it to winter for the room).
Also, patio accessories and sets experience serious pressure while using, so it should be:
- resistant to different weather conditions;
- resilient to sunlight not losing the color brightness;
- easy to clean;
- to match the landscape design and the facade of the house.
In addition, it is important that the furniture is foldable and not very heavy – if necessary, it can be stored in the room.
Material for outdoor furniture
The first thing that any customer takes into account when choosing patio set the material is made from. There are several options:
- plastic (not destroyed during seasonal temperature changes);
- wood (dense and resinous (oily) varieties of wood, which are additionally treated with special impregnations);
- metal and forging (corrosion-resistant metals, with a protective layer of paint applied);
- natural and artificial rattan and also various kinds of vines and lianas;
- ceramics (used for making seats, backs, and countertops);
- a stone.
When choosing garden furniture, you need to remember that you should have a suitable room for its winter stores. It is worth looking at folding models that are compact enough when folded. Wooden, wicker and forged furniture are best placed under a canopy. If you do not have one, look at furniture made of plastic or a pipe with a polymer coating.
Plastic furniture is best suited for storage in winter the unheated room. Frost significantly reduces the life of wooden and wicker furniture. To decorate the dining area in the open air, you need to buy a canopy or a large patio umbrella. This will save you from many troubles associated with unexpected weather changes.
