Garden furniture has come on some way from the common garden
bench and many luxury items are now for sale that wouldn’t look out of place
adorning the poshest of outdoor areas.
With the advent of garden make-over shows and the myriad of
lifestyle magazines on offer, the garden is fast becoming viewed as an
extension of the home and another ‘room’ to furnish.
Whatever the size of the homeowner’s budget, it is rare that
a garden is devoid of somewhere to sit and eat your charred sausages from
another impromptu barbecue.
The quintessential table and chairs come in a variety of
sizes, materials, quality and of course – price. But with frequent sales at
garden centres and the like, the consumer can pick up a bargain or two along
the way.
Perhaps one of the more unusual items becoming popular with
garden lovers is the swinging chair which can be secured from a tree or purpose
made suspension to offer a quiet and soothing retreat. This is a modern and
somewhat safer means of relaxing than the hammock which caused hilarity (and
injury!) throughout its heyday in the 80’s.
Many more affluent households are now constructing outdoor
rooms which afford the occupant’s belongings complete shelter from the elements
when not in use. This has given rise to a whole new brand of garden furniture
complete with soft furnishings.
Chimineas are a popular way of staying warm after sun set
and offer a more attractive heating solution than the standard and cumbersome
patio heater. For those without the worry of children, fire pits are a great
way to keep the chill off an evening and many garden furniture arrangements now
point towards a source of heat like this.
So whilst Granddads of the past make do with an old wooden
bench when supping their well-earned cuppa in between tending to their
vegetable patch, the modern day garden dweller has a choice of luxury solutions
in the Gardens and Homes Direct Garden Furniture range.
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