Even the smallest garden can be turned into a cozy lounge area with the help of thoughtful design and a minimum of stylistic tweaks. To begin with it is necessary to pick up furniture for a garden, and only then to supplement the conceived composition with decorative and atmospheric trifles.
Fortunately, for today the choice of furniture for a garden and a summer residence is wide enough - it will satisfy also fans of classics, and admirers of stylish European design, and romantics who are attracted by tropical, east or pirate subjects.
Wicker furniture for the garden
Classics of garden design. Wicker furniture is made from willow, rattan, bamboo and cane. It is produced in large industries in Asia, in European design studios, and in small workshops. The latter are best sought in provincial towns and villages, where the traditional craft traditions have been preserved.
Forged garden furniture
Forging is quite expensive, but durable and reliable. Therefore, forged furniture is the choice for those who decided to approach the design of their dacha thoroughly. Stylistics of metal furniture for the garden can be extremely diverse - a rough texture of the metal will be appropriate in eco and country decor; more elegant products with fantasy patterns will suit lovers of classics and modernism, will fit into the oriental style of decorating the garden. The wrought-iron frame of tables, armchairs, sofas and garden swings is often combined with wood, less often - with fabric, leather and wicker elements.
Wooden furniture for the garden
Furniture for a garden of wood - a theme that has an uncountable number of variations. It can be very different - both in design and in price. In general, you can manage even a minimum of funds, as the restored old furniture (chairs, chests of drawers, shelves, sofas, tables, benches, etc.) will perfectly fit into the garden entourage. The easiest way to process it with emery, paint with water-based paint and cover with a varnish varnish. Colors can be used bright, catchy or, conversely, a delicate pastel. By the way, pale lavender combined with craquelure will create a lyrical provencal mood. Vintage design with old furniture is complemented by other "trash" from the grandmother's attic - umbrellas, nostalgic porcelain, watering cans, buckets and suitcases instead of flower beds and vases.
Also in the garden design is popular wooden eco-furniture - tables, benches, chairs, swings of roughly processed material, with a pronounced wood texture (joints of the trunk, branches, pronounced annual rings on the logs).
Plastic garden furniture
Furniture for a garden of plastic can be of two types: cheap and short-lived "Chinese" tables and chairs, or expensive designer items, which can partly be attributed to the number of art objects. The latter will please fans of pop art, high-tech, fusion design.
Exotica
Those who do not accept standard solutions, you can offer an alternative to the usual furniture for the garden or an addition to it: hammocks or dastarkhany.
Hammocks can be on the crossbeams and "cocoons", there are also hammock chairs - any option will ensure your garden the glory of the lounge-paradise. In general, with a good sewing machine, suitable material and instructions, the hammock can be sewn by yourself.
Dastarkhans are common in Central Asia, and they can often be seen in seaside teahouses. In essence it is a boardwalk with a high backrest along three sides, in the middle of which there is a low table. It can be made from boards independently (or entrust it to the carpenter), then decorate with textiles: carpets, bedspreads, pillows, make over it a beautiful cloth or straw canopy.
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
