Garden furniture: a variety of solutions for landscaping private locations
For a long time, the land near the house was no longer used as a place for a mini-garden. Here, among flower beds and fruit trees, you can always find a location where all the necessary elements of home garden furniture can comfortably be placed. A brief overview of all types of this category of goods will allow each potential buyer to navigate the widest range of garden products.Designs and equipment
By design, garden furniture can be very different. The choice of products is largely determined by the size of the site and the wishes of the owners of households. The following options are available to potential buyers:- Portable (folding furniture) - a mobile type of furniture attributes, which, if necessary, can be rearranged from place to place. In bad weather, mobile furniture is easy to hide in a shelter;
- Fixed structures - fixed furniture sets and fittings, which are installed in the yard, without the possibility of movement in the future. Most often, preference is given to such structures in the event that it is necessary to equip a large territory.
Types of garden furniture by type of materials
Usually any catalog of garden furniture is divided into a number of groups and categories. The easiest way to classify products by type of materials:- Plastic. Cheap, lightweight, compact and ergonomic option. If the material is of high quality, then the garden attributes will also be very strong and durable. However, even the highest quality thing is not particularly impact resistant. Scratches often remain on the surface;
- Stone is the most durable and reliable material. These types of garden furniture are not afraid of any irritants. For the manufacture of using natural materials (basalt, marble, granite), and artificial analogues (concrete);
- Metal is a durable and aesthetically valuable option. To create street-type furniture, two methods are used - casting and forging. The main source materials are aluminum, steel, cast iron, copper. Finished products are coated with various compositions that give extraordinary strength and durability of furniture.
Wooden furniture
There is another type of material that is used in the manufacture of garden kits.This category is so global that it is necessary to classify garden furniture made of wood, taking into account the type of wood itself:- Acacia is an inexpensive environmentally friendly material that is particularly durable, strong in structure, does not dry out in the heat;
- Pine is a tree species with an attractive yellow tint that is easy to use, characterized by medium hardness and moderate tack;
- Beech is a strong breed with a characteristic red-brown color. It is unstable to bad weather conditions. It will warp from high humidity;
- Larch is the strongest breed of attractive red color. Raw materials are difficult to process, and products need complex maintenance. The main advantage - the material is resistant to any weather, and from moisture only becomes stronger;
- Teak is a heavy, very durable tree. Products from it are durable. Externally attracted products will fit into any landscape design;
- Rattan is an elastic and durable material that is particularly flexible. A variety of elements are woven from rattan. Distinguish between artificial and natural rattan. Regardless of the origin, this material copes well with the load and weather, for a long time retains its attractiveness and strength.
Garden furniture: design concept
The design of garden furniture largely depends not only on the materials, but also on how the composition is framed. There are four basic types of design:- Wicker compositions (environmentally friendly format, compact, elegant, easy to care for);
- Forged products (very strong, durable, look respectable and sophisticated, due to proper processing lose their ability to succumb to corrosion);
- Natural format (natural materials are processed to a minimum, they give the desired shape to the raw materials and are immediately introduced into the landscape design composition);
- Combined version (several types are listed at once, listed above).