Garden furniture is more than just a decorative element. In summer, it’s a place to relax and enjoy sunny days. You can even host a meal with family and friends. Depending on your tastes and preferences, garden furniture is available in a wide range of materials.
Trendy materials for garden furniture
Whatever style of furniture you want for your garden, you’re spoilt for choice when it comes to the materials used to make it.
Woven resin garden furniture: the latest trend
Woven resin has been a popular choice for garden furniture for several years now. For those unfamiliar with this material, it’s a synthetic fiber made by hand. As you can see from our Hespéride garden furniture, woven resin is both aesthetically pleasing and durable. This material offers many advantages. First and foremost, it is resistant to humidity and frost. When treated, it is perfectly UV-resistant. Braided resin is also available in a variety of colors. Finally, unlike other materials, it requires little maintenance.
Wooden garden furniture
Despite the emergence of many competing materials, wood remains a must-have. Appreciated for its warm, authentic look, wood remains the benchmark material for garden furniture. Depending on your tastes and budget, you can choose from a wide range of wood species: treck, robinia, eucalyptus, oak, pine and more. What’s more, wood also has the advantage of being adaptable to any decorating style. However, to be durable, this material requires regular maintenance. Whatever species you choose, we recommend protecting it with varnish or woodstain.
Metal garden furniture
Metal garden furniture is particularly fashionable these days. Known for their robustness and durability, metals are particularly low-maintenance. Three types of metal stand out for the manufacture of garden furniture: wrought iron, stainless steel and aluminum. Wrought iron is the most common metal used in the manufacture of outdoor furniture, as it can be worked in many different ways. To guarantee its longevity, it must first be treated against rust. For comfort, it’s best to add soft cushions to chair seats.
If you like garden furniture with a contemporary style, then stainless steel should appeal to you. Unlike wrought iron, it needs no treatment against rust. What’s more, it can be combined with wood for an even more contemporary look. What about aluminum? Both light and stylish, aluminum garden furniture is easy to handle. Like the other two metals just mentioned, it lasts well over a decade.
