54 Best DIY Garden Path Designs You Can Bulid To Complete Your Gardens
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Chairs and tables arranged in the garden or the yard serve as a base from which to view its many delights. In this way, they become a part of the landscape themselves. Lightweight, stackable fiberglass chairs might not add sufficiently to the beauty of the scene. Furthermore, they wobble. Heavy and dark metal furniture might be too much of the same old thing. Options for less commonly encountered garden furniture are plentiful, however. In many cases, these alternatives are more earth-friendly than the old standbys. Here are some varieties of outdoor furniture that will offer plenty of visual interest.
Tree trunk furniture
Thick slices of trunk make perfectly sized and very stable drink tables. Chairs carved from a tree trunk look and feel like simple thrones. If you have the right saw for the job, tree trunk furniture can become a DIY project. If not, craftsmen of all degrees and price points are making and selling this environmentally sound type of furniture. The great advantage to these heavy objects is how aptly they fit among growing things. Even as the weather cools and other outdoor furniture has to go inside, that made from tree trunks remains safe outdoors.
Tree branch furniture
Less massive than tree trunk furniture, tree branch furniture still shares its suitability for garden spaces. Tree branch furnishings range from the very rough and primitive to the more refined and elegant. Making these yourself is possible, and not difficult. Yet if you do not have total faith in your construction skills, sturdy tree branch furniture is readily available in many stores.
Vintage furniture
The old-fashioned clam chair or cast iron table set from your grandmother’s garage needs only a coat of paint to begin its new day in the sun. These pieces of furniture are usually well-made and pretty comfortable. Paint makes all the difference. Some pieces may need further attention, but the charm of a garden setting that takes you back to your childhood will be worth it. Replacing textiles in cushions and pads allows for a touch of current design to combine with that of the past.