Suggestions for Garden Furnitures

vijayrao

Hi,

Would like to get some suggestions for garden furniture. We have a new patio area in our house which was recently built and were not sure what to buy in terms of furniture.

We are confused between the following:
1. Sofa Set
2. Dining Table /Chair set
3. Swing Seat

Any idea which works best for a family of 4? with two young kids?

Also we live in Aberdeen , so want something which works all year long taking into account North East weather.

Regards,
Vijay

Aylesbury_Duck

I'd go for (2). It's the most versatile. Get decent quality stuff and invest in really good covers for it. If you can bring it inside or into a shed/garage in the winter months, all the better.

rach_k

It depends what you want to use it for. We have two young children and opted for a picnic bench but it was the wrong choice - we don't often sit and eat outside and a bench is too much faff to climb into for it to be a place you'd sit down for a quick chat, plus it's not really a comfortable place to sit back and relax. A dining set wouldn't have the faff factor but it's more about eating, less about socialising I think - is that what you want?

We swapped ours for a sofa and two chairs plus a coffee table and that's much better. When we eat outside, we use the coffee table - it's not something we'd do inside but we have the dining room for formal dining and outside is a place to be a bit messy!

I'd probably not go for a swing seat as the main seating in the garden, as it's not something everybody can use at once.

vijayrao

Thanks Guys. Your inputs are much appreciated.