Outdoors: Garden Furniture So Stylish You’ll Want to Sneak It Inside
Gorgeous garden furniture is wasted for half the year. Why not choose pieces you can invite in and enjoy their beauty all year round?
The British summer is a capricious mistress, but if you choose garden chairs that are beautiful in their own right, they can enjoy a second life inside your home for the rest of the year. Check out our selection of seating that’s worthy of an invite back to your place, then just keep an eye on that weather forecast…
Rock out
Rocking chairs can be amazingly comfortable and, if you choose a ‘weathered’ one with a vintage feel, you won’t be worried about it peeling or getting damp. Rock away on a porch, then reinstate it in a cool reading corner inside.
Rocking chairs can be amazingly comfortable and, if you choose a ‘weathered’ one with a vintage feel, you won’t be worried about it peeling or getting damp. Rock away on a porch, then reinstate it in a cool reading corner inside.
Invest in a design classic
Harry Bertoia’s Diamond lounge chair is, quite rightly, considered a masterpiece of modern design. Lightweight enough to carry outside for drinks in the sun, it’s a beautiful addition to a living or dining space at other times. Like having a sculpture and a chair rolled into one.
Harry Bertoia’s Diamond lounge chair is, quite rightly, considered a masterpiece of modern design. Lightweight enough to carry outside for drinks in the sun, it’s a beautiful addition to a living or dining space at other times. Like having a sculpture and a chair rolled into one.
Step up to stools
Outside dining doesn’t have to be an elaborate affair: even if you don’t have bifold doors, you can still open a window onto the outside. And a trio of bar-stools lined up for drinks and snacks are an inspired option. Choose upholstered ones and they’ll work inside for winter entertaining, too.
Outside dining doesn’t have to be an elaborate affair: even if you don’t have bifold doors, you can still open a window onto the outside. And a trio of bar-stools lined up for drinks and snacks are an inspired option. Choose upholstered ones and they’ll work inside for winter entertaining, too.
Zing it up
A dining set in hard-wearing moulded polypropylene offers the chance to zing things up with colour. Add a couple of beanbag recliners in a hot shade and a modest city garden feels instantly bright and beautiful. I’m willing to bet those beanbags would be a super-comfy choice for chilling out in the TV room, too…
A dining set in hard-wearing moulded polypropylene offers the chance to zing things up with colour. Add a couple of beanbag recliners in a hot shade and a modest city garden feels instantly bright and beautiful. I’m willing to bet those beanbags would be a super-comfy choice for chilling out in the TV room, too…
Hang in there
The garden version of the Bubble chair is just as much fun, and comes with its own hook and support. Guaranteed to become the most coveted seat in the garden – and be squabbled over again inside. I’d love to hang one in a clubby basement extension – perfect for impromptu parties.
The garden version of the Bubble chair is just as much fun, and comes with its own hook and support. Guaranteed to become the most coveted seat in the garden – and be squabbled over again inside. I’d love to hang one in a clubby basement extension – perfect for impromptu parties.
Fall for timber
Wooden garden furniture has come a long way since the stained teak bench. Chairs like these would hold their own in an open-plan living space, or happily bask in glorious sunshine outside. These channel a Zen mood, but I love the idea of moving them inside and partnering them with slatted bamboo pendants for a Scandi scheme.
Check out stylish compact courtyards
Wooden garden furniture has come a long way since the stained teak bench. Chairs like these would hold their own in an open-plan living space, or happily bask in glorious sunshine outside. These channel a Zen mood, but I love the idea of moving them inside and partnering them with slatted bamboo pendants for a Scandi scheme.
Check out stylish compact courtyards
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Luxuriate in a private cocoon
If you’re going to opt for ‘proper’ outdoor furniture, go for deep-seated comfort and a neutral colour. A set like this is designed to withstand the elements but, if you have a conservatory, simply slide it inside for winter.
If you’re going to opt for ‘proper’ outdoor furniture, go for deep-seated comfort and a neutral colour. A set like this is designed to withstand the elements but, if you have a conservatory, simply slide it inside for winter.
Indulge in white
The sculptural qualities of wire stand out in purest white – and look great against timber decking or paving. A chair in this Sixties-influenced style has real longevity and would look equally good at a dressing table, with a silky cushion in emerald green or tropical teal for its indoor persona.
The sculptural qualities of wire stand out in purest white – and look great against timber decking or paving. A chair in this Sixties-influenced style has real longevity and would look equally good at a dressing table, with a silky cushion in emerald green or tropical teal for its indoor persona.
Covet cushions
I’m a bit of a cushion fan and these vibrant numbers really lift this small London balcony space. And, at the end of the day, you’d be quite happy to take them indoors, too. Weatherproof cushions can also be good news if you have young children or pets around –just keep a few super-soft ones back for yourself…
TELL US…
What furniture do you have in your garden? Tell us in the Comments below.
I’m a bit of a cushion fan and these vibrant numbers really lift this small London balcony space. And, at the end of the day, you’d be quite happy to take them indoors, too. Weatherproof cushions can also be good news if you have young children or pets around –just keep a few super-soft ones back for yourself…
TELL US…
What furniture do you have in your garden? Tell us in the Comments below.
The iconic chair design is funky all over again – inside, outside, wherever you want, really. The tropical colours bring a party mood to a minimalist garden and would add global appeal to a hallway, kitchen or teenager’s room.
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