Aluminium Garden FurnitureGarden Furniture Design

Modern designers use a huge range of materials to create garen furniture, including plastic, wood and metal.  Different materials have different advantages; knowing them can help buyers make the right choice when deciding which is the best kind for their needs.

Plastic garden furniture is relatively cheap, quite resiliant and naturally waterproof.  It can be left outside all year round without suffering too much damage and can be hosed-down if it ever gets dirty. It is worth being aware that water does get caught in the folds and corners of the furniture, allowing dirt to collect quite easily.  Plastic furniture rarely out-lasts higher quality furniture, but is quite a lot cheaper.

Wooden furniture is much classier than plastic, but is also a lot more expensive.  Although it is highly robust, it can suffer from exposure the elements and for this reason many people put it away in bad weather and treat it periodically to increase longevity and reduce the damage of moisture and mould.  The most common wood used for garden furniture is teak, which contains anti-fungal silica and is resilient to rotting, warping and swelling.  Teak is also quite fire-resistant and resiliant to acid and alkali as well!  If treated regularly, teak furniture can last a very long time.

Metal garden furniture is the most robust and resiliant of the materials used to make garden funiture.  Although rust is a problem for iron furniture, aluminium is a stylish and popular alterntive.  Lighter and shinier than iron, aluminium furniture is strong, resiliant, easy to clean and easy to move around.  High-quality aluminium furniture can be left outside all year long with no treatment and suffer no damage.

Different people will benefit most from differnt types of furniture.  Modern techniques mean that any materials will do their job well; a lot of the choice is down to the style.