Know Your Metal Patio Sets – Know exactly what your garden set is made of. If possible, see how comfortable it is before buying it. If buying online, do some extra research, look at Customer Testimonials, reviews etc. Being frugal isn’t always about saving money. It is also about spending...
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Metal Garden Furniture Advantages Metal garden furniture advantages include attractive design, which you may require to be classical, trendy, contemporary or functional. Metal patio furniture must be well priced and should last for the long term. It should be pleasant to sit in or use and of course it must...
Metal Garden Furniture Fashion
Metal Garden Furniture Fashion Was metal garden furniture fashion affected by the weather this summer, which was a mixed bag. As expected in the UK, we had days with heavy rain, but thrown in were some days with glorious sunshine and some record breaking high temperatures. When we look back...
A Shopping List for the Warm Times Ahead
A Shopping List for the Warm Times Ahead We might just be in the early days of spring, and there may still be the odd occasion when you can enjoy your aluminium outdoor furniture, but somehow the sleek sophistication of a metal garden chair rather loses its appeal when there’s...
Painted Wood Garden Furniture
Painted Wood They do say that there is nothing new under the sun and that fashion repeats itself. Well, good news for the thrifty among us – or those of you who never did get on the cast aluminium garden furniture let alone rattan bandwagon, wood is making its comeback...
Balconies
Balconies “Il y a trop de monde sur le balcon” has always been one of my favourite French phrases – meaning that someone’s showing too much cleavage (translated literally as “there are too many people of the balcony”). This popped into my head yesterday when visiting a friend’s new home,...
Shelter With Style
Shelter with Style The problem with our weather is of course its unpredictability – not such a problem for most, but for those of us who want to get the most out of our metal garden furniture, it’s a serious consideration. Sitting down to eat round the aluminium garden table...
Outdoor Kitchens
Outdoor Kitchens In the past couple of years, we’ve seen a real explosion in options for the outdoor dining experience. No longer is it enough to have a lovely metal garden table and chairs, with cushions and a parasol to match. These days however the aspirational outdoor experience includes an...
Innovations on the Patio
Innovations on the Patio The metal garden furniture business may well be a conservative one but that doesn’t mean that we never have new exciting products coming through. It is certainly true that fashions come and go – these days most outdoor dining sets are cast aluminium or rattan. However,...