Protecting your garden furniture over the winter months is often seen as a purely functional idea. After all, you spend a lot of money on your garden furniture and you want it to last and to carry out its practical function long term. However, garden furniture covers do also have a significant visual impact, so you can also choose a type and style of garden furniture cover that matches the aesthetic features of your outdoor space, and so it is possible to choose a cover that has both stylish and functional qualities.
Why matching covers to your garden aesthetics is important
We all have different types and sizes of garden furniture, but as time evolves we are finding ourselves investing more and more on outdoor luxury, and likewise you therefore need to spend more on protecting it. This can mean that there are ordinarily three or four items in the garden that need protection over the non-summer months, particularly if they can’t be stored away in a garage, summer house or conservatory.
So this could be a table and chairs set, a barbecue, a sofa, a firepit, a picnic table and maybe even a hot tub. It is not unusual to have some or all of these items covered over when the weather turns for the worst, and hence this is a lot of material which is now visual in the garden and which you will now be staring out at from inside when it’s raining and miserable. For this reason, you don’t want all the covers to be mismatched in themselves, and you also want the covers to complement other areas of the garden. You will spend a lot of time waiting for next summer to come around, and that’s a long time to be irritated by lots of protective covers which don’t match your garden.
What to consider in terms of colour and design for your garden furniture covers
If you think about what separate colours are in your garden, there are probably more than you think. Many gardens will have stone or paving, there is also decking, fencing and balustrade, as well as garden buildings such as a garage, summer house, conservatory or shed. Then there are the natural colours in the garden, so how much grass do you have? What prominent flowers or trees and bushes are there? Don’t forget that grass retains its colour over winter, but nothing else will, so what is the best colour of outdoor cover to complement what your garden will look like until Spring and colour returns?
Most fencing and decking can be painted or stained any colour, but can fade, while modern composite decking retains its colour long term. This may end up being the most prominent colour over Autumn and Winter when the trees, bushes and flowers have lost all their greenery and vibrancy.
Another factor in choosing the right design is size. The ideal solution is to have covers which most neatly fit the size of your garden furniture. This is so that there is not excess material which will easily catch the wind and flap around the garden over winter. This is another visual irritant that detracts from the pleasure of looking out at your peaceful garden space. Choosing the right size of garden furniture cover is therefore very important from the point of view that it is adequately covered and protected, but also so that the garden space overall continues to look appealing. In some cases, where there are irregular shapes in your garden furniture, it may be better to go for a custom-size cover. You can also ensure that the cover is fitted with eyelets, so you can insert a drawstring to better protect the furniture when it gets windy. Choosing a made-to-measure cover will better protect the garden furniture and ensure there is less movement of it and less damage to the item being protected.
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So check out our range of garden furniture covers and order online today. There is no reason why you can’t adequately protect your garden furniture over winter, while maintaining the aesthetic appeal of your garden space. This will make the winter months pass more pleasantly until you can remove the covers and enjoy your outdoor space again.