Sprucing your garden comes as one of the less frequent home improvement projects. Indeed, most homeowners prefer to focus their attention on renovating their homes and creating a new interior look and feel, before they consider the outdoors. Nevertheless, gardens are not wholly ignored. But, on average, they do receive less attention than the rest of the house. As a result, homeowners who choose to add furniture to make their gardens more welcoming often forget how to look after their outdoors chairs, benches and tables. Indeed, how do you keep your garden furniture look elegant and fresh during the winter?
Can you store garden furniture in your shed?
In a garden shed
If you have a garden that is big enough, you can consider the addition of a storage shed without creating an oppressing space. Beware, though, a shed is only a good idea if it doesn’t make your outdoors feel small and crowded. In other words, little urban gardens can’t stretch to accommodate for a shed comfortably. As most sheds tend to be used as storage facilities for DIY tools and gardening equipment, you will need to pick a medium to large size building to provide sufficient storage room for your furniture. Additionally, it is essential that the shed is waterproof to protect your furniture from damages caused by water infiltration, moisture and mold formation.
With a professional storage supplier
If there is no room in your garden shed, and the home is just too busy to accommodate a seating ensemble over the winter, then you might prefer the safety of a professional storage solution, such as Bekins Moving Solutions. Using a company that can pick up your garden decor and store it in a waterproof and secured location until you’re ready to use it again, can take a weight off your chest. Additionally, you might be able to add insurance coverage to protect your belongings from damages.
Piled up where you can at home
If you live in a big house with plenty of spare room, you might be able to keep your garden furniture indoors when the weather gets cold. The preferred solution, for most homeowners, is to store all garden decor in the garage over the rainy season. However, you need to make sure that the garden doesn’t let the water in, as this could ruin your furniture. The basement or the attic is another possibility; but here too, you need to be aware of humidity levels to avoid the apparition mold patches. Similarly, you can also use your furniture in your conservatory, which can give it an elegant touch.
You leave it outside
Last, but not least, if you live in a region where there is no extreme winter weather, you can find items that are fully weatherproof. However, it’s fair to say that even if you choose to leave your furniture outside, you will still need to clean it regularly throughout the year to keep it in the best possible condition. Otherwise, the dust might accumulate and combined with the winter weather weaken and damage the material.
There is no easy answer as to what the best solution for your garden furniture is. But there is, nevertheless, one crucial thing to remember. If you’re going through the trouble of decorating your garden and adding furniture, you have to take care of it, so that you can enjoy sitting in a charming garden, year after year.
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