Custom Built-In Seating & Garden Furniture Design
Choosing the seating options for your new garden design is one of the most exciting parts of the project. This is where you start to see the vision for your garden coming together, and can start to imagine entertaining family and friends, relaxing by the pool or enjoying a view of the garden from a secluded corner.
Choosing seating for your garden
There are really no limits for the types of seating you can have in your garden. Many people choose to buy their seating separately, having seen exactly what they want already. If that’s the case, we look at the chosen seating to make sure we plan enough space and access for the furniture, alongside any lighting or accessories such as heaters, firepits or bar areas.
If you haven’t chosen seating, we can help you out with plenty of built-in, freestanding, custom-made or standard seating choices You may want different types of seating in different areas of the garden.
consider options for:
- Large terraced entertaining areas
- Poolside seating, including sun-loungers
- Built-in seating around firepits, log burners or water features
- Tennis court or other games-based areas of the garden
- Additional terraces and outdoor kitchens
- Secluded spots, including formal garden bowers, pond-side seating or seating around your property
- Seating to take advantage of particular views – like cocoon chairs
- Sunken seating for shelter, or to make use of an existing feature
Materials for seating
There are a number of traditional materials for seating, and we can help you to source or choose the materials that are most suitable for your property style and your garden design. This often includes wood, metal and stone, which can be treated or polished in different ways to create the right effect. Adding glass or marble topped tables or choosing seat covers and cushions that fit with the look and feel you want for your garden helps to bring your outdoor décor together.
Designing the perfect seating area
A great seating area takes a wide range of considerations into view. For large seating areas, you will want to consider practicality as well as style, incorporating light, heat, sound and other important entertaining features.
You might also want to consider the way you screen some seating areas from the rest of the garden, or whether you elevate a seating area to create a multi-level approach that lets you make the most of a sweeping view.
Using our experience in designing large gardens and implementing these designs for properties ranging from highly contemporary to Grade 1 listed, we can design and build the perfect seating areas for you to enjoy your garden.
