The way we view our gardens has changed over the last twenty years or so, meaning that these days many of us tend to see them as another room of the house.

This is why so many of us invest in good quality outdoor furniture so that we can enjoy the warm summer days. Those days may seem a long way off at the moment, but it won’t be long until Spring is here and we can start thinking about how we want our garden to look.

Depending on the budget you have and the size of your garden, there are many things you can do to make a huge difference to the way you entertain family and friends this summer. For example, why not have a look at the range of garden bars available right here on the Chic Teak website?

This summer will see two major events taking place, the Queen’s Jubilee and the Olympic Games. Whether you are a keen supporter of the Royal Family, or a sports fan these events provide the perfect opportunity to celebrate outdoors with a barbecue and drinks, so a garden bar would be the ideal setting for this.

When the evening gets cooler, you and your friends can step inside your conservatory and relax on your new wicker furniture which you saw here at Chic Teak. In short, we have everything you need to make your garden a special place to celebrate this summer, so have a look and see what we can do to help.

If you enjoy entertaining, and want to make the most of your outdoor space, then the chances are your garden furniture requirements may extend beyond the typical tables and chairs. Having a bar and chairs in your garden can be great for special occasions, but they don’t just work in summer.

Although many people will order our teak products for summer parties, with a little imagination, you could create a winter wonderland, complete with a bar as well. If it’s really too cold outside, and you have a garden home or large shed, then why not move all your furniture indoors, and continue the entertaining in comfort. The products we have for sale offer versatility in terms of use, can fit neatly into any space, and are robust too.

Take a look at our bar chairs, which form part of our Crescent Range, all skilfully crafted from water resistant, durable teak wood. We have a standard, and luxury version available, with a matching table which will complement any of our ‘bar’ furniture. Depending on your needs, and space requirements, you may find our smaller round table, or folding crescent shaped bar table, more appropriate. These products will work well in the home, but can also be mixed and matched for use in leisure businesses, such as hotels, pools, pubs, or holiday parks.

Please take a look around our website to find out more about our products, the quality craftsmanship, and environmental credentials, which are at the heart of everything we do.

After such a wet ten days it is good to have some respite and be able to go out into the garden for some relaxation. It is difficult to come to terms with the fact that summer is over and that, although it is not yet Winter, now is the time to prepare. Now is a very good time to move plants that have become too large for their surrounds or perhaps they just need dividing. I must admit that I am so pleased to have garden benches around the garden that I can sit on and rest while doing such arduous work in the garden and on the patio.

I am not an advocate of putting every last piece of garden furniture away, but I do feel that items such as the bar tables and bar stools that look so good in the summer, somehow look out of place in the Winter to the extent that they should be put away out of sight.  Items such as Lutyens benches and teak tree benches are an all the year around piece of garden furniture and show themselves well in a Winter Garden.

On a lovely day like today it is a good chance to walk around the garden and patio areas to see if there are any repairs that will need to done before next spring? Will the patio slabs need re-pointing? The garden fence perhaps will need treating with preservative. Now is the time to plan and arrange for these jobs to be done.

I am making it sound as if a garden is place where only hard work takes place. I apologise if this is the case because a garden’s primary function is to provide enjoyment and pleasure and act as an antidote to stresses and strains of everyday life

If you feel incredibly inadequate because you cannot think of what to give a man for a present –don’t!! You must think outside the box and think of things that he would not buy for himself. Most men only think of others, are incredibly selfless and generous. Now is the time to repay the years of this generosity by spoiling him!!
On his patio or terrace he will have bought his wife pool loungers, a garden lounger and even a teak
steamer. She will have had many years of pleasure from these items without even giving a thought to the sacrifice that was made to give her this pleasure.
Will there be bar chairs or bar stools for him? – of course not!! So the first opportunity for that present is to buy him a garden bar together with some bar stools or bar chairs that will match them so well. Think of the pleasure he will have leaning back in very comfortable bar stool and savouring a pint of his favourite beer!
He is probably a very keen gardener but would not dream of buying himself some tree seats or tree benches to go around his favourite trees which have been planted lovingly over many decades. He has devoted so many years to making the garden the blissful haven that it is, surely now is the time to reward his hard work.
Maybe it is a very special occasion that the present is to celebrate. In which case why not consider some teak banana benches or peanut benches that can be embellished with memorial plaques to celebrate the occasion.
If you choose one of these suggestions you can be assured that he will be really pleased to receive them. He probably won’t have them already, but even if he has you can never own too much outdoor furniture. Quality garden furniture will last any one that owns it a lifetime, so don’t hold back, put your hand in your pocket and solve the problem, you will never regret it and will have a avery grateful man!!