Enjoy the warm rays of sunshine on a lounge bed, end the evening with friends at a barbecue or relax on a sun lounger with a book in your hand: garden furniture extends the living space to the outside. Couches, dining tables and lounge groups make the terrace or balcony a popular retreat where the whole family enjoys spending time.
It is all the more important that the balcony or terrace design is functional and stylish at the same time. We will give you an overview of the latest garden furniture trends for the next summer season 2020, tell you what you need to pay attention to when purchasing and explain how you can stage the outdoor sets effectively.
Garden furniture trends for the 2020 season: How to create a holiday feeling outdoors
Next year, the focus will be on comfort. TheGarden furnitureMade of rattan or teak wood, they impress with their clear shapes and simple silhouette. The natural-looking material combinations make the furniture sets in a modern country house style so charming. Thanks to their neutral color, they prove to be real all-rounders and offer numerous outdoor uses. The simple furniture allows the accessories to play the main role in the design. Glass vases and rustic decorative bowls bring a Mediterranean touch to the garden, colorful cushions for the chairs and loungers add accents and small statues made of sea glass create a holiday feeling in the outdoor area.
This furnitureare suitable for a country house style terrace design: dining table groups that consist of a wooden table and wooden chairs or rattan armchairs, robust hammocks in a strong color, and garden benches made of exotic types of wood bring a rustic lookCharm in the garden.
The color scheme:The mostly gray furniture stays discreetly in the background, the accessories shine in bright yellow, blue-green and snow white.
Higher lounge furniture
Next year, manufacturers will place extra emphasis on comfort. Gone are the days of sofas with seats close to the floor. InThis year is the lounge furniturehigher, making it easier to stand up and sit down. By the way, in 2020 the focus is no longer on opulent lounge landscapes that look oversized on the small balcony or terrace, but on space-saving two- and three-seater sofas. Together with loungers and stools, they can be combined as desired to create comfortable living areas or seating groups, making spending time outdoors a joy.
The trendy lounge furnitureare compact, have a robust frame made of stainless steel, rattan or aluminum and can easily withstand rain, wind and even snow. Thick padded cushions ensure more sitting and lying comfort. With a seat height of 50 cm - 60 cm, the sofas look more like a day bed than a living area.
The colors:The gray upholstery cushions match the minimalist metal frame perfectly. Particularly when it comes to lounge furniture, a puristic design that is reduced to the minimum is very popular. Similar to the living area, there are various ways to loosen up the strict look of the sofas. Garden carpets, for example, can be displayed particularly effectively in front of a simple lounge group.
“Mix and match” dining groups
In 2020, outdoor dining will be more colorful than ever. Chairs in different colors and shapes are boldly combined according to the “mix and match” trend. The trendy shades of signal yellow, moss green and fire red give the terrace a splash of color. The end result is an exciting dining table group that gives the modern terrace an extra touch.
This is how one succeedscolorful chair mix:Six armchairs can form color pairs in strong red or yellow, expressive dark blue or grass green and subtle gray or cream around the garden table.
When is the right time to purchase new garden furniture?
At the beginning of autumnwe're not exactly thinking about garden furniture. But now is actually the right time to buy new furniture sets. On the one hand, because after the garden fair in Cologne, the latest trends for next year have already been determined, and on the other hand, because many high-quality products are currently available at reduced prices.
