As soon as the sun appears in the sky for a longer period of time, it is the right time to take out the old garden furniture and check it out. You can use a few tricks to refurbish old and unsightly pieces of furniture and turn them back into ornaments in the garden.

A coat of paint gives garden furniture a new look and protects it from the weather

Prepare and clean garden furniture

If you have cleaned the garden furniture well before winter and brought it to the winter quarters, you usually do not have to do much preparation. It is then sufficient to free them from dirt and cobwebs.

Depending on the nature of the material, the garden furniture is washed down with soapy water, a sponge or a water hose. However, you should not clean wooden furniture with a hose, but use a root brush and household sponge.

When you have cleaned the garden furniture, you can see whether the covering is in order, whether the hinges are still working properly or whether there are unsightly stains on the frames.

Refurbish and refresh wooden garden furniture

Freshen up wooden garden furniture by treating the dry wood with wood care oil. This intensifies the color, protects against fading and makes the surface more resistant to dirt.

Painted garden furniture where the paint has only flaked off a little can be prepared by touching up the paintwork. If the paint has severely peeled off, you must replace the piece of furniture

  • grind off
  • prime
  • repaint

Prepare plastic garden furniture

Plastic garden furniture suffers particularly from the effects of the weather. The material becomes brittle and the color fades. Minor fading and stains can be touched up with special paint for plastics.

If the plastic is badly faded, there is not much you can do to freshen up the patio furniture. Maybe it's time to buy new furniture or build a lounger or garden lounge yourself.

Treat metal and iron garden furniture

Metal and iron are very strong materials. Careful cleaning is usually sufficient. If necessary, remove smaller rust spots with appropriate means.

Iron furniture is particularly decorative because of the patina that develops over time.

tips

Very few garden furniture are actually winterproof and can stay outside even in frost and snow. Above all, furniture made of untreated or painted wood and plastic is better placed in a garage or basement.

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Garden design