10 great ideas to furnish your garden using benches

A bench in the garden is much more than just a place to sit: it can contribute to the beauty of the garden, and above all, it can help us to enjoy the surrounding beauty.

So, those placed under the shade of a tree becomes the place to relax in outdoors on sunny days; those positioned in some corner or strategic point of the garden will be an ideal - and comfortable - location to view and admire the most scenic parts of the the garden. They can also enhance the relaxation areas, allowing the garden to accommodate extra guests. In short, it is worth considering using them well and choosing one that best suits the design of the home and garden. Check out the ideas below:

A concrete bench which has been watered over time and perhaps is covered with moss and lichens: surround it with plants and it will seem to be in its natural habitat again ... and you will want to use it frequently!

The brick and concrete is the soul of a bench with an basic shape and can become a small masterpiece if you clad it with small, colored mosaic tiles.

For a completely natural look, especially when the bench is perfectly framed in greenery, stone slabs are also an idea to consider.

A more modern and symetrical bench is shown here, made with wood: the basic, clean shape of this corner sofa is beautiful with dark cushions and plants placed around it.

And when there is enough space, instead of just benches, you can set up an entire outdoors living room.

Permanent, fixed and resistant benches are preferable when you have clear ideas on how you intend to furnish a part of the garden. For example, a concrete corner bench, but with a wooden seat, can be built leaving the space inside empty, so as to get precious extra storage space.

The backrest to a bench can be a wall or a raised planter, and the seat could be made of wood - even using side-by-side slats: these are small toches that can make a bench seem more modern and sophisticated. And if it had a curved shape, this type of seat becomes even more beautiful!

And even with sturdy wooden seating beams, benches with a flower bed incorporated, is always very attractive and comfortable.

A brick wall, where a part of the surface is slightly more recessed and clad with wood flush to the rest of the structure: this is a simple and impressive bench.

And if the spot where you put the bench turns out to be the most pleasant in the garden, why not consider building a more complex structure - maybe even a suspended bench or a rocking sofa!

What kind of bench do you like in your garden?