Urban chic
Create a contemporary outdoor space for relaxing and entertaining by transforming your garden into an extra room. If you lead a busy lifestyle but also want to enjoy a slice of the great outdoors, then this simple, stylish look could be right for you.
Make your garden work harder for you by reducing the amount of lawn you have and instead giving more space to decking.
Wave goodbye to manicured lawns and fussy furniture: one of the biggest outdoor living trends this summer is for cool chic and Zen-like calm. By using a modern colour palette of Black Ash, Natural Stone and Lavender you can create a low maintenance, super-chic, contemporary outdoor room, perfect for alfresco dining.
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This simple garden furniture set has been made from cost-effective softwood (treated with Cuprinol Wood Preserver Clear) but the striking design painted onto the table gives it an expensive designer feel. No need to worry about gusts of wind blowing away the table linen. It's easy to create a painted weatherproof mock table runner as a decorative feature. Decide on the width of your runner, approximately a third of the width of your table top, then mask off with tape and paint in Natural Stone. When this is dry you can paint the rest of the table. Bold cushions complete the look.
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For the ultimate city garden you need a chill out area where you can sit back, relax and escape city hustle and bustle. For this use a lounger painted in Lavender, which will provide the perfect place to unwind after a hard day's work!
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Black fencing makes a striking backdrop for all kinds of plants, particularly structural plants with bright green or silver leaves. At night, you can enhance the whole effect and add another dimension with some garden lighting, which extends the day, giving you more time for entertaining friends!
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Choose a tropical planting scheme using striking sculptural plants, which need minimal maintenance. What's more, invest in an irrigation system on a timer and all the work is done for you, allowing you to enjoy a lush garden all year round. Square, wooden planters have a contemporary feel when painted in Lavender and Natural Stone, and provide the ideal home for these plants and echo the simple lines of the garden design. Choose different heights but try to keep shapes similar and avoid mixing too many materials together...
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Even in the most urban environment you can attract a little wildlife with lovely little birdhouses painted in shades to match your garden.
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Cuprinol Garden Shades now have an extensive colour palette of 23 different shades to choose from, and because Garden Shades transforms both bare and weathered wood in just a couple of hours your garden transformation is only a day away!
