Archive for August, 2009
Garden Seating
Oftentimes a backyard garden is associated with hard work. It takes a lot of effort to construct a garden bed, make the soil viable, pick all the weeds out, plant new flowers and vegetable, water everything, and make sure animals and birds don’t eat all the seeds. But once the work pays off, the garden is beautiful and should be enjoyed often. That’s where garden seating comes into play.
You can install garden benches or chairs around your garden to create a peaceful escape in your very own backyard. Imagine coming home from a long day at work and curling up on a bench to read a book with birds and butterflies fluttering around the flowers in your garden. You can even add an inscription to a bench to memorialize the day you installed it or to remember a loved one that you lost. In any case, garden benches help you enjoy your hard work and the beautiful fruits of your labor.
Prepare for the Unexpected
If entertaining is your forte, you may have amassed a large list of friends to invite to every soiree. You also may know that big problems occur when there is not enough of something for everyone at the party – this can be food, drinks, utensils, plates, or seating. Don’t make anyone feel like a second-class partygoer – be extra prepared for more guests than you’re expecting. How many times has your cousin’s wife’s aunt’s son decided that he wanted to bring his new girlfriend to an event? Exactly.
The point is that you should be absolutely sure to have extra chairs on hand. These don’t have to be super fancy chairs that perfectly match your patio furniture. In fact, the most convenient chairs are folding lawn chairs. You can store extras in your garage and then magically pull them out as extra guests show up. No one will care if the extra chairs don’t exactly match the rest; the stragglers will just be happy to have a drink in hand and a place to sit.
Evolution of Adirondack Chairs
Muskoka chairs, or Adirondacks, were first developed in 1903, and they were designed to provide comfort in outdoor settings. Named for the mountain range in New York where they were first envisioned, these chairs have evolved with the times. The very first Adirondack chair was intended to allow people to perch along mountain inclines without falling perilously into the valley below. More than 100 years after their inception, modern Adirondack chairs retain their trademark wide armrests.
Today, the “Adirondack” label applies to any chair featuring a rounded back, contour seat and wide armrests. While they were once crafted exclusively from wooden planks, some plastic chairs that maintain a similar design have been dubbed Adirondacks. These chairs help facilitate a lazy backyard barbecue, and they also work as patio chairs for a little late-night reflection. Whatever their use, Adirondack chairs recall quiet mountain living.