Styling Your Outdoor Furniture for Adelaide Summers
With the warmer weather finally here it’s time for a lot more outdoor dining and entertaining, but maybe you’ve neglected your alfresco area and your furniture is in need of some TLC. No need to worry because all of our outdoor products are built to last and will survive any weather conditions. The powder coated frames will last for years and are highly resistant to UV rays, rain and temperature changes and we only use solid timber, made to be outside. Before Christmas I noticed that our setting was looking a little unloved so I spent half a Saturday sanding and re-staining the Merbau. I finished up by giving the frames a wipe over with a cloth and it came up looking brand new.
A before and after of our outdoor setting. I only took half a day and little effort to have it looking like new again.
I have always thought of our furniture range as the standout feature of any outdoor area so styling can be kept to a minimum. Think along the lines of a potted plant, a fresh bunch of flowers for a pop of colour or a modern looking citronella candle (to keep those pesky mozzies away). In saying all of that, I did go a little extra for Christmas but tend to keep it to a minimum on the day to day. Check out the photo below to see how I dressed up our table for Christmas Day. I had a lot of fun doing this and our guests appreciated the extra effort I went to. I don’t mind a bit of themed styling every now and then.
At the end of the day, styling is personal choice and there is no right or wrong answer. Treat your table like a blank canvas and let your imagination run wild. I would love to see how other people have styled their Adelaide Hills Outdoor Furniture products. If you would like to share, send me your pictures on either Facebook or Instagram. I may even feature them on our website…
I’m always looking for ideas on how to style our products for photos before we deliver to our customers and what better way to find that inspiration from our customer base.
It goes without saying, that even though our tables require minimum upkeep there is still some work involved to keep them looking new and fresh. My inbox is always open for helpful hints or you can always handball the work to us, like our friends at Tillbrook Estate did. They asked if we would be able to re-stain their tables for them as they just didn’t have the time. We happily picked their tables up and within a week we dropped them back of looking brand new. Simple.
Here’s to a fabulous 2026 full of hard work, creativity and growing our little business.