The longer garden furniture is in use, the more the appearance suffers. The frames have become gray and stained or even brittle. How can garden furniture made of wood, plastic, rattan and iron be refreshed using simple means?
How to refresh garden furniture of different materials?
Care oils should be used to freshen up wooden garden furniture, plastic furniture can be cleaned with neutral soap and repainted and rattan furniture can be cleaned with soapy water. Metal furniture is also treated with neutral cleaner; sandpaper helps with rusty areas.
Refreshing garden furniture – what options are there?
If the garden furniture just doesn't look nice anymore, there are a few ways to refurbish it. How the furniture can be refreshed depends on the condition:
- Wood
- Plastic
- Rattan
- Metal
Sometimes a simple cleaning is enough. Brush the garden furniture with a wire brush or, for plastic furniture, with natural bristles to remove dust and dirt.
Check the covering of loungers and chairs to see whether they are still good or whether they need to be replaced.
Refresh wooden garden furniture
Treat high-quality wooden furniture with care oils (€19.00 on Amazon). You should do this work twice a year.
Furniture made of spruce, pine or beech that no longer looks beautiful can be repainted with colored wood varnish. Beforehand you have to clean, sand and prime them.
Getting plastic furniture ready for summer
For plastic furniture, check whether the hinges and screws are still in order. It's better to sort out broken furniture.
Wash the piece of furniture. Stubborn stains can be removed with neutral soap and a sponge. You should only use sandpaper sparingly as it will roughen the surface too much.
If stains cannot be removed or the paint on the piece of furniture has peeled off, you can purchase plastic paint from a hardware store and paint over it.
Reprocess rattan garden furniture
To freshen up rattan garden furniture, all you need is some soapy water, a sponge and drying cloths. You can also simply hose them down with a hose and then dry them thoroughly.
Refresh metal furniture
Metal garden furniture is also washed with neutral cleaner.
You can tackle rust spots on iron frames with some sandpaper. This garden furniture looks particularly decorative when it has a little patina. They are therefore only cleaned carefully.
Tip
If the garden lounger can no longer be reconditioned, you don't necessarily have to buy a new one. With a little craftsmanship you can also build a garden lounger yourself.
