Advice and ideas on how to furnish a vintage style garden

Stroll among hedges and rose gardens while sipping something cool outside'shade of a gazebo, look out over a well and then splashes of fountains in the'air, harmony in your garden. Gazebos, benches, fountains, wells.

Have a nice garden, well-kept and welcoming, it is certainly a way to enhance your home and to welcome guests during the beautiful spring or summer evenings. A dinner in the garden, or a simple aperitif, acquire a completely different charm if the context in which we present them is functional, structured and each element chosen with care. Let's not forget that the eye always wants its part too. 

First of all, it is necessary to remember that even a small garden can be furnished, enhanced and can become a refined environment in which to spend our free time and enjoy a few moments of relaxation.

Choose the style of your garden

To get started, choose a style. From rustic to Mediterranean style, from a garden characterized by modern elements to one with vintage or recycled furniture, from country style to oriental influences: you can give free rein to your creative flair. You will be spoiled for choice. Once you have defined the style that best reflects you, and which is in line with the environment of your home, you must start choosing the elements and furnishing accessories that will be used to make it truly 'special'.

1 table and chairs

The first elements that absolutely cannot be missing in a garden? A beautiful table and comfortable chairs for having lunch or dinner in the open air and welcoming your guests. The materials should be weatherproof, so that you can leave them outdoors even during the winter season. There are different shapes, colors and materials on the market. Orient yourself on furnishing accessories in metal, plastic and some types of wood such as Teak, Achaia, the well-known Rattan or Balau: take a look at our selection.

2 gazebos and umbrellas

The importance of having a garden in your garden is often underestimated gazebo, an umbrella or a covering that gives us the possibility of protecting ourselves from the sun's rays or from the humidity of the evening hours. It is an element that absolutely should not be underestimated. If you have little space available you can opt for foldable structures in order to optimize the spaces according to your needs and to use only when necessary. A gazebo romantic in the center of your garden is ideal for one vintage style but creating a more intimate corner is also not to be underestimated. Discover our ideas on the site.

3 Lighting

The garden is in some way the extension of our home, for this reason another very important aspect to which we should pay our attention is the choice of the right lighting. It must be functional but, at the same time, it must create suggestive and relaxing atmospheres. The new LED lighting systems are very useful. In addition to being easy to manage in assembly and maintenance, with their colors they also ensure a good aesthetic result.

Play with light and shadow effects of different intensities. This will allow you to highlight corners that you want to enhance or hide some areas that are not exactly beautiful. Increase the light intensity in the dining area. Be careful: avoid violent or badly oriented lights, so as not to hit your guests in the eyes!

4 Accessories and furnishing accessories

After having identified some of the fundamental elements that cannot be missing to furnish your garden, you need to choose the furnishing accessories. They are used to give a soul and a unique style to your outdoor spaces. Green light, therefore, for vases, cushions, candelabras, colored fabrics and plaids, lanterns that will allow you to characterize every corner in an original way.

The vintage style garden

We have already talked about it previously, but please remember some little advice for furnishing a garden vintage style.

First of all, remember that elements that appear worn and marked by time are a characteristic of the vintage style, so why not recover truly ancient pieces? The most used materials, however, are wood and wrought iron, they give an unparalleled old fashion idea!

An important and perfect element for it vintage style It's definitely a nice one ancient gazebo under which I position the table, to be illuminated with garden lanterns or wrought iron candelabra.

No less important to you are the details: they make the difference! Furnishing accessories are what make your vintage garden unique, giving it character and personality. Vases, cushions and stylish textiles, climbing plants, candles and candelabras. In short, after choosing the essential elements, you will be able to give free rein to your creativity.

In all these steps RA-MA supports you in your choices with a wide range of furnishing opportunities and exclusive accessories adaptable to all your needs!

You're ready to create your new one garden?