Patio Furniture Terms Explained
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Patio furniture is a type of furniture designed for outdoor use. It is typically made of weather resistant materials, like treated wood, metal, plastic, glass, vinyl and stone. Patio furniture is often sold as a patio set, a table with 4 or 6 chairs and an umbrella. Patios can serve as a place where you can relax and enjoy the outdoors. Usually, patio furniture items my include adirondack chairs, arbors, beach chairs, benches, bird baths, dog houses, fountains, garden bridges, grills, hammocks, umbrellas, planters, porch swings, potting benches, sundials, torches, weather vanes, and wind chimes.
Now, let's take a look at a short list, not claiming to be exhaustive, of patio and garden furniture terms you may not understand.
- Adirondack chair - A type of chair used primarily outdoors.
- Arbor - A shaded sitting place in your garden.
- Bird bath - A shallow basin filled with water for bathing, used as an attraction for birds.
- Chaise longue - An upholstered couch in the shape of a chair.
- Fountain - An arrangement where water issues from a source, fills a basin, and is drained away.
- Grill - A charcoal or gas-fueled device used for cooking food.
- Hammock - A network of thin rope, streched between 2 points, used to sleep or rest in.
- Parasol - An umbrella made for protection against rain or sun.
- Porch swing - A hanging seat, usually found on a porch for relaxing.
- Sundial - A device that measures time by the position of the Sun.
- Torch - A portable source of fire, used as a source of light.
- Trellis - A structure that supports many types of climbing plants.
- Umbrella - A collapsible canopy that protects from sun or rain.
- Weather vane - A movable device attached to the roof a house for showing the direction of the wind.
- Wind chime - Hollow or solid metal tubes, which hung outside and are played by the wind, producing pleasant sounds.
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