DINING ALFRESCO
HOW TO CREAT E THE PERF ECT OUTDOOR EAT ING SPACE
No sooner does the thermostat climb into the mid-twenties than we’ll all be found rushing outside to take each and every meal under the sun’s rays. Or perhaps not? If your dreams of laidback alfresco dining are as yet unrealised, then Neptune might be able to help. Their design experts answer some of your most-asked garden dining questions, to help you create an outdoor eating space you’ll ac- tually want to use.
I’m looking for low-maintenance dining furniture but don’t want it to feel manmade.
What should I choose? All our garden furniture (with the exception of Chatto, the marble tabletops on Boscombe and anything made from fabric) is happy to weather life outside all year round (although if you can bring it in, so much the better) and is relatively maintenance free. But by far the most easy-going of materials is our all-weather wicker, which really only needs the occasional wash with a hose. It is manmade, but we’ve put a lot of thought and attention into making sure that it doesn’t feel it. There are two colours and textures: one that’s smooth and a darker brown-grey colour, very similar to natural willow; and one that’s lighter in colour and slightly ‘hairy’, so it feels more like woven rattan. Both are strong and sturdy, and not entirely uniform in colour, so they feel the very opposite of an insubstantial, characterless manmade material.
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We have one table in all-weather wicker – the round six-seater Harrington – and four dining chair styles - Toulston, Stanway, Cayton and Harrington (with the latter two available as both dining and carver chairs) – all of which mix and match well with our teak tables. These too don’t ask for a lot of upkeep, although if you’re worried about the tops staining (especially if your table sits under a tree), you might want to choose the stone and timber Stanway or Hove designs, which you can wipe clean.
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