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In the garden
Design Store's pick of the best items for your garden, terrace or balcony. Our selection process means there won't ever be more than 50 Outdoors items on the site at a time – so you shouldn’t need to look through more than five pages of products. But do check the Edits section for extra ideas.
Set of two polypropylene chairsLa RedouteComfortable, lightweight and colourful, these garden chairs are great inside the house, as well as outdoors. The styling is top-notch and manages to look clean, minimal – and expensive. You can't mix and match the pairs, sadly. I particularly like the brick and the mustard ones.
Extendable Globe Festoon LightsCox & CoxGarden lighting can be expensive, so is often overlooked. But it's worth thinking about if (for example) you eat inside with a view of the garden in the evenings, because unlit it can look like a bit of a black void. A simple set of lights wrapped around a tree or balcony railing will give a sense of twinkliness that won't show the weeds but will look jolly pretty. These come in extendable 'strings', so you can plug one set into another to take them as far as you want.
Wooden Moreton Slatted Storage UnitGarden TradingGoogle searches for 'outdoor kitchen' are more popular than ever and while the budget (or need) might not extend to a full kitchen, a useful storage cupboard with a top that can be used for prep or serving is an excellent start. Alternatively, you could use this for its original purpose as a potting table and keep gardeny things underneath, instead of plates and kitcheny things. Your choice.
Arlia Rattan LoungerNkukuThere's nothing like a rattan lounger to make you feel like you're already on holiday – even when it's a bit cold at home. This is on pre-order though, so you can practice getting in the mood and be ready to leap outside as soon as the clocks change.
