The product description is “A rustic style cafe table and chairs. The table has a metal frame with a wooden top. The chairs have a metal frame with wooden seats and back. They fold away for easy storage and because of their size can be used in even the smallest of outside spaces.”

We just think it will look great in the garden in the summer if and when it gets here.

The cost is £160.00 from Stylish Stuff

It’s hot . it’s summer and we all gotta drink and that includes the kids. So to keep the little people happy and keep their drinks cool , log onto The Conran Shop and get your hands on one of these wheel barrow coolers, you as shown above (photo taken from Living Ect).

Outdoor or Indoor dining this simple chip ‘n dip plate will be a versatile and stylish addition to your tableware. Great for dinner parties and some nibbles with a little dip, even better for a sitting on the patio with some nibbles on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

It’s summer (I’m sure i started one of my other posts with these words before) so why not switch off the idiot box and get outside in the garden. Grab a table cloth , a throw or something, plonk it down on the grass and have a picnic. invite the neighbors, the kids friends and anyone else you can find.

Before you do all that get down to Next (not 100% sure you can get them in store) and this set of pitcher and Hi balls (ok so it’s just a new name for a glass) , £10 for the Pitcher , £8 for the Hi balls would go great with some Robinson’s Orange and Pineapple Squash.

Sometimes the simplest things are the most useful, everyone likes to sit on the floor especially when you have lots of friends around. There is always a rush to find enough cushions to go around, it’s not nice sitting on laminate for a long period of time let me tell you.

This green floor cushion from Heals.co.uk not only acts as padding for the floor at home but it can also be taken out and about with you wherever you may need it. A picnic in the park , a nice laze on the rocky part of the beach needn’t be spoiled by the uncomfortable seating arrangements. It has a handle too so you don’t have to clutch it to your chest wherever you go.

These are the IN thing for the young urban trend setters amongst us. It’s a far cry from having a deck chair in the back garden or pulling one of the dining chairs into use. Not only does it look really cool it rocks too, both style wise and in real terms.

so if you want to laze out in the Sun and get caught in the rain showers (how pessimistic of me) then get your hands on one of these from Eden Forest, not the forest but the online shop. At £99 it’s not that expensive either, but I bare no responsibility for the arguments that ensue as to who turn it is on the rocker.

Summer is here (even if it doesn’t feel like it sometimes) and with it it brings barbecue season , where rational human beings make a mountain out of cooking some food on a few burning coals.  Barbecuing is becoming more and more sophisticated and you can pay well over £1000 for some of the the top of the range barbeques.

However this bucket barbequeu found at M & S takes the modern touch out of barbecuing and allows you to enjoy simple cooking food in the outdoors. It’s portability means that setting it up isn’t at all difficult , so it’s perfect for small impromptu family moments.

You shouldn’t use the term ‘design classic’ lightly this kind of statment comes with responsibility, however I have no qualms in using this statement to describe the revolver firepit.  The simplicity of it’s design and functions surely make this a classic.  At first sight it looks nothing more than a contianer to hold fire in , and in essence that’s all it is. However if we were honest how many of us would just want the firepit for the way it looks.

Made from stainless steel and with a limited none-rust guarantee (don’t leave it out in the rain is one condition), but that’s not where the magic of the firepit ends.  In terms of functionality the firepit can double up as a barbecue, as it comes complete with a cooking grill.  £119 will allow you to get your hands on one of these from designerbox.co.uk

The thing with working in the garden or just chilling outdoors is that it’s thirsty work and going back into the house to get a cold beverage is too much like hard work. The ideal solution is to have all your drinks to hand, chilled of course so all you have to do is drink and be cooled. This enamel “chill” comes complete with a bottle opener so you don’t need to move to quench your thirst, it has 6 spaces for your favourite drinks and looks great to boot.  You can find these at various places on the net, I found it at Garden trading where they also have one in a string colour.