Outdoor Beanbag

Chill Out Time!

Put an indoor/outdoor beanbag on your seating area and you can bet that everybody wants to sit on it.

Why? Because they are so welcoming and comfortable – really amazing at cocooning you like no other chair can.  Sit in one of these and you're in heaven!

They certainly have the Wow! factor that most of us can’t resist.

Great for chilling out on your patio or deck, whether you are entertaining, having a romantic get-together, sunbathing or reading a book. They can be put to so many uses. A big bonus is that you can mould them into many different shapes, depending on what you are doing - and they are portable!

Mix them with more conventional garden furniture, having an area for dining, with a more informal area for relaxing. The two go well together, especially on a deck, patio, or under a pergola.

Some bean bags are made especially for indoor and outdoor use, being PU coated to give durability and water resistance; even though they are listed as water resistant, I've found that they are waterproof, as no water seeps into the fabric. Being washable makes them very versatile.  Their uses are endless!

Do make sure that if you choose one of the giant or extra large beanbags you have room to store it. They are indeed giant and, if left outside really need to be hung up to avoid water pooling.

Of course, you can buy an indoor beanbag and just take it outside when the fancy takes you! 

Get ideas for different shapes and colours first.  The best way to do this is to take a look at colour ranges, shapes and sizes.  Amazon have an absolutely huge range of these, which is why I've included theirs here...

The 'Classic Sit On Bean Bag' is one option. It's very large and can be shaped into a several positions. Then there are the moulded style. They can be found in a variety of colours which, for me, is important if I am trying to work to a colour scheme, matching with planting and accessories.

There are a range of sizes, styles, and lots of colours, to suit all needs.

Choosing Your Beanbag Style and Colour

So if you are thinking about colours, consider what is going to be in the area - plants, furniture and accessories. Either choose complimentary colours to give the biggest impact or harmonizing colours to give sublety.

Contrasting colours are opposites, for example green and red, purple and orange.

Harmonising colours are those that are near in tone, for example pink, purple, mauve and violet. But then these colours look very good with a shot of acid green, seen here with this beanbag, to show them off...

Your Perfect Place

One of the nicest things about an outdoor beanbag is that it doesn't have to look as though it has been placed in the garden simply because you needed somewhere to sit. It can become part of the way the garden looks and feels.

Think about the view from the beanbag as well as the view towards it. Perhaps it could face a favourite border, a pond, a beautiful tree or the part of the garden where the evening sun lingers longest. If it is going beneath a pergola, you can use the structure to frame the view and surround the seating with planting.

And there is another wonderful freedom that comes with a beanbag, it doesn't have to have a permanent home. You can move it into the sunshine in the morning, find a shady spot when the day gets warmer, or carry it to another part of the garden when you fancy a change of view. Perhaps today you'll want to sit beneath the pergola, while tomorrow the best place might be beside the pond or at the end of the garden. It can simply follow wherever you feel like sitting.

This is where an otherwise ordinary pergola seating area can become much more interesting. Let climbing plants soften the posts and beams, bring pots close to the seating, or allow flowers to spill over nearby walls and raised beds. The beanbag then becomes nestled into the planting rather than simply sitting on top of the patio.

You can also move away from the idea that garden furniture has to form a matching set. A beanbag gives you the freedom to create a much more individual space. An old wooden table, a pretty lantern, a collection of pots or even a small stool can all work alongside it. It is the atmosphere that matters, rather than everything being identical.

And don't forget the less obvious places. A beanbag could be wonderful at the end of a garden, beside a summerhouse, on a sheltered deck or tucked beneath a tree. Somewhere you might not normally think of putting a chair can sometimes become the best place to sit.

Perhaps that's the real appeal of an outdoor beanbag. It gives you another way of looking at your garden – not just as somewhere to plant and maintain, but as somewhere to enjoy.

If you want total relaxation to be a part of your outdoor living space, an outdoor bean bag may be just the job!

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