Our gardens are special places where our creativity can roam free. The colors, textures, and abundant life feed our souls and inspire our imaginations. Garden rooms give us places of rest and contemplation. We can write in our journal, read a book, and have a cup of tea with friends. If you’re looking for garden furniture that is durable, beautiful and will make your garden room look like a natural wonderland, consider concrete faux bois.
Faux bois means “false wood” in French. Hand crafted concrete faux bois benches, tables and chairs appear to be made of actual tree branches, vines and driftwood planks. Faux bois décor and architecture has adorned the estate gardens of European royalty as well as the cottage gardens of the romantic at heart throughout the world for more than 150 years.
Faux bois is generally considered to be rustic furniture. However, there are contemporary faux bois artists like myself who use this traditional art form to create elegant and natural profiles that fit in with sophisticated high-end home and garden designs.
This faux bois branch console table would look wonderful in any garden, ranch or woodland setting.
Those with country homes, forest retreats, ranches, cottage gardens, or romantic, European style gardens find that sets of faux bois furniture are an ideal fit. Faux bois benches placed in strategic areas not only create a place to enjoy afternoon tea: they also provide interesting and sculptural focal points that transform the garden space into an enchanted garden niche.
Here are 3 ways to use faux bois to turn your garden from fine to fabulous:
This organic faux bois bench can make your garden niche a place of daily inspiration.
1. Faux Bois in the quiet garden niche
In the morning, it’s wonderful to have a quiet place to read, have coffee and write down your thoughts or intentions for the day. An elegant little faux bois bench or chair with an accompanying table and potted plants could transform an intimate garden space into a haven for dreaming and being creative.
Resting in this faux bois chair with a cup of coffee and a good book could transport you to an enchanting place.
2. Faux Bois Seating Group
When friends visit, it’s nice having an interesting place to gather and discuss dreams and projects like travel, art and gardens, of course! Faux bois furniture sets can be eclectic, and individual pieces don’t have to match. In summer they harmonize with your flowers and trees. In the winter, faux bois furniture can provide sculptural interest when colors are in short supply.
This large faux bois bench paired with a faux bois tree table would take your garden to a new level of whimsy and enchantment.
3. Decorating and Entertaining:
For the Holidays, faux bois furniture creates a perfect setting to display a natural woodland décor. High tea could be served from a faux bois sideboard or console table. Let your imagination run wild!
With a faux bois table like this, your woodland holiday decorating is a breeze!
A demilune branch console table like this could make your tea parties legendary.
Decorating with a faux bois tree stump table like this is limited only by your imagination!
The ways to decorate with faux bois décor are only limited by your imagination.
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