BEST · Outdoor Furniture
The Best Garden Furniture
Teak, aluminium and rope sets left out through a full weather cycle — with joint checks at both ends.
Outdoor Living
Outdoor Dining
Everything the outdoor living desk has published on outdoor dining — tested, measured and updated as products change.
Our outdoor dining testing is in progress.
The first outdoor dining stories publish shortly. In the meantime, here is closely related reading from the Outdoor Living desk.
Related reading
HOW-TO · Patios
How to Build a Better Outdoor Space
The four-part sequence that turns a patch of paving into a room you actually use.
BEST · Fire Pits
The Best Fire Pits
We burned identical hardwood loads and measured downwind smoke as well as radiant warmth.
GUIDE · Patios
Patio Materials: Costs, Upkeep and What Ages Well
The surface decision sets the maintenance bill for the next twenty years.
BEST · BBQs
The Best Grills and BBQs
Gas, charcoal or pellet — and the build details that decide longevity.
BEST · Outdoor Lighting
The Best Outdoor Lighting
Path lights, uplights and festoons measured on colour temperature, glare and winter reliability.
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