Decorating with Garden Stools – How to Use & Accessorize

Decorating with garden stools and accessorizing them is easy. They are versatile, affordable, and can add character to any space without effort. A garden stool is an increasingly popular choice among interior designers and homeowners alike. It’s a multi-purpose furniture piece that offers endless possibilities when it comes to sprucing up your space.

In this article, we’ll show you how to decorate with these lovely pieces of outdoor furniture on your patio or inside your house, how to accessorize them, and present some ideas about how to use them.

Why Decorate With Garden stools?

Decorative garden stools can be an eye-catching accent to any room or can help bring out the beauty in other pieces within the room or outdoor space. Due to their small size, they won’t dominate your home décor or landscape design.

Generally, the best garden stools are lightweight. For this reason, you can move them around with ease when trying to find the perfect spot to position them and use them for decor. And, the best part about them is their price. The average price is less than $100 for a nice piece. Low risk and high reward!

 
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Things to Consider Before You Begin Decorating

Garden stools, as their name suggests, are meant for decorating outdoor spaces, particularly next to or in a garden or anyplace near foliage, etc. Visit our page on what is a garden stool if this is unclear.

You can use them in a variety of indoor settings. However, they might not complement all home decor, color schemes, or tastes in home design. One more downside about them is that some people may find that these decorative furniture pieces are too ornamental for their taste.

Consider the size, shape, color, and style of your space when it comes to decorating with garden stools. You may need just one piece for a cozy small room or narrow porch or balcony. One can be enough for larger spaces, however, two or three pieces will do the job better. The color and style of a new garden stool can match your room or patio, or make a nice contrast. However, inappropriate color combinations can ruin the overall look of the space.

Avoid Annoying Light Reflections

Don’t forget that most metal or ceramic garden stools have a glossy finish. Their reflective surfaces might bounce the light off them. And this can be really annoying… A simple solution to avoid reflections is to put the furniture in front or beside the light source. Another solution is to use softer light, however, this might not be desirable for the rest of the room or outdoor space.

How to Decor With Garden Stools

Whether you’re decorating your living room, bedroom, entryway, garden, or patio here are some of our ideas for the specific uses of garden stools that can help you embellish your spaces.

1. Serve as extra seats
   Provide extra seating when entertaining guests in any space without taking up too much room. This is especially useful during parties or other gatherings where additional chairs may be required indoors or outdoors.
2. Use them as stepping stools
   If it’s a sturdy small garden stool with good balance then you can use it safely as a stepping stool for reaching items you can’t reach otherwise. Functionality with style in one package.
3. Make them into small tables
   Decorative garden stools with flat tops and intriguing designs can serve as coffee, end, or side tables to put anything you want (beverages, vases, books, etc.) In addition, use them in your bedroom as stylish bedside tables or nightstands.
4. Use them as a base for tabletops
   Again, if they have flat tops you can make a beautiful base for table tops with them. Pieces with slightly curved tops will work too! Create a unique table by combining several with a glass table top.
5. Make them accent pieces
   They can add a special decorative touch to your home or outdoor setting. Especially, the ones with unique art-inspired designs!
6. Pair them with other furniture
   Put them under a desk in your bedroom or under your hallway console table in your foyer. What’s more, they can complement sofas if you place them near them. Pair them with a patio chair and elevate your outdoor living space.
7. Style them as plant stands
   As their name suggests their main use is for the garden. They are perfect plant pedestals and can complement your plants. In addition, they can blend seamlessly or they can make a difference. Different colors always add life and interest to any garden!
8. Put them in an empty garden space
   If your garden looks disoriented because something went wrong, for example, your favorite shrub died, you can replace the empty spot with a decorative garden stool. Not only it will fill the void, but it might transform the whole aesthetic for the better.
9. Use them as shower seats
   Make a spot for your towel or you to rest next to the tub or in your shower. A blue or white garden stool is an excellent choice for most bathrooms. We suggest you get one for your small shower. Just make sure that is waterproof…
10. Use them as footrests
    Place an extra cushion or a comfy pad and relax your feet. When not resting your feet pick another lovely cushion and use the accent furniture as a simple stool for seating.
11. Make them extra storage options
    Get a decorative garden stool with storage and eliminate the need of buying another piece for storing small objects etc.- a definite plus! Remember to not overfill it because it will become quite heavy.
12. Create symmetry in your space
    Using them to correct a mismatched room or patio area is another solid option. Get two of them and place each one of them on each side of your outdoor rug or carpet. Or perhaps group them in the center to emphasize.

How to Accessorize a Garden Stool

There are so many different ways to dress up your garden stool or make it more interesting. Actually, you can put whatever you want on it. Here are some of our ideas to inspire you.

1. Pick up a few different pillows or decorative cushions to increase comfort if you are going to use the furniture piece as a seat. You could also try adding an extra layer of padding on top of the existing cushion for extra support.
2. Think about adding an embellishment or two. A simple flower or brightly colored snap would all be great additions.
3. Use a garden stool to display planters, statues, or other decorative items.
4. Use natural materials like reed or bamboo to add texture and interest to your garden stool as well as functionality (like holding plants).
5. Cover the top of the piece with a small ornamental throw blanket or a lovely knitted doily.
6. Decorate with table lambs, votive or container candles, or lanterns to create an intimate atmosphere at night.

To Summarize

These furnishings can add visual interest to any outdoor living area or room in your home and can make them more interesting. When decorating with garden stools it’s important to recognize that these are pieces of outdoor furniture and décor.

As a result. these decorative patio seats might not work with all types of decor styles, palettes, or interior aesthetic preferences. Thankfully, they are lightweight and for this reason, you can move them around with ease and test them in many different spaces to see whether they can match well.