So winter is upon us, the frosts have hit, and suddenly sitting out in your garden isn’t quite the attraction that it was over the summer. However, your wooden garden furniture is likely to suffer if left out in your garden over the winter months.

The obvious answer is to store your garden furniture in your garden shed or wooden garage. There are several options for storing those furniture items that are valuable in some way, but you simply don't have room for in your house.

Wooden furniture can be prone to damage if not properly stored. This is especially true for garden furniture that is left outside year-round or during certain months of the year when weather is harsh.

Prepare Your Garden Furniture for Storing in a Wooden Garage or Garden Shed

In order to keep your furniture stored safely and securely in your wooden garage or garden shed you will first need to prepare the furniture for storage. This can be done by wrapping blankets or thick sheets (e.g. unused bedding) around the furniture, and ensuring that any parts of the furniture most prone to damage, such as legs, are covered.

You can help to prevent the build up of moisture and mildew buy placing pieces of charcoal inside drawers or wrapped in newspaper, and the build up of dirt and dust on your wooden garden furniture can be avoided by covering the entire packages in plastic sheeting.

Preparing Your Wooden Garage or Garden Shed

To store wooden garden furniture in your garage or garden shed you will also need to prepare the building. To help keep dust and damp away from your garden furniture cover the floor with plastic sheeting and place your items on top of raised wooden platforms. You can easily create raised wooden platforms by placing a brick or cinder block under each end of a number of wooden planks.