A bespoke garden cabinet does not begin in a catalogue – it begins at your terrace. This project in Freinsheim shows what can grow out of that approach: a generous pool storage cabinet, planned as a piece of made-to-measure work for two tasks at once. Nets, pool care products, cushions, glasses and garden tools all find their place behind one continuous, calm front – exactly where they are needed, a few steps from the water and the table.
Standard furniture forces the terrace into a compromise – the made-to-measure cabinet turns that relationship around. Width, depth and height were planned here precisely to the available area, the interior layout to the way it is actually used: tall compartments for bulky pool equipment, shelves for small items, space for cushions. Nothing had to be squeezed in, nothing is left over. The result feels less like furniture placed on the terrace and more like a piece of the terrace itself – planned with it, not after it.
A cabinet of this size could easily look monolithic. Here, the joint pattern structures the body, gives the large surface a composed rhythm and visually lightens the whole piece – a detail that turns a storage unit into a designed element of the terrace. From the pool you see a calm, ordered front; only when the doors open does the sheer capacity behind it become apparent.
The cabinet is made from HPL (high-pressure laminate) by Trespa, and the investment pays off twice. The surface is permanently lightfast and needs no care beyond an occasional clean – no painting, no oiling, no re-treating. At the same time the material stays dimensionally stable: doors and joints sit as precisely after years of sun, rain and frost as they did on day one. The material is calculated for a service life of around 50 years.
Our made-to-measure garden cabinets can take any form your terrace requires – tall, low, freestanding or fitted into a niche, right up to sideboards around three metres long. Poolside storage is only one variation of the principle: the same construction organises barbecue corners, seating areas and garden equipment with equal calm. The starting point is always the same question: what should disappear, and where exactly? In Freinsheim the answer was planned around the real everyday mix of pool care equipment, terrace cushions and glassware, so that each finds its own place without crowding the others. The continuous, calm front keeps the terrace looking orderly even at the height of the swimming season, when the cabinet is opened many times a day.
For the surface you choose from over 250 HPL colours and finishes – from white through warm greys to deep anthracite and wood décors – and free colour samples are sent to your home in advance, so the tone can be judged next to the water, the terrace flooring and the façade before you decide.
Every cabinet is developed in-house and manufactured in Germany, with planning and production in one hand from the first sketch onwards. The finished piece leaves the workshop fully assembled and is brought to you by specialist carrier – ready to use on arrival, with delivery available across Europe.
Are you looking for a pool storage cabinet that suits terrace, pool and living style exactly? Start your enquiry via the contact form – we will come back to you with concrete suggestions for dimensions, interior layout and price.
Customer review:
We’d been looking for a modern cupboard for our patio for ages, and I stumbled across the design@garten website by chance. After discussing it with Mr Hart, the bespoke patio cupboard was created, just as pictured, and it suits ‘us’ perfectly. Behind this rather substantial investment in a ‘patio cupboard’ lies superb craftsmanship and modern design. Many thanks, Mr Hart – we’re happy to recommend you to others with complete confidence ;-). B. S.![]()
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We believe in love at first sight – that's why we understand your palpitations. Feel free to send us a message using the form opposite and we will get back to you as soon as possible with more detailed information on the dimensions and prices of the finish in this project.