Deciding and choosing what sort of garden or patio furniture should be included in the design of your garden or patio is a task most daunting.  This could drain us of our energies as well as the enthusiasm to push thru with it.
However, this concern can be very much eliminated or minimized if you plan ahead of time.  This means thinking well in advance what sort of theme would you want for your garden or patio, what sort of colors would you like to dominate in it or would you like to have the rustic and cabin feel of some hardwood furniture like the teak patio furniture or the easy ambiance provided by all weather wicker furniture.
These questions plus much more should be answered first before you even purchase your very own garden or patio furniture or even your own market umbrella for that matter.  Planning is such an important activity that this should precede others.  In management, planning is considered the first among equals.  They say that when you act without planning you are actually planning to fail.
Now here comes another concern of most people.  After choosing their desired furniture based on themes or color combination now comes the part of outfitting some of this furniture with outdoor patio cushions.
Whether we like it or not some furniture like some chairs and benches really do look good and they are quite a sight to behold and can perfectly match the design and color of your garden or patio but when it comes to comfort they can become quite problematic.
Some of this furniture like the teak patio furniture can be hard on the butt.  One way to make it a bit comfortable on the person sitting is to put some outdoor patio cushions.  These accessories offer more than just simple functionality and comfort they can also provide the necessary ambiance and decoration to your garden.
As with any other furniture you have, before going out and purchasing your outdoor patio cushions have a look at your existing garden or patio furniture first.  You should consider that your outdoor patio cushions should match the color and theme of the garden or patio.  This could include also taking a look at your outdoor patio heater.
If the color of your teak patio furnitureis on the shade of dark brown have your cushions too in the same or lighter color or shade so that it can very compliment your furniture.
Another way of complimenting the color is to look into the color of your market umbrella (if there is one) and determine what color goes well with the color of your market umbrella.  Color matching any of your furniture can be a good way to have a theme.
After taking some visual observations and making some inputs as to the look and feel your garden or patio should have, it is now time to take measurements of the area or space you wanted to be fitted with outdoor patio cushions.

Measurements should include finding out the exact sizes, widths and lengths of those furniture that needs to have some cushions.  Taking this information can eliminate the extra work of going back and forth because you failed to measure a single item.  This can also ensure that you have the right size for the outdoor patio cushions therefore less waste of money for you.
The market boasts of several suppliers who can custom made outdoor patio cushions.  They can make cushions specifically to your likes and designs.  The internet offers a rich source of suppliers that you can go to.
Look for a supplier that has a good history of serving their customers satisfactorily as well if the supplier  is near your place.  And another thing is that you start shopping out of season and during clearance sale.  This will allow you to save on some precious cash which is hard to come by these days.