Garden furniture is expensive so it makes sense to make it last as long as you possibly can. As long as it can be revived without looking like it has been patched up then it is probably worth it. Soap and water can go a long way if you put some elbow grease into cleaning up your furniture and then just rinse it off and leave it to dry naturally. If a lick of paint or a drop of teak oil will make it look better them these are worth applying too. Finally you can completely transform your furniture with new outdoor patio cushions.
Now a patio cushion by itself cannot work magic. The furniture itself must be basically sound and as you buy cushions to fit the furniture you probably want to make sure it is good enough to keep a few years before you go splashing out on new cushions.
In any case, once you have decided to buy new cushions make sure you buy those which will actually improve the look of your patio. They have to fit your furniture and be in keeping with the style and color too. And if you have a definite color scheme for your garden avoid your cushions clashing with it. The cushions should coordinate with the other items in the garden including any floral color scheme you have. It would be a pity if everyone noticed your clashing patio cushions before your beautiful flowers.
Of course, if you don’t have cushions for your garden furniture at the moment you will definitely notice a transformation. You will be so much more comfortable sitting in your garden that you are bound to spend more time outside. The padding makes such a difference to the chairs that you will wonder how you ever spent any time on your patio before you had them.