Summer is the best season to spend time outdoors with your family and friends. There are plenty of things you can do during summer, whether informal gatherings or outdoor barbecues and parties. You need to make your outdoor ambience relaxed and favorable for spontaneous and formal get-togethers. Apart from doing up your outdoor setting, you further need to think of workable ways to entertain your guests.
The hot summer requires extra effort to make the guests comfortable. The tables, chairs, décor, lighting need reinvigoration to make the outdoor space look inviting and memorable. Here are some tangible tips to celebrate the return of summer and make your backyard a picture-perfect backdrop for occasional parties and conversations.
Work Out Your Open-Air Seating
Selecting outdoor seating needs mind-conditioning on factors like climate changes and furniture durability. Chairs, stools, benches, and tables are fixtures that will stay in your garden space during the entire summer. Decide on getting teak, cedar, redwood, or stainless steel for your outdoor furniture range. The outdoor fabrics come in stylish patterns.
For additional seating requirements, stack floor cushions on benches, put up lawn chairs around a fire pit or put up a few chaise lounges for comfort.
Prepare For the Climate Changes
When sitting outdoors in the season’s first summer breeze, you must prepare yourself for the weather changes. Consider installing shade umbrellas in your garden to prevent the first summer heat.
If you live in a humid region, put an outdoor ceiling fan on a covered patio to make open-air chit-chats comfortable and breezy. If you have a home in an area where evenings turn chilly, get a fire pit or a portable veranda or backyard heater.
Invest In Lighting
In summers, most of us will prefer sitting outdoors in the evening hours. Hence the need for wise lighting options. Make sure the garden pathways are well-lit by garden lights. You can look up pole lighting, string lights, or even LED lights for backyard entertaining.
Consider battery-operated candles or tiki torches as worry-free lighting alternatives. Put up well-lit, light citronella candles around the seating area to avoid pesky bug bites. Its scent isn’t overwhelming. Ensure that your lights stay up by putting on solid, weight-bearing hooks to avert a slip.
Plan Outdoor Kitchen
Get out of the kitchen wall confines by moving your kitchen outside in your garden area. You will enjoy the lush landscape of your garden and the chirping sound of birds as you plan your barbeque grill menu in the beautiful outdoors.
The outdoor kitchen can get lavish with a full bar and kitchen appliances. Most commonly, you will find a relaxed setting for the cook and the guests, with a half-wall countertop for preparation work and a concealed bar-top.
Add A Water Feature
Water fixtures can impressively transform your outdoor space. Though flowing water sounds are relaxing by themselves, adding a water highlight can attract different birds to your backyard.
Add a small water vessel or be creative with old household items to make water talk mildly yet impressively. You may install a fountain or build a mini-pond with a waterfall. The investment may look expensive, but it can significantly impact outdoor space during summers.
Arrange For Some Shade
In early or mid-summer, it may seem unconvincing to sit outside. To make your backyard pleasant during the day, think about the shade cover. For those on a budget, a sunshade is an obvious choice.
Install a retractable roof if you are seriously pursuing home resale value and want to get the most returns. With this, you can block sunlight entirely or partially draw the roof to get some amount of sun exposure on your patio. Keep in mind that this is a summer-appropriate decision. Keep the retractable roof closed to permit adequate sunlight in your courtyard in winters.
Personalize Outdoor Décor
While there is plenty of natural décor in your home surroundings, personalize your outdoor entertainment area. Strive to make it inviting by putting investing in items like outdoor floor rugs, mirrors, vases, terracotta to give your outdoor space a pleasing personality.
Put up colorful dishware for outdoor décor to make your gathering chicer. Think decoration with cheerful melamine plates, thrift store china items, or woven paper plate holders to make your outdoor space inviting.
Give Your Lawn A Restyling
Transforming your lawn from a sad patch of land to a verdant green and healthy garden involves various steps. Do a lawn survey to assess the damage. If your existing lawn is recoverable, give your yard a good mow and then proceed with a lawn makeover plan.
Remove the debris with the help of a rake, aerate the grass/soil to loosen the soil and promote healthy growth, and remove the weeds. Water your lawn deeply and less often and use natural lawn fertilizers to improve your lawn. Add a bench or other types of yard decoration to boost the oomph value of your lawn. Invest in ornamental birdbaths to attract a diverse mix of birds.
The Bottom Line
Eating outdoors is an enjoyable part of summer, but it can get messy. Metal tables and chairs can help you easier clean up after parties with less stain management. You can also keep your outdoor space clean with removable cover cushions. Get a quality umbrella for your summer outdoor seating and make sure it is big enough to provide shade for the seats.
