With temps rising in our sunny corner of Toronto, I thought I would round up some of my favorite outdoor spaces found on Pinterest. Decorating outdoor spaces is one of my favorite spaces to makoever. I guess it's the option of increasing your living space by creating another room outside.
Personally I love working with a small space and turning it into a cozy nook. A larger space can be more daunting but the key is to create different zones within the larger space. Consider breaking it into different areas for lounging, dining, playing and reading. This makes the task more approachable.
One of my favorite ways to turn an outdoor space into a reading corner is adding hanging chairs. If you have a beam or chair stand to hang them from then this quiet sunny corner is the perfect place to catch up on your stack of magazines. Add a few fairy lights and you are done!
Via The Contemporist
Via The Trendenser
If you have a long narrow kind of space then hosting an extra long dining set would give you the option of having outdoor dinner parties. Just imagine a line of candles on that table and soft music along with your bruschetta and sparkling wine.
Via Maple and Shade
If your outdoor patio is a tiny space then consider tiling it with cement tiles which are all the rage right now. They bring color, pattern and lots of character to your home. Many tile shops are carrying them now and you can check out some of our favorite cement tiles spotted on our tile hunts here.
Via WG Landscape
Via VT Wonen
The ultimate luxury is adding a fireplace to an outdoor space which allows you to stay out even longer when the nights get chillier. The fireplace below is a free standing one built out of brick and painted white. Add a couple of Peackcock chairs and copper/lucite tables and you've just created a a very stylish corner.
With a more neutral scheme try adding more texture through tree stump tables, bamboo furniture and terracotta pots to make the space more inviting.
Via Ad Magazine
If you are not a neutral kinda person and more a colorful person like me then consider adding lots of color through rugs, poufs and cushions. Emily Henderson is one of my favorite Interior Designers and she is the best at adding color and vintage elements to the spaces she decorates.
I definitely lean toward a more Bohemian style when decorating outdoor spaces and last summer we transformed our drab side yard into this Boho Oasis. You can see more pics of our outdoor space here.
If you liked this post then you will like this other one I wrote last year on "How to add color to your outdoor spaces". Stuck on ideas for your outdoor spaces feel free to give me a shout and we can brainstorm some plans together.
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Have a supah summer folks!
Big Hugs
Lynda
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