Bringing your outdoor room to life has never been so creative…and so challenging.
Think of your space as an extension of your indoor living area. With an infinite palette of stylish and performance-driven designs, you can create a coordinated look that is welcoming, functional, and even luxurious.
Your first impulse is to buy your “nuts and bolts” pieces, such as sofas, chaise lounges and dining tables. Yet have you thought strategically about the space you are filling? If not, your new outdoor room will offer a few scattered items that reflect clutter instead of the inviting paradise you imagined.
Translate Your Needs Into a Functional Space
Designing a coordinated look takes a little research about what options are out there. Think about the space you are filling by breaking the room into its parts. Is it a place for entertaining or quiet contemplation? Do you want to create separate rooms or a small intimate space that coordinates with your interior? How do you define a space that is different from the rest of your backyard?
Use your imagination and translate your creativity into reality with a few well chosen accessories. We call them “essential accessories” because without them it is very difficult to tie everything together into a coordinated, lifestyle-driven space.
Outdoor Area Rugs or Floor Tiles
There is probably no one single accessory that defines a focal point in your outdoor room than an area rug. Just like your interior space, you can create several mini-rooms on a large patio with different color schemes by using multiple area rugs.
Another creative option is snap-together outdoor wood tiles. Complete with mitered corners and beveled edges, they are designed to create a look of a hardwood floor. They are ideal for visually expanding the floor area when used over an entire deck, balcony or roof top garden.
Throw Pillows
No interior or outdoor room is complete without throw pillows. The patterns and color choices have greatly expanded, enabling you to brighten up or change the look of a chair, sofa or chaise. The use and longevity of treated acrylic fibers has opened the door to a variety of palettes and textures.
Outdoor pillows can handle the wear and tear of outdoor living and are increasingly durable. The fabrics are very resistant to sun fading and they have an inside stuffing or foam that will not attract mold or mildew. For added flexibility, many pillows now come with zippers so the covers can be easily taken off and machine washed
Outdoor Lighting
A wide range of weather-resistant outdoor lighting, from oil torches to rechargeable candles, is now available. New to the mix are table and floor lamp styles with plush fabric shades, ornate glazed bodies and granite bases that will add a an elegant touch to any outdoor room.
When you begin to assemble your outdoor room, remember that selecting the furniture is just the first step. Adding a few well chosen essential accessories will give you a much better chance of ending up with the outdoor lifestyle you imagined.
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