Outdoor Entertaining – 5 Hacks for Happy Spring Parties

Grab some fast outdoor entertaining tips here today for saving time and money when having guests over this coming spring and summer.

I’m so excited spring is here after the long Melbourne winter, which means it is time to focus some energy on the outside areas of the home. You don’t have to spend a lot of money or time updating your outdoor area. Making the most of the lighter evenings will always bring a new sense of excitement and possibility to your living space when you create a space for entertaining. More importantly, getting fresh air and soaking up Vitamin D is good for your mind and body.

Ways to upgrade outdoor entertaining spaces

You can upgrade your outdoor space in so many different ways. Start by considering what you want to use the space for most, and then make everything else fit around that. The usability of your space is also influenced by seating, comfort, lighting, and other elements related to its design. For those who want to ensure comfort when they are entertaining outdoors, a gas heater is a good long-term investment as the evenings can get a little chilly once the sun goes down. 

Tips and design ideas

Here are some top tips and design ideas to help you create an entertaining space you can make the most of going forward.

1. Decking

If you want to distinguish between the seating and dining areas in your garden, decking can help you create a sectional feel, for example, if you have a small garden. You can also use it to break up large sections of grass and to add furniture and accessories more easily. Hanging lights, rugs, and plants make great additions to decks. Decks can also be used to create walkways and enhance the sense of indoor-outdoor living if installed right from the house.

2. Add Screens

It is possible to add both style and functionality to your garden by adding a trellis, intricate fence, or garden screen. Create a corner seating area, a dining pergola, or partially screen off the kid’s play area to add versatility and privacy to your outdoor living space. For inspiration, look at different options for walled spaces online, in showrooms, or in magazines. If you’re looking to maximize how you use your space for entertaining, portable screens could also offer both design and function.

3. Natural Inspiration

Take inspiration from the greenery outside; a herb garden or planters can make a great decorative feature and fast-growing climbing plants are a fantastic way to add colour to walls, and fences. Plant sprouts or grasses between paving slabs to bring more life to the area. Growing numbers of people are ditching gravel and stones for more environmentally friendly walkway options, such as living rugs of soft grass and flowers. In an outdoor setting, natural materials such as wicker, rattan, bamboo, and almost any type of wood look great. Comfort and warmth can be provided by natural fabrics such as cotton, linen, and wool.  

4. Making Use of Space

5. Make It Homely

Whatever you enjoy about being at home, try to incorporate some of that into your outdoor space, if you enjoy cooking, adding a fire pit big enough to put a grill plate on might be just the thing to get you dining al fresco more often or give you time to reconnect with friends over a few drinks from your outdoor bar cart with friends. 

Outdoor Entertaining Products

Gifts for outdoor entertaining

1. Hanging Plants
2. Picnic Tables
3. Cheeseboard and Knives
4. BBQ Accessories
5. Outdoor Framed Art
6. Cushions
7. Table Runners
8. Placemats
9. Candles
10. Party Lights

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