Outdoor Living Rooms: The Perfect Summer Hangout
Outdoor living rooms take your all your best memories of outdoor patio fun and bring them back to life!
As a kid growing up, did you spend a lot of time in your patio, wishing that the rest of the rooms in the house were just like this: cool, breezy, refreshing, peaceful? Well, as a grown up, you have all the resources to recreate your father's patio, but much better.
Can't you just picture it? Instead of just the standard barbecue grill, some benches and a picnic table, why not have an entire set of lounging furniture made of teak or wicker from Teak, Wicker and More serving as the focal point of your brand new outdoor living room?
Accent it with beautiful outdoor rugs made of Duracord and polypropylene, from Outdoor Rugs live potted flowering plants, beverage buckets, ice chests and tea trays nearby for a sudden craving, or for convenience when you decide you want to have your meals outside.
Dining Al Fresco, Maybe?
If outdoor dining is even more appetizing than plain lounging around in your outdoor living room, why not have a dining room on your patio instead? This is also great for entertaining visitors, who will inevitably envy your mode of comfortable living.
Choose low dining tables and chairs for more informal and relaxed dining, and for entertaining a few friends. For an array of dining sets for your patio or deck, you could check out All Outdoor Dining.
Choosing Furniture
Naturally, outdoor living rooms ought to have heavy duty, weather-resistant furniture, regardless whether your patio is covered by a canopy, awning or a charming pavilion. Even if it will be protected from rain, damp breezes will eventually affect and slowly damage most kinds of wooden furniture.
Opt for metal furniture, or hardwood, such as acacia and teak, or even wicker from rattan. You can find an assortment of furniture and several styles and designs in different materials at Adirondack Furniture Direct
Your choices are many and you'll find it easy to create a outdoor living room that has a central design theme. Let's talk a bit about the types of outdoor living room furniture available.
Chaise Lounges - Read a book, catch some rays, stretch out after dinner? These are all things you can do in a chaise lounge
Adirondack Chairs - Made from beautiful woods, low to the ground, slanted and with hallmark armrests, these chairs are the ultimate in relaxation
Sofas/Loveseats - From iron to wicker, finding a great looking and comfortable sofa or loveseat isn't hard.
Tables - You'll primary find coffee tables and side tables in a wide range of materials and sizes.
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Lighting For Ambience
We're going to go out on a limb and say that you'll spend just as much time on your newly transformed patio as you do during the day. Outdoor lighting is now generally eco-friendly, so don't worry about spending several hours in your backyard living room.
Attach brass or bronze lanterns to your exterior walls, with many designs from vintage, rustic and traditional to contemporary and modern available at Outdoor Lighting And More.
You could also surround yourself with a couple more post lanterns or light up your pathway with solar lanterns that charge up during the day and illuminate at night. Below are some examples of the types of lighting available for outdoor living rooms.
Keep Warm When the Sun Goes Down
When the sun sets, you don't need to head back inside. Enjoy the light and warmth from a fire pit, pagoda or chiminea in your outdoor living room. We own a simple pagoda and some of our best memories are of Friday nights on the back patio, enjoying a beverage while the fire crackles and dances. Here's a fire pit and a pagoda available at Fire Pits Central
Get Creative Outdoors
Decorating outdoor living rooms is not the same as sprucing up the den inside your house. Let's start by thinking about hanging a trellis in your backyard to serve as the main wall for your outdoor room and have a work of art that grows and changes each day. You can find many other patio ideas from sites like More Garden Planters.
You can hang art on the exterior walls of your home, depending on the construction. Hanging art on vinyl siding isn't a great idea, but on stucco, brick or wood siding, give it a try. Flank your art with sconces from Outdoor Lighting and More.
Below are a couple of ideas for outdoor art...
Encourage your whole family to spend quality time with you on your newly transformed patio by having games ready, such as a garden croquet set, lawn bowling pins and ball, or a horseshoe throwing set, or simple board games. Stash these away in charming wooden cubbies and storage hutches. Soon, no one will want to spend time indoors anymore. And, one day, your kids will want their very own outdoor living rooms.
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