Secret garden: tips for styling a unique patio

The beauty of a patio is that it's pretty much your very own secret garden: let's find out the best way to style it!

Who doesn't love relaxing in a beautiful, quiet little garden? Of course, any garden is relaxing, but patios are pretty much unbeatable. Why? Well, what makes a patio different from just any garden is that it is an inner courtyard: this means that, with a little bit of luck, you are never going to hear car noises, children yelling… in short, your little secret garden is going to become your very own heaven on Earth. But how to furnish it?

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Natural materials

Natural materials should be your go-to choice when it comes to furnishing a garden. If you want to play it safe and choose an evergreen piece of furniture, consider a wicker chair! There is something about sitting on a handcrafted chair, made entirely out of natural material, that is priceless. Of course, you need to love that country vibe rattan has in order to appreciate it; what we’re saying is, if you do like it, then go for it! Life is too short to not follow your heart.

Natural materials combined with sophisticated designs: this is Very Wood

Throw some shade

Being shady might not work too well for your social life, but throwing some shade in your backyard is mandatory if you want to enjoy some well-deserved relax during summer without boiling and possibly turning into a lobster. So first things first, it might be a good idea to get an awning to shelter yourself from excessive exposition to sunlight. You love sunbathing? Well, you should consider that your patio furniture may not: intensive exposition to sunlight can deteriorate the material and the colors will gradually become more and more bleached. The good news is, you can choose between hundreds of awnings! For instance, if your backyard is not that spacious, you can opt for a retractable patio cover system, which by the way is a great solution if you do want to sunbathe every now and then. Although aesthetically, a good, old fixed patio awning is hardly beatable. Don’t say we didn’t warn you!

Frama Hella is the king of perfectly classy and functional awnings!

Be a flower child!

You’re lying down on your deck chair. Wouldn’t it be just perfect to smell the sweet fragrance of fresh flowers? After all, you're outside, in your garden: the smell of flowers completes the whole scene. Well then, a flower pot is what you need. But not just any flower pot: we recommend a design with a sleek, perfectly polished surface, bringing serenity to the patio, helping you restore your own harmony. We’d opt for a neutral shade: your brand-new vase won’t steal the scene and will fit in well with any color patterns around it.

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Naps are highly recommended

We’ve got you covered. Because if there is something that can’t be missing from a patio set, it’s at least one deck chair or sofa. The first, most important quality a deck chair needs to have is comfort. Everything else -- colour, shape, material -- is still important: after all, those are the first features that catch the eye. But imagine lying down on a beautiful chair, only to find out it’s extremely uncomfortable! So, when choosing a deck chair, the first thing you want to do is paying attention to whether it looks comfy or not; everything else can wait.

Aren't these hanging DEDON chairs and sofas dreamy?

What kind of lighting do you need?

Well, it goes without saying that a patio is the best place to be not only during the day, but also at night. But you can’t do it in complete darkness! You don’t need many lights, a couple might just be enough. But in our opinion, if you’re planning on just using a couple, you should go for something striking: always bear in mind that light shouldn’t just be illuminating your space, but enhancing it! This way, your patio will stand out of the crowd 24/7.

Take a look at more fun lamps by Krila Design!

Summer dinners

How lovely is it to enjoy a dinner outside on a nice summer night? What we need is simple: a table. Depending on how you feel like styling your patio, you can opt for something more traditional, with a country feel to it, that would go well with your rattan chairs: a solid wooden table is traditional but never old. Or, you can go for a very different and contemporary vibe: your choice!

We just love the calm contemporaneity of this classy patio set by ALMECO