Tips to Make the Most of Your Small Patio - Lauren Stratton Realty

Tips to Make the Most of Your Small Patio

Don’t fret if your home sports a patio on the smaller side. Take a few pointers from these California homeowners who found ways to renovate their backyard space with function and style. Glean ideas and pointers from this updated patio and apply them to your own outdoor area.

Tips to Make the Most of Your Small Patio - bhgrelife.comPlan for Your Space

To eliminate wasted space behind furnishings, the patio seating was placed in a corner, along the perimeter. This also helps create the feel of a room between the house and the seating. Having a laid out space plan prior to starting work is always a great idea. Small patios rule out large gardens, but tall trees and lush greens provide privacy along the fence. To create an illusion of depth and make your space feel larger, try placing taller plants behind smaller ones.

 

 

Tips to Make the Most of Your Small Patio - bhgrelife.com

Work with Concrete

This space-sufficient design creates the perfect easy living outdoor space through multipurpose furnishings, poured-in-place concrete seating to better frame the area, and a portable grill. With an overhanging umbrella, shade is never too far away on bright sunny days.

Tips to Make the Most of Your Small Patio - bhgrelife.com

Outdoor Built-In

A creative “coffee table” fashioned from an old horse trough serves many purposes. One side is a drink cooler, and the wood top can be moved so the drink cooler is easily accessible on those steamy days.

 

Tips to Make the Most of Your Small Patio - bhgrelife.com

Add a Fire Pit

By moving the other half of the top of the three-in-one table, the fire pit is revealed. Perfect for cold nights, the fire pit is a great place to gather around and share stories with friends and family. There are wood tops for both sides of the table so both the fire pit and the drink cooler can be covered.

Tips to Make the Most of Your Small Patio - bhgrelife.com

Get Comfy with Pillows

Pillows in various patterns and colors add spark to the patio as well as comfort. Blue and orange are complementary colors, a dynamic combination that brings the patio to life.

 

Tips to Make the Most of Your Small Patio - bhgrelife.com

Add Greenery

Small slivers of leafy greens poke through the patio floor, outlining the seating and table. These small slivers of green add great contrast and color to the patio, which has limited planting space.

 

Tips to Make the Most of Your Small Patio - bhgrelife.com

Build a Simple Water Feature

Like the table, the fountain was also originally a horse trough. Around it, planting insets bring a bit of garden into the space and a splash of color. These plants also provide an outline to the patio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adapted from Better Homes & Gardens. Used with permission. © Meredith Corporation. http://www.meredith.com. All rights reserved.

 

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