The spring season is rapidly approaching, so its time to start planning your outdoor spaces to entertain your family and friends. We have put together a collection of inspiring outdoor patio ideas to help get you started. Not only do you need to think about the furnishings, but also consider the possibility of an outdoor kitchen, fireplace, fire pit or installing a television to enjoy sports and movie nights. An outdoor dining area can help to create a romantic space to enjoy a magical evening with candles and string lights.
Consider adding some textiles such as area rugs, throws for nighttime warmth, tablecloths and cushions for comfort. Lanterns can help add further ambiance to your outdoor spaces. Adding potted plants and gardens will also help to bring in the spring season and keep on blooming all the way through fall. Have a look below for some inspiring ideas!
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1. Gravel patio remodel in Portland, Oregon features a cozy dining and living area with a built-in fireplace for ambiance. (via Shapiro / Didway Landscape Architecture)
2. An outdoor oasis in NW Washington. (via Anthony Wilder Design/Build)
3. The patio flooring is limestone, while the dining set is by Restoration Hardware. (via Turn-Key Projects)
4. The bluestone flooring was hand-selected to achieve the widest color range and greater quantity of rust/iron oxide pieces. In higher-traffic areas the bluestone was tightly fit together. (via Architectural Gardens)
5. This rustic outdoor living space in Michigan is nestled on a beautiful lakeside setting with a tall stone-clad fireplace and teak Adirondack chairs. (via Lankford Design Group)
6. To create this intimate dining setting, the designer used Bauhinia trees, the pink variety not the white. The idea of using these smaller trees is that they can be controlled to fit their environment. They are about 11-feet apart. (via Site Design Studio)
7. This outdoor space is perfect for smaller backyards, featuring a vertical garden called a Wallygro Living Wall. The umbrella was sourced from Pier 1 Imports. (via EAC Designs)
8. A small and intimate deck features a modern fire pit from Concreteworks, surrounded by comfortable seating. (via Verner Architects)
9. A cedar pergola provides shade for this beautiful outdoor living space that is perfect for entertaining. A decorative concrete patio has an integral color and release, scored and sealed with a glossy finish. Plenty of seating options and a fireplace create a comfortable and relaxing outdoor oasis. Cushions are Sunbrella fabric. (via DRM Design Group)
10. The aluminum outdoor patio furniture is the Palazzo collection from the Winston Furniture Company. (via J C Swanson’s Fireplace and Patio Shop)
11. The patio flooring is stamped concrete, while the fire pit and outdoor kitchen is created from Belgard products. (via Yardscapes Northwest)
12. Outdoor living space has plenty of privacy thanks to tall evergreens. The furniture grouping offers a cozy spot for entertaining guests. (via Shapiro / Didway Landscape Architecture)
13. An eco-friendly, Tuscan style estate in Southern California features this expansive dining pavilion that has been crafted from iron lattice. This offers a romantic canopy to enjoy alfresco entertaining. (via Timothy Corrigan)
14. The stain on the beams is an exterior semi-transparent: Sherwin Williams-Cafe Brown. The patio is roughly 16ft x 18ft with 6″ and 4″ inch wide rough-sawn beams. The furnishings are from Restoration Hardware, while the string lights were strung with small hooks. The fireplace stone is pre-cut ledgestone, California Gold, sourced from MSInternational. The flooring is a concrete paver from Belguard. (via Mclaughlin Landscape Construction)
15. Comfortable loveseats and a few well-placed chairs on your patio offer plenty of options for entertaining guests. Chairs with an open back or without arms offer extra space and more seating options. A fireplace and built-in kitchen make for a perfect entertaining oasis. (via K West Images)
16. An elegant outdoor living space with a built-in fireplace with a television, beautiful furnishings, and flagstone flooring. (via Design Visions of Austin)
17. This outdoor living space features folding screen walls by Solar Innovations in Pennsylvania. The pavilion measures roughly 32′ x 20′. (via Richard Leggin Architects)
18. A Mediterranean-style outdoor patio with a fireplace features Canterra stone in the color of Tobacco. It was custom carved by Estrella Custom Stone. The fireplace screen was custom-made by Creative Metals. (via Candelaria Design Associates)
19. Highlights of this outdoor oasis include a curved bar, pizza oven, and dining area. The lights under the bar are from In-lite. The furniture is from Wicker World. (via Barkman)
20. This timber frame and stone pavilion features a comfortable furniture arrangement around a stone-clad fireplace with a television. Perfect for game night! (via The Stone Man)
21. String lights illuminate this fantastic patio space with a built-in grill. The furnishings are from Restoration Hardware. (via Chelsea Construction Corporation)
22. A covered outdoor living room features furniture groupings defined by area rugs. The furnishings are from the Provence Collection from Restoration Hardware. Retractable screens between the columns help shield this space from the elements. (via Johnson Design)
23. The “Sonoma Arched Wood Pergola” features latticework and shutters, providing shelter to this outdoor space. Other highlights include wicker furnishings around a built-in fireplace and a grill. (via The Columbus Coal & Lime Co.)
24. This outdoor space is the ultimate spot to watch sports or have a movie night! Outdoor furnishings are grouped around a fire pit from FrontGate. A 10-foot umbrella is on a portable base that can be wheeled around as needed. A glass and bronze overhead door with a remote opener seals the television screen from the elements. The rear projector is in the climate-controlled pavilion. (via Colorworks Studio)
25. A covered patio includes a fireplace, wall-mounted TV, and furniture groupings. The Corsica Lounge Chairs are from Ballard Designs. The floors are Pennsylvania blue stone, while the walls are a Texas limestone blend from Alamo Stone. The approximate size of this space is 40′ x 15′. (via Thompson Custom Homes)
26. The ceiling on this patio is beadboard, used on both the walls and ceilings. The flooring is New York Bluestone. A floor-to-ceiling wood-burning fireplace adds to the overall ambiance. (via Gustavson Dundes Architecture & Design)
27. The outdoor furnishings are from Cotswold. A built-in kitchen and dining area offer the ultimate in outdoor entertaining. (via Highgate House)
28. A barn-style home in New York features this outdoor dining area that sits romantically under a sprawling wood pergola. The simple yet stunning stone-top dining table comfortably seats eight woven chairs. See the rest of this gorgeous home: Modern rustic barn provides ultimate man cave retreat in Connecticut. (via Michael Partenio for Mark P Finlay Interiors)
29. This inviting outdoor furniture grouping around a cozy fireplace is found in an eco-friendly backyard retreat in Montpelier, Virginia. Situated right by the pool, this outdoor living area offers the ultimate in entertaining (via Outdoor Dreams)30.
30. The backyard of a home in Salt Lake City, Utah, features idyllic outdoor entertaining on this stunning patio, which is made easy, especially with the outdoor dining set. (via Big Rock Landscaping)
31. This is a great place to sip on some wine, read a book or chat with friends! For the ground cover of the patio, there is a 6″ layer of compacted ABC on top of which is placed a 1″ layer of loose Alabama brown pea gravel. The adirondack chairs were sourced from Lowe’s. The footprint is approximately 10′ X 5′. It is constructed of pressure treated pine. The arbor and trellis was custom designed and custom built for the space. The arbor is 8′ tall at the edge and 9′ tall in the center. The beams overhang 18″. The lattice is on a 10″ grid. The cross bars are 10″ apart. The two arched pieces are 2 X 12 boards and bolted by lag screws. The dining table which is western cedar. The trellis has baltic ivy on the left and confederate jasmine on the right. The pergola has Kiwi fruit. (via Bruce Clodfelter Landscape)
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