If you’re looking to spruce up your patio, the first thing that probably came to your mind is to shop for furniture pieces. Hold your horses right there. While you’ll eventually get to shop for furniture, it’s not actually the first thing that you should do.
If you really want to make your patio look great, we whipped up a detailed guide on how to choose the best furniture for your outdoor space. Make sure to take notes and follow these steps.
- Decide on a theme
- Pick the perfect colour palette
- Get the right measurements
- Shop for durable furniture
No matter how small or how big your patio is, choosing a theme is always the first step of designing a space. That’s always automatic.
The reason for this is that when you’re working with a theme, it will help you weed out your design choices for key areas of the house and narrow down your options when shopping for furniture pieces.
There are many ways to come up with a theme. You can start with your favourite colour and use it as an inspo. Or you can search for motifs online to get an idea of what will work best for your patio.
You can either go with minimalistic, industrial, or brutalist motifs depending on your taste and how it will work in your outdoor space. Just make sure that when you’ve chosen a theme, you’ll adhere to it by any means.
The colours will certainly set the mood and tone for your patio so you have to get it right.
If you want your outdoor space to exude a more elegant vibe or more mature ambience, you probably need to go for darker shades. These colours are perfect if you want to convert your patio into a lounge area or a bar.
On the other hand, if you want your space to be more inviting and give off a sense of warmth, lighter colours are your best bet. These hues are perfect when you’re setting up your patio as a place for family gatherings or house parties.
These colours will most likely be painted on the walls and major pieces of your outdoor spaces. To complement these, you have to choose accent colours for your cushions, fabric, and other accessories.
Now that you have a theme and colour schemes in mind, it’s time to canvas for furniture that will bring your design to life.
But before you window shop for furniture pieces, make sure that you have the right measurements at hand so that you would know what will fit and what won’t. Use these measurements as references when you’re looking at the product specifications of the pieces you’re looking at.
Keep in mind that you’re not just trying to fit in the furniture. You would want to have some allowance on the space so that people can still move freely.
Finally, you can now buy your outdoor furniture! When shopping for these pieces, don’t get swayed easily by the aesthetics. Make sure that you’re looking at the furniture that’s made by brands known for the durability of their products.
There’s no better feeling than knowing that the furniture you bought will last long in your home and you won’t have to buy new pieces every now and then.