Now that summer is here, many families are looking for ways to encourage spending more time outdoors. Not only is fresh air and sunshine good for your body, but it can serve as a balm for the mind as well.
If you have an amazing outdoor space at your home, you’ve already got the perfect place to spend your leisure time. But if your patio or backyard are lacking, now is the time to begin making some changes so this area will be welcoming and inviting to yourself and your loved ones.
To give you some help with how this can be done at your own home, here are three tips for creating a backyard oasis.
Add Some Privacy
To make your backyard a true oasis, you’ve got to have some separation from your neighbors. To do this, you might want to start thinking creatively about how to add privacy to your space.
For many people, their first thought when they consider adding privacy to their space is to install a fence. While this can definitely get the job done, there are certainly other options available.
According to Molly Miller, a contributor to HGTV, you can increase the privacy in your outdoor spaces by adding plants, screens, lattice work, or structures that will help to break up the line of sight into your space and make you feel like you’re able to block out the world around you.
Make Sure There’s Plenty Of Seating
When relaxing, you want to ensure that you have a comfortable place to rest your feet. This is just as important when creating a backyard oasis as when thinking about living spaces in your home.
Depending on the size of your family or the number of people you might have enjoying your backyard oasis with you, Katelin Hill, a contributor to FamilyHandyman.com, recommends that you create or bring in some seating in the form of benches so that you can have plenty of room for everyone. By using benches, you can squeeze more people in the space than if you had to have a specific chair for each person.
Install The Right Lighting
Even in the summer, you’re likely spending the majority of your daylight hours at work or otherwise running around doing errands. Because of this, you might only be able to enjoy your outdoor oasis at night. If this is the case, you’ll want to be sure that you’ve installed the right lighting in this space.
To help with this, Better Homes and Gardens recommends using solar-powered lights around your pathways and walkways and adding dimmable lights to any seating or eating areas.
If you’re wanting to create the perfect backyard oasis in your outdoor space this summer, consider using the tips mentioned above to help you learn how you can do just that.
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