It’s almost summertime, which means it’s time to get your deck or outdoor space ready for dining al fresco! As a general contractor in New York, I have seen all sorts of outdoor spaces and am ready to share my tips for creating an outdoor dining space you will use all summer long. Read ahead:
• Perk up an old wooden dining table with a colorful table runner. You can also link three table runners together to make a striped tablecloth.
• Place an iron gate around your dining space for a restaurant feel. It will create a sense of intimacy and separate the space from the rest of your yard.
• If your outdoor dining space sits outside of a window, switch plain glass for stained-glass that can act as artwork.
• Make a candle wall by stacking candles on a trellis-like decking platform.
• If you’re having a party, lay down a colorful rug (make sure it’s all-weather!) to define a separate space for cocktails before dinner.
• Use a colorful umbrella as a makeshift roof that will delineate the dining space and shield you from the sun.
• Add color in the form of mildew-resistant cushions. After a meal, you can wipe them clean!
• Scour your house (attic and basement included!) for items that can take indirect exposure to weather—like items made out of iron and sisal.
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