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Designing the Perfect Summer Patio
Outdoor Entertaining
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Transform your backyard into the perfect summer patio for Kiwi entertaining. Embrace Aotearoa's natural beauty by incorporating native plants like Pohutukawa and flax for a lush, local feel.
Select comfortable, weather-resistant furniture and create a dedicated al fresco dining area. For year-round enjoyment, ensure adequate shade with a pergola or umbrella and consider a fire pit for warmth and ambiance.
By treating your patio as an extension of your home, you'll create an inviting outdoor living space.
1. Embrace the natural beauty of Aotearoa
2. Incorporate comfortable and stylish furniture
3. Al fresco dining: outdoor entertaining NZ style
A Louvretec Retract Roof allows for the deck area to be completely open to the sky or sheltered from the elements. When closed, the fins on the roofs can be angled to filter the light. Photo: Home Magazine
4. Patio design inspiration: themed decor
5. Shade and shelter
This once dated outdoor area received an elegant makeover. Now with a striking shelter, sculptural fence and outdoor speakers it’s the ultimate entertaining space. Photo: Simon Devitt
6. Add fire for ambience and warmth
7. Practical considerations
8. Outdoor living spaces: bringing the indoors out
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