Small Patio with an Awning Ideas and Designs

Waterfront Deck Living - the Grotto - Retaining Wall with a Purpose

This space (called the Grotto) below the upper deck provides a place to relax and entertain friends. Move the table under the cover for a waterfront dining experience. The lumber is tight knot cedar with a Penofin finish.

Outdoor Dinner Terrace

Exterior Worlds Landscaping & Design

Shade Sails

Smart Shade Solutions Inc.

Shading the Tropical Patio

Lively Planted Border with Custom COR-TEN Pots

Regenesis Ecological Design

Custom designed COR-TEN pots sit in a planted border of Sedum 'Coral Reef', Dianthus 'Firewitch', and Fragaria chiloensis (Beach Strawberry).

Santa Monica Remodel

Design Intervention

Deck before remodel

Brooklyn Backyard fit for a Fiesta

Brooklinteriors

This Brooklyn backyard in Prospect Heights blends coziness with true functionality! A West Elm outdoor sectional provides endless summer days of comfortable seating for the clients and their friends. String lights add a bit of romance and magic. Finally, the textured and bright patterned pillows, make this space fit for a Fiesta!

Rose City Fence & Patio Construction

Rolling Hills Remodeling LLC

Side view of the completed patio cover

Elegant Home

LDB HOMES LLC

Side Patio with Solid Wood construction.

small space Torrance backyard

Sandi Fields Landscape Design

small space backyard for entertainment and play

Small Patio

Landscape By Design

Logan Circle Loft Terraces

GardenWise

Michael K. Wilkinson

City Courtyard

Neil Jones Design

This city courtyard space is designed as an extension to the house with access direct from the ground floor studio across a formal pond to a tiled central seating destination with modern outdoor sofas. The materials palette show cases natural granites, clay pavers, porcelain and ceramic tile all chosen to compliment each other.

Houzz Tour

Dee Campling

Beacon Hill Flagstone Patio

Coastal Masonry

This Unilock paver patio was designed and installed by Coastal Masonry. Large Beacon Hill Flagstone pavers were used for the field (a mixture of two colors) and Hollandstone rustic red brick pavers were installed as an accent border.

Alpine - Parade of Homes 2015

Raykon Construction

Small Patio

Landscape By Design

Westside Garage and Patio

Stephanie D Poole

The patio off of the garage is covered with a slide wire awning that provides shade in the summer and sun in the winter. An outdoor room hosts dining and leisure and extends the living space of the home. The patio is paved with concrete permeable pavers which allows proper drainage on this small lot.

Charming Cedar Grill Shack

Ken Spears Construction

La Sombra - Overall View

Hush House

Warm ipe wood deck to the softly-lit second floor patio, surrounded by vines and greenery. New doors and window open the interior to the new space Smash Design Build

19th Century Creole Cottage w/Guest house & Pool

BEVOLO GAS & ELECTRIC LIGHTS

Day dreaming of warmer weather & relaxing by a pool. Tour this historic Creole cottage on Curbed New Orleans to escape the cold! http://ow.ly/4TC530mWWYp Featured Lanterns: http://ow.ly/pcAu30mWWSO | http://ow.ly/SfPH30mWWVc | http://ow.ly/hp6f30mWWWJ

Small Patio with an Awning Ideas and Designs

Patios are the go-to solution for turning your garden, or part of it, into an outdoor living area. A well-laid patio will integrate your home seamlessly into your garden, providing a solid and level surface for garden furniture and potted plants. Well designed patios are about more than just paving slabs – its positioning and layout are crucial to how much you enjoy this space. Before you start picking out patio ideas for materials and laying your patio, ask yourself important questions such as what will you use it for? How many people should it accommodate? Which part of your garden has the best aspect and sunlight? Will the patio have enough privacy?

How should I position my patio?

If you are designing your patio as a space for entertaining then make sure it’s wide enough for the garden furniture you want so you haven’t got guests tipping over into the flowerbeds. Don’t be wedded to the idea of having your patio attached to the house; think about positioning yours elsewhere in the garden if that space doesn’t offer the best aspect or lighting position. Consider the position of the sun through the course of the day and depending on whether you are most likely to want to dine outside at breakfast, have lunch on your patio or host dinner outside, you may want to position your patio differently. You can connect patios to your house with a footpath or stepping stones to allow easy transportation of food and drink.

How should I design and lay my patio?

Rectangles are the classic shape for patios, not least because they make the most efficient use of space and can be softened with garden edging. However, a rounded patio or a paving circle can perfectly complement a garden which isn’t linear in design. Paving slabs come in an extensive range of materials and are the most practical surface for patios. Yorkstone has the most traditional appeal, whereas concrete blocks, granite and slate patio slabs have a great texture and colour for modern gardens. Natural stones such as limestone, travertine and Indian sandstone vary in colour and finish and are a great way to add shade and texture to your patio. For some patio ideas that offer an alternative to block paving, loose material such as crushed stone and wood chippings have a rustic and more casual feel; if there are specific materials that re-occur elsewhere in the garden, you could repeat this in your choice of patio materials for consistency. Finally, it’s not a British summer without the great British barbeque, so look at patio ideas that incorporate barbeques and think about how you could accommodate one on your patio.

What garden furniture does my patio need?

Rattan garden furniture is a patio favourite, offering a durable, attractive finish that blends well into natural surroundings. Metal garden furniture and wooden garden furniture are sturdy alternatives available in many styles. Weight is a good feature in garden furniture to stop it from being blown away, but if you want to be able to move your furniture around the patio and garden to follow the sun you won’t want to go too heavy. Browse the various patio ideas that include garden furniture to see what styles of furniture go with different types of patios. If you find a particular patio set you like, you may be able to ask the designer where the furniture is from so you can look at buying the same set for your patio. Good, outdoor patio furniture crafted in high-quality materials should withstand bad weather, but cold, wet British winters followed by strong sun in the summer will be enough to weather even the best furniture, so it’s important to have somewhere, such as a shed, to store it when not in use for long periods of time. If you don’t have the space to store patio furniture, make sure that at least the cushions and umbrellas are stowed away out of the elements, and consider investing in a waterproof cover. One piece of furniture that might be able to stay out for a bit longer is a patio heater; it will warm any brave patio users and most modern designs are built to survive the cold weather. If you prefer something a bit more rustic than a patio heater, look at fire pits instead which will add warmth and an attractive centrepiece to your patio. If privacy or shade is an issue, then covering patio furniture with a parasol or sheltering patios with a gazebo or pergola are both smart patio ideas – these can be covered in climbing flowers or even wound with outdoor fairy lights for romantic evening lighting.

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