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Designing the Perfect Summer Patio
Outdoor Entertaining
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Transform your backyard into the perfect summer patio for entertaining by blending style with function. Incorporate native NZ plants like Pohutukawa and choose comfortable, weather-resistant furniture for a dedicated al fresco dining area.
Ensure your space is usable in any weather with essential shade from pergolas or umbrellas, and add a fire pit for warmth on cooler evenings. Treat your patio as an extension of your home with good lighting and storage to create a seamless indoor-outdoor flow.
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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