Keys to Decorating Your Outdoor Space for Summer 2023!
Creating a Great Outdoor Space for Summer 2023!
While there is never a bad summer to decide to outfit your backyard for entertaining and relaxing, now is a time when many home sellers are turning their attention to this kind of decor. If you’ve looked at your online home appraisal number and hope to hit that number or higher with your sale, one way to make a home even more attractive is to thoughtfully design any outdoor space.
You don’t have to worry about painting walls and hanging art, but you can still showcase how easy and fun it is to spend time outside on this property. With the seller’s market persisting in many parts of the country, it’s a great time to capture that buyer’s interest with a great yard or patio.
Here’s how…
Less is More With Furniture
Outside, you don’t need to display every lounge chair and camp chair you’ve ever owned; either two or four nice Adirondack chairs or comfortable seating in the form of a weatherproof conversation set is often enough.
Benches around a firepit can be nice if you have a particularly large outdoor space.
Overall, though, don’t worry that you need to have seating available instantly even if you’re entertaining - people tend to primarily mill about at parties, and you can grab those camp chairs if everyone seems to be settling down to chat.
Express Your Color Palette With Cushions and Comfort.
While neutrals and simple colors are a great way to keep an outdoor space looking contemporary, you can use your creativity in picking the cushions and pillows for the outdoors. Everything from a vibrant print to a splash of summery orange can look great in an outdoor space, where all the greens and yellows of nature mean that even bright colors aren’t out of place.
Don’t Forget Lighting!
If you think there’s any chance that the outdoor space will be used after dark, add to the ambiance with twinkle lights, a lighted walkway of solar garden lights, or a few lanterns. If you choose citronella-infused candles or tiki torches, you can ward off bugs while also providing a little light for late-evening gatherings.
Still Need a Little Something? Add Games If You’ll Be Entertaining
If your space still feels a little underutilized, a simple and fun addition is cornhole, horseshoes, or other yard games.
Anyone coming over for dinner will appreciate a way to spend the downtime while the grill is heating up, and potential buyers will see the games as just an example of how your outdoor space can be used to great effect. They start to imagine themselves as the ones having outdoor parties at that property, and that can definitely influence their choice to put in an offer!
Key Takeaway: Make a Space That Works For You
The right outdoor space design is going to convey your personality and the style of entertaining or relaxation that you prefer. However, with just a few tweaks and a little sprucing-up, this same space can convey to potential buyers all the possibilities of your property. Use it to increase the desirability of your property in a hot market!
We hope we have provided insight and inspiration. Nothing improves mood more than time outdoors, let’s create an outdoor space you never want to leave.
The world is your oasis!
