It\u2019s February. It\u2019s cold. It\u2019s dark. You\u2019ve been stuck inside for months. You\u2019re not alone; February is when everyone is counting down the days until the weather warms up, and we can all spend time outdoors. But don\u2019t let cabin fever get you down! Winter time is the perfect time to rethink your patio space. Make a plan for a revamped patio and feel confident that you\u2019ll satisfy your sunshine cravings as soon as the weather allows.<\/p>\n
Assess Your Patio Use<\/strong> Chill Space<\/strong> Green Space<\/strong> When you\u2019ve finished planning your patio project, turn your attention to another outdoor home element that may need some attention: your gutters. Never clean a gutter again with LeafGuard\u00ae\u2019s maintenance-free gutters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Make your patio extraordinary with these tips! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[303],"tags":[321,325,334],"class_list":["post-3946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-ownership","tag-outdoor-space","tag-entertaining","tag-patio"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nOkay, first thing first: what you do typically use your patio for? Are you grilling? Entertaining? Relaxing? Gardening? Unless you have a giant patio, it\u2019s really important to think about how you like to spend your time before you draw up plans. Patios likely can\u2019t service every outdoor need you have, but they definitely can service your most important outdoor need.<\/p>\n
\nMaybe you\u2019re not really into grilling, or you have your grill located somewhere else besides your patio. You\u2019re the kind of person who wants to swap out patio grill space for patio chill space. A few things to consider when you are designing your patio layout is if you want your patio chill space to be for solitary relaxation purposes, for entertaining, or both. Patio furniture with cushions, reclining chairs, hammock, and end tables will all be patio items you\u2019ll want to check out. Another major necessity if your patio is in direct sunlight: a huge umbrella or possibly a pergola.<\/p>\n
\nCalling all green thumbs! If you\u2019ve maxed out your garden space,\u00a0but you\u2019re still wanting to tend to more plants, your patio is the perfect space for potted flower plants, herbs, and vegetables. Large, potted plants look great on steps, and raised garden boxes can be used on patios for planting vegetables. You can even DIY an herb garden from an old pallet, and you can hang it on your outer wall if you\u2019re short on space. If you have patio stones, you can purposely leave space between stones to plant a decorative bush or flower plant. There are tons of ways that you can arrange flower pots on your patio, so make sure that you do your research on plant needs (direct or indirect sunlight, for example) and arrange accordingly.<\/p>\n