Spring is here, and it’s one of the best seasons to sit outside and spend time on your patio. Flowers are in bloom, the weather isn’t too cold or hot, and only cute animals are out to play. It’s the perfect trifecta for spending time outside. You probably avoided your patio during the colder seasons, but now is prime time for lounging in your backyard and enjoying the nice weather.
To make spending spring on your patio even more enjoyable, do it in style! It’s easy to decorate your patio once and leave it at that. However, there are so many ways to take your plain outdoor seating area and turn it into the perfect location for relaxing, parties, and everything in between. If you’re curious about different ways you can decorate your patio to ring in the new season, keep reading!
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1. Chair Covers
Outdoor chair covers are a great, economical way to change up the look of your patio. With an array of colors to choose from, you can get all the perfect pastels to match the blooming flowers. On top of that, covers can come with whatever patterns or designs are in currently in fashion. It doesn’t make sense to buy new pillows for every season or to choose one set and to have it year-round. Cushion covers are the happy medium between saving money and having your patio looking brand new and ready for spring.
2. Plants
Caring for plants is not only a wonderful hobby—plants are also a great way to spruce up the look of your patio.
Potted plants are easily customizable. This means you can match the pot color with the scheme you’re following for your entire patio. You can also choose flowers that will bloom in colors that match your style.
Luckily if keeping plants alive isn’t your forte, faux plants work just as well. The market is full of realistic looking and feeling faux plants. You get all of the benefits of having beautiful plants without the effort!
3. Statues and Figurines
Finding statues and figurines is a really fun way to decorate your patio this spring. With such a broad range available, you can find one that’s perfect for you. Maybe garden gnomes aren’t your thing, but there are various statues of animals, religious figures, and mythical creatures to choose from.
While it might take some time, not only will you be adding some flavor to your patio’s design, you’ll also be gaining a decoration you can easily move and place elsewhere when you want to change it. To add the finishing touches to your new and improved patio, add a few little figurines to make it feel complete.
4. Ambient Lighting
Lighting is such an underrated facet of decorating spaces inside and outside your home. Finding ambient lighting that sets the mood for your patio is a perfect way to make those spring nights spent outside feel even more special.
A simple way to do this would be to find some fairy lights at any local store and to hang them up. However, you could also invest in landscape lighting that would not only enhance the look of your plants but of your patio as well!
Decorating your patio for spring should be fun. Use it as a way to let your creative side run free! There are plenty of simple ways you can change the look of your patio in time for spring without having to renovate the entire thing. By simply changing a few pillows, getting some plants, setting up a statue, and hanging ambient lights, your patio will look magazine worthy!
