5 Ways to Design a Living Area in Your Garden

Planning your garden layout can be tricky when you’re not sure where to begin. Start by thinking of your garden as an extension of your home where you blend indoors and outdoors together with furniture and accessories, to create an inviting space. If you have a spacious garden, then splitting it into zones, as you would with open plan living will make it easier to visualise how to use the space.  

Define The Space 

Use garden furniture to define the areas in your garden, for instance, you may want to create a place for al fresco dining that’s near the kitchen so you would place a garden dining set in that space making it easy to transport food and plates out to the garden table. For your living space create a garden seating area and use other elements of the garden to help zone the area such as a pergola, potted plants or flower beds. These items create an invisible wall and make the garden zones clear.  

Consider Functionality 

Creating an outdoor living space needs to be functional for you and your family. Consider the number of seats needed, do you want the option to have seating for guests when entertaining. Do you need space to walk around the furniture to access other areas of the garden or your home. Think about storage to keep accessories or outdoor cushion stored, like our garden storage bench that also doubles up as a seat. Perhaps, you have a smaller garden therefore need to incorporate seating and a small bistro set for dining. 

Choose Furniture 

For a large outside space, you could opt for a large corner sofa like the Akira garden sofa set, ideal for relaxing and comes complete with matching coffee table. Also think about the furniture, modular garden furniture is a versatile option like the Rowan day bed that can be transformed into a sofa when needed.

Rowan Wooden Garden Double Garden Sofa Bed - Grey - Clcliving Consider the layout of furniture as you would in a living room; do you want a sofa opposite a wooden garden bench, a conversation set or an accent armchair to offer a stylish yet practical seating area. Use statement pieces like our interesting terrazzo and concrete side tables to elevate the space and make a handy extra surface.  

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Styling your outside living room with accessories is a creative way to give your space some personality. Introduce pattern or colours with a mix of indoor and outdoor cushions, and a large statement garden rug will pull the look together. Plenty of throws or blankets will add texture and give your garden sofas that lived in look, plus they’re handy if it gets chilly. Use decorative pieces like mirrors, sculptures, lanterns, and candles to bring the final space together.  

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Garden lighting such as twinkling fairy lights or solar lights will create a pleasant ambience to your outdoor living space. Enhance your garden coffee table with a stylish rechargeable table lamp for a homely look. You could even introduce an outdoor fireplace or fire pit to create a cosy atmosphere and an inviting place to relax.