Uncategorized March 3, 2024

7 Affordable Decorating Ideas for A Lovely Patio

A gorgeous patio isn’t just for those who can drop thousands upon thousands of dollars decking out their outdoor space. You can spruce up your patio by repurposing some of the furniture and décor that you already have or buy some of our suggestions below. With the warmer weather coming in, now is the best time to transform your patio!

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Try Vertical Gardening

There is no such rule that you can only use the ground’s surface for planting. Why not add a trellis or use hanging planters over your garden walls for a bit of vertical gardening? This can be done quite easily with ready-made supplies from a gardening store and is perfect for those with smaller garden areas.

Use Fabric

The right use of fabric can give you privacy, sun protection, and soothing ambiance as well as the right amount of softness and drama. There are many choices of outdoor fabric available today ranging from flowy curtain types and drapery that is more structured.

Soothing Background Sounds

It can take some time before some birds call your garden their home so a small water feature can be a great addition for some soothing nature sounds. The water will also attract small creatures. If a water feature isn’t your cup of tea, a wind chime can serve the same purpose and is particularly recommended for urban areas.

Inject Your Personality in Your Décor

Are you a fan of stripes? Of tribal patterns? Or are you simply in love with pink? Go with what your heart desires. Personalize your outdoor space however you want. The key is to not go overboard and use your personal touch for accent only.

Take Advantage of String Lights

String lights range from whimsy firefly-like ones to bigger ones reminiscent of an outdoor summer fair. Whatever design you choose, adding some to your patio will surely liven it up. If you want a more feminine touch, you can go for strung paper lanterns made with string lights.

Switch Table Shapes

Rectangular and other angular table shapes can make your patio look a bit too stuffed. Go for a smaller round table or tables to add interest to your space as well as make your patio appear roomier.

Shop Your Stash

There is no need to head on to stores to shop for new additions to your outdoor space. Use what you already have by shopping your stash. Go over each room and see what unused item you have can have a new life outdoors. An old chair from a set you used to have can make a good accent chair in your patio. An unused candle holder can be the centerpiece of your outdoor table. Be creative! | BidBuddy.com

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Quick Takes With: Kai Avent-deLeon

Kai Avent-deLeon is, as she says, “a mom and owner of Sincerely, Tommy and Che, a vegan eatery”, and we’ll add that she’s also a tastemaker, an entrepreneur, and a woman of all trades. We’ve been taken by Kai’s singular style since we first toured her Bed-Stuy apartment, then her next BK place (which features in The Low-Impact Home book), and her mobile home-turned-clean-lined sanctuary in upstate New York.

For our first-ever Quick Takes column, Kai shares the best flowers to bring to a party, the ultimate bed sheets, and her simple swap for better lounging.

You’re invited to dinner. What’s your go-to gift?

I love receiving wine or flowers, so I usually will bring either of those—specifically a natural wine, or tulips, because they’re timeless and complement any space.

What’s on your bedside table?

Water, my journal, photos of my favorite and most cherished loved ones, and a usually a book I am reading (currently The Power of Intention).

What are you listening to lately?

A lot of Sade and Fleetwood Mac.
Above: Tulips in Kai’s place. Photograph by Matthew Williams for Remodelista: The Low-Impact Home.

Which Instagram account do you look to for design inspiration?

@the.peanut.vendor, @simotto, @ejrbarnes, Carmen Amsterdam.

What’s your greatest recent house upgrade?

A floor mattress instead of lounge chairs. I love chairs and could probably say I am recovering from an obsession with collecting good lounge chairs. In my quest to be more minimalist, I found a floor mattress to be not only an aesthetically pleasing option but also extremely functional. When friends and family stay over, it serves as extra sleeping space.

Favorite sheets?

Magniberg.
Above: Magniberg’s stripey Wall Street bedding.

Go-to kitchen utensil?

A good spoon.

What’s a design trend that needs to go?

Boucle. Sorry!

What item from your closet do you have on repeat?

My reworked Levis from La Réunion Studio.

Favorite design shop to visit, online or in person?

Lichen, Chairish, and any furniture store on Warren Street in Hudson, NY.

Above: Kinto’s LT Cup with Strainer and a pair of patched Levi’s from La Réunion.

What’s the last thing you purchased for your house?

Tea cups and charcoal bars from Kinto.

Something you’re coveting?

I really love the brushed steel trend…

I don’t leave the house without…

My rosewater mist.

Thanks, Kai! For more, follow her @kaiaventdeleon or via Sincerely, Tommy. | BidBuddy.com

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Current Obsessions: Inching Towards Spring

Of note this first weekend of March: chic rain gutters, Americans in Paris, and a flower workshop—plus something new coming tomorrow to Remodelista and Gardenista. Read on…
Above: Palette inspiration for the transition from winter into spring? Photograph by French + Tye, courtesy of The Modern House, from A Pair of Artists’ Humble Bungalow Gets a Japandi Makeover.

* Attention, UK readers: Anyone for a wax flower workshop? (“If I was in London, I’d definitely go to this,” says Alexa.)

* “There is something about the last few weeks before the vernal equinox—a deep, twitching desire to tend, and to grow,” writes Gardenista contributor Marie Viljoen. Scratch the springtime itch with easy-to-grow microgreens (and a recipe to put them to use).

* “While researching a story about chic rain gutters, I came across this great Instagram account called @sexygutters,” reports Fan. “I find it strangely compelling.”

* Opening March 2 at NYU’s newly renamed, relocated Grey Art Museum: “Americans in Paris: Artists Working in Postwar France.

* Stripes for the bath, via Piglet in Bed.

* And Salter House is having a sale.

* Back from a recent jaunt to Dublin, Annie’s favorite stops included Scout, Danish import Søstrene Grene, and Industry & Co. (where she spotted a copy of The Low-Impact Home on display).

* “Get your garden out of shapewear.”

* Plus! We’re launching something new this weekend. Watch this space on Sunday, March 3, for a peek. | BidBuddy.com

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