Creating An Outdoor Mobile Summertime Hang Out Play Area

(How's that for a mouthful of adjectives for a title?  I wasn't certain what to telephone holler upwards this space!)

We entertain pretty ofttimes inwards our home.  We receive got a fairly opened upwards layout for housing everyone, an extra play/bonus room, too a large novel patio (full unwrap coming adjacent week!).  Even alongside all of those options, to a greater extent than times than not, everyone ends upwards hanging roughly inwards the garage too on the driveway, centered roughly the ping pong tabular array too basketball game goal.

Our garage is definitely non fellowship worthy, but identify unit of measurement looks yesteryear the craigslist too garage sale hoard to spotter the rivalry play out.  As nosotros start out summer, I'm anticipating the kids having friends over often, too, who volition live utilizing that infinite equally well.  So, rather than pulling out the camping ground chairs equally usual, I wanted to arrive at a expert sitting expanse for everyone to gather.

However, since all the activity takes identify roughly the driveway, I couldn't outfit it alongside lots of slice of furniture that would permanently remain there.  I wanted some things that would live tardily to movement roughly too shift to whatever spot nosotros needed them to spotter whatever was going on.  So, the spruce upwards of the driveway side of the trouble solid was on!

As I said, I knew I needed some seating that was tardily to move.  Aware of their huge outdoor slice of furniture selection, I headed to my local At Home store to consider my options.  I was looking for a bench, loveseat, or settee that was lightweight, yet sturdy too weather condition proof.  When non inwards use, I planned to force the bench to the side wall of the house, where it would live uncovered too susceptible to the weather, then it needed to live able to concord upwards to wind, sun, rain, hail... I'm inwards Oklahoma then you lot never know what you'll get!

After locating several choices, I settled on a fairly traditional wicker settee, but it's the all-weather wicker that won't wearable out or live harmed yesteryear harsh outdoor conditions.  I thought it was a smashing value too it's tardily to scoot roughly wherever I desire to work it.   At Home has the biggest selection of outdoor cushions I've ever seen (like 10 aisles or so!), but since it would ever live sitting where it would live uncovered, I opted to but add together a few cute outdoor pillows.  The spot is plenty comfortable plenty without the cushion, anyway.

With that selection made, at that spot were several other things I wanted to work to fluff upwards our driveway hang out spot.  I of late found a vintage hanging chair (score!) on a stand, too a spot cushion matching the settee pillows tied everything together beautifully.

The cute down insert...bonus!), but it's non specifically outdoor then I'll maintain that ane within when we're non using it then it won't fade.  It looked cute on my Memorial Day patio, too!

Just to come across how far nosotros came alongside only a few cardinal pieces...

To goal off the space, I added some flowers too a few other outdoor necessities, similar drinks!  Everyone needs an H2O ice mutual depression temperature gulp on a hot summertime afternoon or evening, too these plastic tubs are the best for belongings a lot spell existence tardily to movement roughly if needed.

I've shared these chippendale fashion planters alongside you lot that I got 2nd hand, but I'm happy to study that I tin right away give you lot a source for them, because At Home has the exact style, available inwards 2 sizes!  These are seriously my favorite novel planters.  I mean value I demand some other twosome for the front end of the house, too!

I've declared my honey for garden stools too their versatility here, then adding ane to my infinite was a no-brainer.  You tin never receive got likewise many of those!  Everything inwards my lilliputian decorator's pump wanted to add together an outdoor rug, too, to force the "space" all together, but it truly wasn't practical for this use.  Wouldn't that receive got looked then cute, though?  I had to remind myself, the operate of this infinite is quick, easy, too mobile seating.


My other treasure from At Home was this brass ginger appall .  I saw it a few weeks ago, too when I went dorsum to the store terminal calendar week I couldn't travel out without it this fourth dimension (actually, I couldn't resist a pair)!  It's playing double duty too storing some summertime outdoor essentials similar sunscreen too põrnikas spray.

By adding a few other games too toys, the infinite is laid upwards for kids of all ages.  The plastic tubs piece of work good here, too, to corral equipment for our play expanse too the handles construct it super tardily to carry everything all together.

While nosotros were working on that side of the house, I've been wanting to spruce upwards the front end of the garage yesteryear adding some window boxes, too I constitute the perfect twosome spell I was at At Home to add together some charm to that large brick wall.  Sad lilliputian lonely window before...

The 36" size fit perfectly, too alongside the liners too hanging hardware included, it but took my hubby a few minutes to install them (drilling into the brick was necessary).  The flowers I filled them alongside are but getting a start, but I'm hoping they'll arrive at total out too live spilling over inwards no fourth dimension at all.

We got a exam run of our novel set-up during my Mom's birthday political party terminal week, too I mean value everyone approved- except that I made them hold off for dinner then I could snap a few photos- cheers fam! ;)

When we're non using it for guests, the settee too other cardinal pieces movement easily against the house, laid upwards to force dorsum out when the adjacent friends arrive!

I'm excited to live working alongside At Home equally business office of the At Home Inspiration Team for the adjacent few months to portion some decorating ideas alongside you.  If you lot receive got a local store, live certain to halt yesteryear sometime.  If you're familiar alongside the store, it used to live Garden Ridge too they receive got completely re-branded too receive got smashing deals on an amazing selection of habitation decor now!  I've shopped at Garden Ridge since I was a teenager, too I'm telling you, the novel At Home is SO GOOD!  I'm positive you'll live pleasantly surprised if you lot haven't stopped yesteryear yet, they kicking the bucket on to larn lots of novel items inwards weekly too there's something for every room inwards your house.

In fact, nosotros receive got a construct novel store inwards town opening on Saturday, too I'll live care a exceptional preview this evening (follow along alongside the fun on Instagram!).  I programme to receive got some photos too portion a lilliputian tour alongside you!  Even if you lot don't receive got a local store, you lot tin however cheque out At Home's webpage too blog for to a greater extent than smashing decorating ideas too inspiration.

I receive got partnered alongside At Home equally a fellow member of the At Home Inspiration Team for this post.  All opinions are mine alone.

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