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RELAXED LIVING OUTDOORS
Outdoor Styling Tip #6:
This season's bold colours have made gorgeous table settings and mixing two of your favourite colours is right on trend. Shown here are pink and blue melamine serving bowls, trays, pitchers and tumblers all available from this store. Don't you think the yellow flowers really make it pop! Photos taken by Sara Haddon
Looking for gift ideas for a beach babe....this Noosa Gift Set is sure to please. Includes a Noosa Beach Tote and a Whitehaven Beach Towel, both from SunnyLIFE. Photo taken by Be Photography
Outdoor Styling Tip #5:
Let there be light! Create an inviting outdoor living room with lighting that means you can enjoy sitting outside as the evening goes on. We love a mix of lamps, uplights and candles. Add colour too with pretty votive candles that glow gently and provide the most flattering light to enjoy relaxed evenings outdoors.
Outdoor Styling Tip #4:
If you feel your outdoor space needs an injection of colour - this is the year to do it! Bold colour is huge this year and the bolder the better. Take inspiration from your home's interior and find an outdoor equivalent as your garden should be an extension of your home. In this image - bright bold colours perfectly liven up this seating area.
Photo taken by Be Photography
Outdoor Styling Tip #3:
Whether it's at home, at the beach house or on the boat, versatile and pratical serving dishes and glasses ensure you can enjoy and relax as much as your guests. Browse through our selection of tableware products that will ensure you are prepared for summer entertaining this year.
New on the market Summer 2010 - the Govino shatterproof wine glass:
Featured in URBIS and CUISINE magazines.
"There's now a wine-friendly alternative to glass for settings like picnics where you still want to enjoy good wine at its best. the new polymer Govino wine glass boasts of being able to "reflect the wine's colour and aromatics much like crystal". It's shatterproof, reusable and recyclable." Cuisine magazine
Outdoor Styling Tip #2:
Cushions add an inviting and comfy feeling to your outdoor seating area. If you want to create a cushion corner or add some onto your outdoor couch, a good place to start is by picking one cushion you love and creating your theme from there. Keeping to 2 or 3 main colours will make it easy to add more cushions as you find them. Patterns are great and work best when you use different proportions to add balance.
Photo taken by Be Photography
Outdoor Styling Tip #1:
Take some time to plan your summer entertaining space. Think of this as another living area of your home and give consideration to your priorities - a large table for seated meals or comfy couches or bean bags to unwind and relax on in the sun? Then you can review the layout of your space to reflect this.
Also ask yourself - is there enough sun protection? Lighting and heating for enjoying the evening for longer? Is the paving or decking in need of repairs so that you can fully utilize the space you have?
Photo taken by Be Photography
