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As we stand on the threshold of summer, it’s an ideal time to refresh your outdoor space and get it ready to enjoy to the full. For many people, the central focus of the garden or yard is the patio. It’s what draws the eye, and where we congregate to eat, relax, and socialise.
Therefore it’s important to have a patio design that you find both aesthetically pleasing and practical. If you feel that your patio could do with a refresh or you are planning a new project, here are a few inspirational ideas!
Ideally you want the patio area to be in proportion the size of your house and the rest of the garden. Too large and it will dominate the garden and detract from the planting scheme, but on the other hand a patio that is too small will be impractical for placing furniture on.
Do you just want an area of hardstanding to place some bistro furniture on to enjoy your morning coffee in the sun, or do you want a multi-purpose social space where you can cook, sunbathe, dine, and relax with guests?
Modern patios often act as outdoor living rooms as we experience warmer and drier summers in the UK. If this is your aim, measure up to see if you can comfortably fit in seating, coffee tables, lighting, cooking facilities, and so on.
The position of the patio is important too. If you will be doing a lot of outdoor cooking, a patio that is adjacent to your house is probably the most logical place, in order to avoid traipsing back and forth over the lawn with supplies.
If you want to locate the patio away from the house, maybe to make the most of the evening sun in summertime, you could consider installing an outdoor kitchen. This could be as simple as a built-in barbeque or a fire pit. For a more substantial outdoor kitchen, there is no limit, with some designs encompassing shelves, worktops, and even fridges.
Using the right materials for your patio is key to ensuring that it looks great, is easy to maintain, and is hard wearing through all of the tough weather conditions that the British climate will throw at it.
Porcelain tiles are a great choice, because they are durable and slip-resistant, and very easy to look after. New methods of manufacturing mean that porcelain is now available in a wide range of colours, textures and patterns that won’t fade or wear away over time.
Porcelain tiles are more moisture resistant than natural stone, and thus less prone to staining or cracking. They are also ideal if you have patio doors that open out from a tiled indoor floor, to create a seamless connection between the indoor and outdoor space.
If you are looking for outdoor tiles in Hertfordshire, please get in touch with us today.
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