Your al fresco happy place awaits.

Create Separate Zones

Photo byLane DittoeforMindy Gayer Design Co. A light-flooded hideaway thats the perfect place to sneak in a mid-day break.

With space at a premium, you want to focus on incorporating items that bring personalityandfunction.

outdoor patio with rug and cozy seating

Photo:Design & photo by Sara Toufali of Black & Blooms

(A small space wont afford you the room for a pretty but impractical addition.)

Throw Some Shade

Photo byVanessa LentineforMindy Gayer Design Co.

Protecting your patio from the elements does more than just keep you from getting sunburned.

patio with an outdoor kitchen

Photo byPublic 311 Design, Shauna Gutierrez, and Natasha Holland; Design byLeslie Saeta

backyard patio by a pool

Photo byThomas LoofforHamilton Design Associates, Architecture byPlatt Dana Architecture, Styling byMieke Ten Have

patio with geometric tiles

Design & photo courtesy ofHayley Stuart

patio with fire pit

Photo byLane DittoeforMindy Gayer Design Co.

small fenced in patio

Photo and Design byTraci Sheppard

porch swing over outdoor patio

Design & photo byAmanda WalkerofDwell Aware

backyard patio with a fireplace

Photo byEmily FollowillforLiz Williams Interiors

backyard patio with outdoor bar

Photo by Raquel Langworthy forChristina Kim Interior Design

backyard covered patio

Photo byVanessa LentineforMindy Gayer Design Co.