The simple addition of horizontal fence panels turn the side of the shed into a decorative living wall. This could also work on a stretch of bare fence or wall, or the side of a balcony. Any of these outdoor spaces can be transformed into a vertical garden for smaller plant pots and baskets.
Fashion a feature wall in the garden. In the same way you’d hang photos indoors, create a display of bird boxes, barometers and wire box shelves – that leave plants open to the rain.
Create the perfect place to entertain by making a private bar in the garden. This Robert Dyas shed will hold your garden furniture in the winter, then open out into a bar for garden parties and alfresco sundowners in the summer months. Hang herbs from the roof, handy for cocktail hour.
Instead of spreading out container pots, make a greater impact by clustering them into groups. Arrange them at varying heights to create pockets of greenery around a patio or courtyard area.
Zone a seating area with a modern wooden structure. Add a roof of rush matting or train climbers up it to provide shade. Take your indoor style out with decorative rugs and cushions.
Outdoor kitchens are becoming evermore popular. Get on board with your own version. If you go in for barbecuing in a big way, adding a surface and shelves will let you prep and cook without to-ing and fro-ing indoors. Mount leftover tiles onto thick ply to create a temporary splashback for your outdoor kitchen.
Connect interior spaces to the outdoors by styling the space in a similar manner, with a comfy sofa and practical coffee table. Use a natural colour palette of neutrals with warmer terracotta touches to create the perfect laid-back summer vibe.
Dress garden decking with stylish textural accessories. Opt for decorative accessories that can be easily popped inside should it rain. Layering woven baskets and macramé wall hangings creates a rustic, laid-back global vibe.
Create a serving station in your own garden. An off-the-peg bar provides a surface for food and drinks, alongside a seating area. Just add lanterns, a rug and container plants to make it more of an intimate space.
Dress an outdoor decking area as if it were the corner of your living room. An elegant outdoor wooden and white cushioned sofa layered with comfy cushions creates the ideal spot for taking time out. Complete the stylish spot with an outdoor rug and a coffee table to make the decking feel like an extension of the indoors.
Get away from it all with an on-trend hanging chair suspended over a patio area. The swinging chair provides the perfect place to hang out for solo time with a good book. Alternatively floor cushions allow for an afternoon snooze on the deck, in the sunshine.
Fly the flag for coastal style with small decorative touches. Here an outdoor metal bench is give a pretty touch thanks to the addition of blue linen cushions. A rope ladder hanging with a boating flag evokes a sense of the sea.
This courtyard garden features a number of decorative flourishes to make the space look its best. Those include a bench seat dressed with colourful outdoor cushions. A set of on-trend festoon bulb lights. And lastly a garden mirror. All of these help make the space more personal.
This DIY handmade bench seating has transformed this courtyard garden. The clever corner sofa design uses every inch of space wisely. Better still it’s been designed to use as additional garden storage. The bench seating lifts to reveal a hidden storage box beneath. Storing cushions and other garden accessories here makes the most of small garden space.
This outdoor dining area has been given a beautifully stylish finish thanks to the addition of pretty fabrics. To create a unique style the owners have used coordinating fabrics to make a tablecloth and cushions.
Garden lights help to add ambience. This clever idea is made using a kitchen staple, the Kilner jar, and a set of solar-powered lights. Powered by all day by the sun these dainty lights will cast a pretty glow over gardens after dark.
A wooden garden trolley serves up some serious style in this garden. Set against a backdrop of evergreen shrubs the weathered wooden trolley takes centre stage. Providing the perfect spot to showcase potted plants. Added trinkets and garden accessories add a further decorative touch.
A vintage painted wheelbarrow is ideal to add a decorative display in a country garden. A garden planted with wild meadow flowers in awash of purple and blue flowering varieties provides the perfect backdrop for any display.
Step up your garden features with the help of decorative ladder shelving. Super easy to make and very effective. These ladder shelves are formed by tying two ladders together at the top. Wooden planks laid across the runs provide the shelves on which to display potted plants, lanterns and decorative accessories.
Dress outdoor tables to perfection with the simple addition of a decorative tablecloth. An old piece of garden furniture can be transformed by a patterned oilcloth or length of pretty fabric, as this Paisley design demonstrates. Why stop there? Jazz up an old garden bench with an array of outdoor cushions, to add pattern and colour.
