Summer is just around the corner, and before you know it, the grilling season will be upon us, so it may just be time to look at some outdoor enhancements. Luxury living spaces aren’t just for indoors. If you love spending time outside on your patio and throwing get-togethers with neighbors, family, and friends, you may want to up the ante by adding some personal touches to your garden or patio space. Let’s look at some of the ways you can make your exterior space just as luxurious as your indoor space. 

A 2020 Guide to Enhancing Your Outdoor Living Space

Lighting To Enhance Outdoor Activities

If you find yourself heading indoors as soon as the sun dips below the horizon, you can change that with some outdoor lighting that will bring your outdoor space to life. 
 
Check out our gallery to see what kind of lighting options are available for your yard and outdoor space, whether it’s a large seating area, lighting built into steps for better visual, or a small garden space that would benefit from the ambiance of lighting, there are multiple ways to make an outdoor space feel welcoming even in the evening. ​​

Reduce Any Bug Issues

There’s nothing less welcoming about being outdoors than a sudden influx of hornets and mosquitos. If you want to spend time outdoors with friends and family, you can up the luxury feeling by making sure those pesky pests are far away from where you’re hanging out. 
 
Try to capture yellow jackets, wasps, and other hornets early in the season when the queens are most active. This will make your later summer soirees a lot less buggy, and you’ll see a huge reduction in stinging-nuisances. You’ll also notice how much nicer it feels outside when you’re not grabbing all your barbecued dishes and rushing indoors to escape the yellow-and-black insects. 
 
For mosquitos, consider a beautiful netted area for dining; you can spend time outside and feel like you’re in the lap of luxury without ending up with welts and itchy hives. From covered patios to netting that drapes over large patio umbrellas, to beautifully constructed gazebos, mosquito netting does not need to look drab, and can even give a bit of an island feel to your outdoor space.

Enhance Your Outdoor Grilling Area

While an entire outdoor kitchen really does boast luxury, there are more affordable ways to set up a grilling or barbecuing area and still feel like you’re at the height of luxury. One simple way to enhance your outdoor cooking area is by having a setting area for plates and grilled goodies. 

If you are a real DIY-er, you can make your own outdoor counter by simply purchasing weather-appropriate countertops and creating an aesthetically pleasing table at about hip level. 

Check out your local area to see if there are discount construction stores; often times there are places that offer greatly reduced prices on smaller pieces of things like small countertops that weren’t used at a building site, unused sinks, and even hardware.  If you’re not up to building your own little kitchen bench, you can always check out Ikea’s outdoor living area pieces for an affordable option.
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