[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"/blog/post/patio-inspiration-from-around-the-world":3,"/blog/post/patio-inspiration-from-around-the-world-surround":147,"/blog/post/patio-inspiration-from-around-the-world-related":158},{"id":4,"title":5,"authors":6,"badge":10,"body":12,"date":135,"description":136,"extension":137,"image":138,"meta":140,"navigation":141,"path":142,"seo":143,"stem":144,"tags":145,"__hash__":146},"posts/3.blog/post/patio-inspiration-from-around-the-world.md","Patio Inspiration From Around the World",[7],{"name":8,"to":9},"Ensley Caldwell","",{"label":11},"Sunrooms & Patio Enclosures",{"type":13,"value":14,"toc":126},"minimark",[15,19,24,34,37,41,49,52,56,64,67,71,79,82,86,94,97,101,104,117,120,123],[16,17,18],"p",{},"With the weather warming up and summer quickly approaching, it’s almost time for the vacation season. This summer, think about making every trip to your patio a vacation—minus the hassle of transportation—with these globally inspired ideas.",[20,21,23],"h2",{"id":22},"tuscan-patio","Tuscan Patio",[16,25,26,33],{},[27,28],"img",{"alt":29,"className":30,"src":32},"Italian patio with pergola",[31],"rounded-lg","https://bprassets.s3.amazonaws.com/blogfiles/assets/images/post/Body%20Pics/05-24-17_images/Italian-patio-with-pergola.jpg","\nIf Italy is your dream vacation spot, think about attaching a trellis to your house to let a few vines climb up or building a pergola with greenery to shade your patio. Don’t hesitate to call in backup from a Best Pick patio covers company when building your pergola, or reach out to a landscaping professional when choosing appropriate plants—it can be quite the task.",[16,35,36],{},"Contact an outdoor living spaces company to help you finish off the look with a wood-fired grill, river rock tile, and an outdoor wine bar for an entertainment haven.",[20,38,40],{"id":39},"desert-patio","Desert Patio",[16,42,43,48],{},[27,44],{"alt":45,"className":46,"src":47},"Southwestern-style patio with fountain and plants",[31],"https://bprassets.s3.amazonaws.com/blogfiles/assets/images/post/Body%20Pics/05-24-17_images/Southwestern-style-patio-with-fountain-and-plants.jpg","\nFor a desert- or Southwestern-style patio, incorporate some sand areas around a brick foundation. Potted plants like cacti, succulents, and hibiscus are well suited to dry temperatures, and petrified or cholla wood make great accents for this style.",[16,50,51],{},"If you decide to go with a desert theme, make sure there’s a way for you and your guests to keep cool while you’re enjoying the patio. Enclosing it may be the best way to avoid losing too much cool air.",[20,53,55],{"id":54},"secret-garden-patio","Secret Garden Patio",[16,57,58,63],{},[27,59],{"alt":60,"className":61,"src":62},"among plants and pond",[31],"https://bprassets.s3.amazonaws.com/blogfiles/assets/images/post/Body%20Pics/05-24-17_images/patio-among-plants-and-pond.jpg","\nA patio can be a great place to get away, especially if you model it as its own enclosed structure. Who hasn’t at one point in their lives envisioned a secret place that only they know about?",[16,65,66],{},"Plant lots of shrubbery and flowers to surround a tea table, add some ivy or other vine-like plants to wind up the enclosure, and relax in your personal garden hideaway.",[20,68,70],{"id":69},"beach-patio","Beach Patio",[16,72,73,78],{},[27,74],{"alt":75,"className":76,"src":77},"shaded hammock on beach patio",[31],"https://bprassets.s3.amazonaws.com/blogfiles/assets/images/post/Body%20Pics/05-24-17_images/shaded-hammock-on-beach-patio.jpg","\nTo make the most of a beach setting, install some thatch umbrellas for shade, a tiki bar for refreshment, and a hammock or Adirondack chairs with cushions for a getaway in your own backyard.",[16,80,81],{},"Alternately, you can frame your patio with louvered walls and palm plants. This option keeps the patio open while providing some protection from the hot sun.",[20,83,85],{"id":84},"moroccan-patio","Moroccan Patio",[16,87,88,93],{},[27,89],{"alt":90,"className":91,"src":92},"large patio with sofa and ground cushions",[31],"https://bprassets.s3.amazonaws.com/blogfiles/assets/images/post/Body%20Pics/05-24-17_images/large-patio-with-sofa-and-ground-cushions.jpg","\nChaise lounges, brightly colored cushions, and sheer fabrics will send your patio on its way to feeling exquisite and elegant. Soon, you’ll find yourself in a Moroccan patio paradise.",[16,95,96],{},"A Moroccan theme is a great option for summer, but you should look for ways to make it a viable option for winter entertainment also. Adding some heaters and switching out lighter fabrics for heavier ones will start you on the right path for a year-round hangout space.",[20,98,100],{"id":99},"grand-central-staycation","Grand Central Staycation",[16,102,103],{},"Your patio plan shouldn’t feel like you’re in the middle of a thousand people at the train station and looking for one specific person. If you have a hard time picking just one place to use as your inspiration, ask yourself these questions:",[105,106,107,111,114],"ul",{},[108,109,110],"li",{},"Where is the number one destination on your bucket list, or your favorite vacation spot?",[108,112,113],{},"What do you want to do with your patio—entertain, or have a quiet space?",[108,115,116],{},"What kind of furniture best suits your patio’s purpose and design?",[16,118,119],{},"If you like to entertain, consider designs that have a lot of space, seating availability, and easy access to food and drinks. 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