Outdoor Dreaming

The weather here is beautiful. I had the windows and patio door open all day yesterday! The warm weather and cool breeze gave me the urge to design our patio. We're lucky to have a wrap around patio on our 1 bedroom apartment. It gives us the opportunity to add another living space to enjoy during the spring and summer.

I designed this space first and foremost to be very budget friendly, but also chic and sophisticated. If you know me, I love neutrals so of course this is the direction I went..




The patio set is a steal at $228 and has great reviews. It looks very comfortable too! The size is great for an apartment patio as well.

Our patio flooring is cold, scratchy concrete. So I would love to get this Dash & Albert rug to put underfoot. A 3x5 at $84 is the perfect size for the larger part of the patio.

On top of the rug, I'd put this new chaise from Ikea. Doesn't it look like the perfect place to read a book or old Domino?


I'd make some throw pillows in this outdoor fabric I found.

Some of my favorite things are hanging lanterns...





I found these, three for $39, I'd hang them from the top of our patio.



They'd be perfect with pillar candles!

The entire space is under $600. I think this would be a good investment, don't you? ;)