Choosing a New Design for Your Home and Garden

The purpose of a patio serves several functions. It's for that reason it needs top-notch planning. It will become one of your most used areas for personal pleasure, relaxation, bathing, and entertaining. Due to the wide array of purposes the patio has, the planning stage is priority to make it work for you.

The location is paramount

There's no rule to say your patio has to be out back. If you have the space at the front of your home, or around the side, consider using it if that's where the sun or shade is. There is no point investing a patio for the back of your home if you're going to put the sun loungers out front. Choosing the right location will come down to a matter of preference, and quite possibly debate, if your partner and you have different preferences over shade or sun. Be sure you both are happy with the intended location to avoid anyone experiencing buyer's remorse later.

How will you use the patio?

This needs to be determined because if you plan to entertain a party of 25 guests for a summer barbecue, a small patio with no consideration to seating requirements will not suffice. It helps to know in advance what the intended use will be. For those who are very social and entertain frequently, the design will need to accommodate for more guests, but if you only intend on using it for small gatherings, or a place for you and your partner to dine out, then a smaller patio will work better.

The proximity to your home

Another consideration for location is how close it is to your home. Sometimes you may just want to escape the heat, open your patio doors, walk onto the deck, pull up a chair and relax in the fresh air. You couldn't do that if you had to walk to the bottom of the garden, take seating out of your shed and then carry that to your patio area.

Find the perfect spot around your home and visualise how the patio will look when it's complete. The location is paramount, and so too will your intended use of it be. How you intend to use it can determine the type of seating you include. The seating can be integrated to cater to large gatherings, or it could simply be a couple of sun loungers and a table for six. Think through every detail of what you want your patio to do and design it around your ideas. Contact a company like Patioworld NSW Pty Ltd to learn more about the options that will best fit your yard.