Summer Outdoor Décor Trends
Written by: Millie Breakspeare
Summer’s in full bloom. It’s the season of balmy evenings and midsummer magic – perfect for hosting garden parties with family and friends, or creating enchanting nooks to relax and let the joy of summer wash over you. Get your garden ready to celebrate with some of our favourite garden décor trends this summer.
Fabulous Festoons
Festoon lights are the most essential feature of any garden gathering. Their bold and bright glow will ensure you have the light you need for serving tipples and nibbles to your guests long after the sun goes down. You can hang them from tree branches to create a cosy, relaxed ambiance while friends and family chat the night away. Our vintage festoon lights are especially brilliant as they add character to your garden, creating a whimsical fairy tale setting for your summer festival.
Festival Florals
Embrace nature by creating a fairy field of blooms in your garden – there’s no such thing as too many flowers in summer. Dot around vases with bouquets of florals in sunset tones of purple, pink, and orange to create depth, as well as points visual interest that will get your guests staring in wonder. There’s nothing quite like taking the time to stop and smell the roses on long summer days.
You can also hang wreaths of wild flowers to add height to the space and tie the whole scene together.
Shining Solar and Candlelight
Layered lighting is crucial for building the right mood for lazy summer nights in your outdoor space. Group together outdoor TruGlow® candles of different sizes and set them on tables to create a cosy intimate atmosphere – ideal for a date night picnic or hideaway nook. You can also add some extra style and sophistication to your space by housing the candles inside classic lanterns. Our Brixham lanterns come in three different sizes so you can stagger them throughout your garden, casting light from the top, middle, and ground level of the space.
While you’re at it, why not also make use of the summer sun while it’s here? We have a range of solar lanterns that will add a playful note to your gathering. Lucena tassel lanterns will sway in the summer breeze while bringing pops of seasonal colour during daylight hours. Meanwhile, our hygge wicker lanterns and table lamp will add a warm and welcoming rustic charm for guests, who’ll feel immersed in a medieval fantasy world.
Pretty Patterns and Colour
Nothing quite says festival like a haze of colour, patterns, and lights. Take inspiration from golden summer sunsets and scatter cushions, table cloths, and blankets of dusky pinks, purples, and oranges on outdoor tables and chairs, ready for your guests to make themselves comfortable and settle in for a midsummer’s feast. You can also incorporate seasonal fruits into patterned or coloured fabrics to add a touch of whimsy to your seating areas, bringing in yet another element of the natural world around you.
Summer’s here to stay, make sure you enjoy it to the full by using our favourite décor trends to turn your garden into the perfect fairy tale festival for feasts among the flowers. Without forgetting to include a cosy enchanted nook so you can get away from the chaos of everyday life.
