Top Five Best Applications for Your Terrace

Top Five Best Applications for Your Terrace

Outdoor Entertaining

The most important use of a patio is to receive friends, family and neighbors. Australia is blessed with a great climate, but while we all like to be outside, it is not comfortable to sit in the sun for a long time. A terrace offers the perfect place to sit outside in the shade. Most people keep a selection of garden furniture on their terrace, from comfortable couches and chairs to tables and dining areas.

With the addition of lighting, a television and music, your terrace is the best place to receive guests in the summer. And if you buy a patio heater, you can continue to party well into the winter. A few extra blankets should protect you and your guests on chilly evenings.

Cooking

The next best use of a patio is to cook food. Why use a kitchen when you can grill food outside on a BBQ? Many Australians turn their terrace into an outdoor kitchen. It is surprisingly easy to do nowadays thanks to some very stylish and affordable outdoor kitchen appliances. If you decide to furnish an outdoor kitchen, you must plan this carefully. In addition to a barbecue, outdoor grill or pizza oven, you need a space for preparing food, a sink, storage cupboards and maybe a mini fridge or cooler. Make sure you have enough room to cook and eat, and if the space is tight, consider extending your terrace.

Leisure Activities

Families often keep games and toys on the terrace so that the children can play in the shade. Throw a carpet and some pillows down so that the children are comfortable while the adults get the most out of the seats. A patio is also a great place to hold a pool table or game console. The noise will be less annoying if you want some peace and quiet indoors. Add some lighting and you can use your terrace until late in the evening. You can also choose to suggest that your other half disassemble his car engine on the patio, instead of indoors on your kitchen table.

Relaxing

There's nothing like chilling on your patio when it's hot outside. Curling up with a good book and a cold beer in the shade of your terrace is very relaxing, which is why millions of Australians use their terrace for relaxation.

Grow Plants

Patios are excellent growing areas. There are many plants that bloom under the cover of a terrace, so if you have green fingers, start cultivating potted plants, herbs, fruit trees and vines and vegetables. Choose plants that prefer shade and make sure you water them regularly.

Do you have any other suggestions for using a patio? Let us know!

John Chapman is the owner of First Choice Patios in Perth [https://www.firstchoicepatios.com.au].

Building beautiful outdoor spaces for homes around Perth, he is passionate about outdoor living and adding that extra something to the family home.