These days, we’re spending a great deal of time at home: Not only are we working from home and relaxing there in the evenings, too, we’re also hosting small, distanced gatherings in our outdoor spaces and planning staycations. Which means that as spring turns into summer and the days get warmer, it’s the ideal time to transform your patio, deck, garden, or even your entire yard into a serene lounge space that’s perfect as a quiet weekend escape and ready-made for fresh-air visits.
Think about setting up your outdoor living space much like you would when planning your interiors. Here are five key ideas to keep in mind when creating your at-home retreat—plus our favorite finds from Rejuvenation’s Outdoor Shop to complete it.
1. Start with lighting.
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2. Design an alfresco dining spot.
![take dinner (and breakfast, lunch, and happy hour) outdoors. create a fresh air 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/rejuvenation-prineville-table-prineville-arm-chairs.jpg)
3. Bring the indoors out.
![the perfect warm weather change of scenery: lounging outdoors. the teak & b 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/rejuvenation-teak-and-brass-folding-lounge-chairs.jpg)
![a comfortable, good looking sofa, designed for outdoors: the jasper teak three 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/rejuvenation-jasper-teak-three-piece-sectional.jpg)
4. Add a fan.
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![just as you would indoors, define your outdoor living “room” with 28](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/rejuvenation-ortakoy-outdoor-rug.jpg)
5. Create the perfect planterscape (and potting shed).
![pots and planters create the ideal garden: they can be moved according to sun a 30](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/rejuvenation-planter-collection.jpg)
These are the Modern Fiberstone Rectangle Planters in black (from $129), the slatted teak Jasper Tall Planter ($519) and Jasper Wide Planter ($519), and the Modern Fiberstone Tapered Planter ($149). See the full selection of planters and pots here.
![every outdoor space needs utility spaces that are organized, efficient, and ins 32](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/rejuvenation-mudroom-cobb-indoor-outdoor-table-scaled-e1617640096139.jpg)
![don’t forget an accessible sink for easy clean up. this is the grizzly c 34](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/rejuvenation-grizzly-cast-iron-utility-sink-scaled.jpg)
For everything you need to create an outdoor oasis, head to Rejuvenation’s Outdoor Shop.
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