If there’s one tough point to say goodbye to in the end of summer, it’s outdoor entertaining on the terrace. However, with certain additions, there’s hope for extending your patio usage into late autumn. Some require a larger investment like a roof or heat lamps, others a kinder on the pocket, like candles. Or, if you reside in a warmer climate, a couple of design tricks for “warming up” your terrace for the season also have been included in the following ideabook. Here is to patios no matter weather!
Elizabeth Dinkel
Add a rooftop. Whether you choose a permanent, yearlong structure or a seasonal canopy, a roof over the terrace will help include warmth in the warmer months. If you are able, wire it with lighting to prepare it for fall’s sooner setting sunlight.
Brian Watford Interiors
If you do add a roof, circle it with curtains. You can easily block a breeze once it becomes overly cold, plus, visually, their addition will present your covered terrace a tropical cabana feel.
Build a fireplace. This one is quite obvious, and will alter the way you experience your terrace.
Kirkpatrick Design
If a fireplace is too big an investment, or your terrace just does not have room, light each seating area separately with small, portable candles. You will benefit from comparable warm lighting without shelling out big bucks.
Jeffrey Gordon Smith Landscape Architecture
With all the cool gadgets nowadays, you can also create a small firepit directly in your terrace table. Just be careful when reaching for the salt!
Straight Line Landscape
Heating lamps can heat a substantial area, helping your whole patio stay cozy despite dipping temperatures.
Kaufman Homes, Inc..
If standing heat lamps seem to big and daunting, consider a more discrete version, similar to this heater installed in the ceiling.
DuChateau Floors
Though you’d never know from just taking a look at the picture, these wooden floors are heated. Engineered flooring can work wonders for a terrace, keeping your feet and space additional snug.
Baysix Design
If you are one of the lucky ones who resides in a warmer climate, you may not have to worry considerably about cold temperatures invading your terrace. However, you may wish to visually warm up your space for the winter season. Peppering your patio furniture with blankets and cushions can allow it to look extra cozy.
Scot Meacham Wood Design
In dryer climates, think about adding a rug under your furniture, particularly for stone floors, which is cooler. The carpet is going to likely more comfortable on bare feet and floor the appearance as a whole.
COCOCOZY
Warm up your furniture with upholstered cushions. Blogger Cococozy, who made this terrace, upholstered the cushions in heavy-handed linen backed with Sunbrella to defy the rain and snow of cooler months (she leaves her cushions out all year).
Hint: Cococozy suggests propping outdoor cushions in their sides when not in use: If it rains or snows, the water tends to drain out instead of build up inside the pillow.
Huettl Landscape Architecture
Texture adds visual heat. I really like the smart use of tall grasses facing the cement wall.
Add texture through tablescapes and mantle decorations. Even the look of rattan furniture can help to heat up the room.
Busybee Design
This terrace has it all going on: comfy cushions, a cozy rug, throw pillows galore and plenty of hot texture.
CG&S Design-Build
Of course, the greatest addition to some “collapse” patio? A hot tub. The perfect spot to unwind, star gaze and enjoy a cool, winter evening.
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