How to Create the Perfect Summer Space on a Budget
I love being outdoors and spend as much time as I can in the fresh air. I do know that some of you only venture out in the garden when the weather is warmer. Often the garden can look a little tired and neglected. I know how easily it can be to spend a fortune on gardens, yet it can sometime make little impact. These are my top ideas for you to create the perfect summer space on a budget.
Lighting
Every year at Christmas I love how our house is transformed with the simple use of lighting and every year I think. I must make use of lights in the garden this summer. Well this year I’m going to do it. They add a great atmosphere to any space. Making it just perfect for entertaining and enjoying the warmer evenings. This oval Nautical lamp from Shore and More £10.49 would look great on the garden table at night. Or get a set of them and light the way down a garden path.
Revamp old furniture
Want a new look but can’t afford new furniture. Most people throw away furniture that is still in perfectly good condition. Be more environmentally friendly and easier on your wallet by revamping what you already have with paint. This paint comes in a fab range of colours and at £12.57 a litre you’ll have plenty to spruce up a table and chairs.
Add some comfort to your perfect summer space
Once you’ve made your old furniture look fab with a new lick of paint. Ramp up the comfort with these cushions £12.99. Plus they are waterproof, so no need to panic if you leave them out in the rain.
Or choose Hammocks for easy moving when the rain sets in.
 Decorate with bunting or a summer sign, like these July and August pennants.
Double use
If you are going to spend money on new plants for your garden. Make sure they are really working for their money. Choose plants such as herbs. That look great, but also smell amazing and are edible! This set of 10 mixed herbs is a great way to get you started. £8.49
Plant up pots
Picked up your beautiful new herbs? Show them off in these fab pots. This set of 12 galvanised pots are only £12.49 and when grouped together they make a fab statement.
Double your space
My final idea for how to create the perfect summer space on a budget is genius! I want one for my garden I just have to find the right spot. We all use mirrors in our homes to make the spaces feel bigger, don’t we? So why not use them in our gardens! This outdoor garden acrylic non shatter mirror sheet. Comes in at 4ft x 2ft for £32.99 and it the perfect foil for making the garden look bigger. I just cant wait to see who ends up trying to walk through it!
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a space in the garden to relax or even a wee summerhouse
I like to have herb plants around my patio area, eg rosemary, thyme and oregano, lavender and I can rub my fingers through them to get a lovely smell and they are ready to use in the kitchen
Soft lighting, climbing flowers and fragrant flowers in pots, comfortable seating and a nice table!
plenty of fresh air and a wee bit of sunshine!
A nice set of tables and chairs and mood lighting
Having it lit nicely and making it relaxing!
A seat in the garden surrouded by flowers and the birds singing
Lots of trees, flowers and plants.
Somewhere I can sit in the sun and read a book, with my head shaded so I don’t get a headache.
Lots of plants and a comfy seat.
I love wide open spaces in summer
Somewhere we can fit a bbq and a chair and I’m well away
Incense sticks, infused fruit juice, cats and cushions! Xx
That would look lovely on my garden table
just a nice place to sit in the garden
Either my garden or wide open spaces with clean air to breathe. Birds to watch and seeing the garden burst into life.
I love a gazebo with plenty of fairy lights some comfy chairs and a table
Comfortable seating for everyone, safe for kids to play and run around
Summer with a book on the communal balcony with a cuppa – it’s such a suntrap it’s often boiling hot xx
My perfect summer space is somewhere with fresh air, bright and colourful and light! I love my garden in the summer
Beautiful plants and a nice sunny spot to lounge in
A NICE QUIET AREA –WITH SOME SHADE FROM THE SUN –FOR MY BALD HEAD
Somewhere hot and quiet, preferably with an ice cold drink
Having somewhere nice to sit out
The perfect summer space for me involves somewhere the family can all gather round and relax, plenty of colour and comfort.
Somewhere colourful, comfortable and easy to maintain.
Space, colour sweet aromas and tranquilness
just plenty of greenery and splashes of brightly coloured flowers!
Our summer house at the end of the garden is our perfect summer place.
My completely private patio area with lots of pot plants and scented roses
Love this lantern would look so nice in my parents garden or my balcony.
Nice tidy garden, with a well maintained lawn, a sitting area for family and friends, lighting and plenty of toys for the children.
A nice peaceful garden space with a comfy sun lounger to relax on
Comfortable seating, good light and a heater for the chillier evenings
My perfect summer space has definitely got to be outdoors in the fresh air, with comfy seats, shade for the daytime and cute ambient lighting for the evening… Plus citronella!!
Sunshine and a nice comfy outdoor couch in the garden
A comfy chair in the sun and one in the shade so I always have a choice!
Any space where I can see some trees I just love them!
I like a space that means we sit looking at the rest of the garden. I like having separate areas. We have an allotment space, flowers, grass areas, football space for my son and an eating area.
This is a cute lamp and lovely for enjoying warmer evenings especially
Lots of natural light definitely helps create the perfect summer space
fabulous giveaway thank you for the chance
Fabulous love it
My space has to be cosey and bright with lots of candles
I have a summer house in my back garden, nobody goes in there except me, has they know it is my place to get away from everything and everyone. I even have a heater in there if I want to escape any time of the year
The perfect Summer space for me would be a big family barbecue with lots of delicious food, drinks and fun
We have a “fun section” in our garden for the kids Trampoline, Swings, paddling pool and a slide. And we have a “quiet section” for the adults to read, rest and sunbathe! 🙂 – And we have an “eating section” … A picnic bench and the BBQ. We’re just missing a big shed for storage!
Great giveaway thanks
For the the perfect summer space is my back garden, i feel safe and happy there. It is full of life, colour and plants that i have nurtured. I love sharing this space with my husband to be and our 10 year old son….making memories and sharing stories.
Beautiful colours, sunshine, a BBQ and a bar 🙂
lots of plants and nice seats