The air is warmer, and the days longer. Spring is in full swing, much to our relief. Winter has its moments of beauty and fun, but spring is when life gets just a little bit brighter. It’s also the perfect time to get started on your yard maintenance and outdoor home improvement projects. There’s something about the warm nights that makes you want to spend the evening outside. If you’re wanting to spend your summer nights entertaining and relaxing with your friends outside, here are our tips and must haves for the perfect yard.
Install a Fire Pit
What is more fun than gathering around a fire pit with your friends? You can exchange stories, letting the natural light from the fire pit illuminate the evening. You can make s’mores in the flames, a snack that knows no age limit. It’s also a perfect addition to any backyard barbecue, because you can roast hot dogs, or throw a few hobo dinners right into the coals to cook.
Make sure you have enough seating
If you plan on having outdoor summer parties, you’ll need to make sure that you have enough seating to comfortable fit you and all of your friends. Depending on space restrictions, there are a lot of different seating options you can choose from! On your patio, you can add a few comfy chairs and an outdoor couch. If you have a fire pit, you can have halved logs sanded down as a comfortable place to sit. You can also save up a stack of soft seat cushions, to pull out for people to sit on if you need more seating options.
A grill or outdoor kitchen
What is an outdoor party without food? A grill is a backyard must, but your food preparation doesn’t have to end there! You can have countertops and even a sink installed alongside your barbecue grill, so you don’t have to go inside to do any preparation or store your cooking utensils when you’re done.
Lighting
Even though the light doesn’t set until much later in the summer, you should still make sure you have enough lighting to continue to comfortably spend the evening outside once the sun goes down. You can install a porch light, obviously. But a few other fun forms of outdoor lighting would include tiki torches, and you could install strings of twinkly or bulb lights around your patio. This is especially helpful if you have a covered patio or some sort of pergola.