How To Add A Dash of Color To Your Summer Patio

It is that time of year! Spring is springing and summer days are near! Time to give the patio furniture a good cleaning and take a visit to the local nursery for some flowers and decorating ideas! I love this time of year!  Relaxing on the patio with an iced tea or summery cocktail, lighting candles or a fire, and grilling chicken and steaks for a family dinner.  Warm weather brings out the entertainer in even the busiest mom’s day.  Today I am sharing simple ways to add a dash of color to your patio.

Bright colored plantings are a simple, affordable, and long-lasting way to add color to the patio.
Ask the local nursery what best grown in your zone and what seasonal flowers bloom longest and have the lowest maintenance.

Fresh seat cushions can transform a patio in the blink of an eye!  I love these sky blue pillows with the orange accents.

This is another fun example of seat cushions. Red can be fun, especially if you live in a year-long warm environment. It just goes so well with so many seasons, Spring, Summer, Patriotic US holiday, Fall and Christmas.  It pairs with so man wonderful colors, especially blues and oranges.

Painted Furniture -Add a pop of color with painted furniture. Just one accent piece with a beautifully potted plant will add whimsy and charm without breaking the bank.

Painted Furniture -Here is another wonderful example of painted furniture: mix and match vintage folding chairs in yellow. Painted furniture can really jazz up a patio setting and give a blast of summer fun in color.

Colorful Table Coverings -brightly colored tablecloths, quilts, sheets, or scarves are all wonderful textile elements to add a pop of color to the patio, especially for simple suppers and social gatherings.

Colorful Flower Pots – So simple and fun these flower pots will instantly brighten any spot on the patio. They can also double up as craft caddies for crayon and paints for the kiddos. Grab yours here! Hanging Metal Bucket Flower Holders

Or grab these brightly colored metal buckets and create a fun summer arrangement. Metal Basket Bucket Planters Pot Assorted Colors Set of 5 For Plant and Flower

Colorful Rugs – If you really want instant pop to the summer- patio try bold colored rugs. This one caught my eye and I immediately sent a photo to my husband.  You can find it here.  Orange & Violet Outdoor Rug

I hope you have enjoyed my ramblings and these fantastic patio photos. But I can’t end this How To Add A Dash of Color To Your Summer Patio post without mentioning pillows!

This set of Set of 4 Indoor/Outdoor — 2 Ash Hill Orange Blue Yellow Garden Birds & 2 Flame Stitch are simply gorgeous. The best thing about adding pillows to your Summer patio is that do not require water, fertilizer or sunshine and yet they give tons of color and are very economical. Even more so if you can buy fabric remnants and whip up a few pillows at home!  Not a seamstress? No problem, grab this set of four pillows here. Set of 4 — 2 Ash Hill Orange Blue Yellow Garden Birds & 2 Flame Stitch