A cozy, relaxing backyard spot can do wonders for you and the family at the end of a workday and on the weekend. There is just something special about putting the workday behind you and taking some time just to enjoy nature and those you love most.
If your yard isn’t the relaxing oasis of your dreams, there are ways to turn your backyard into the space that offers you peace and relaxation. If you need peaceful backyard ideas to create an sacuntary of your own, you’ll love these creative outdoor spaces.
1. Build a Fire Pit for Cozy Evenings
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Equipped with a grill top, a fire pit, or an outdoor fireplace, these features are ideal for entertaining and cooking outdoors. Fire pits create an inviting and cozy spot in your backyard.
Building an outdoor fire pit is simple and affordable. You just need to clear out an area, remove all twigs and debris, to make sure the space is flat. Layer slate in a circular pattern 2 to 3 feet high. You won’t need adhesive because over time the slate will settle. A medium-size pit should be 6 to 7 feet in diameter.
Or, if you’re not the DIY type, buy a fire pit kit and make it easy on yourself.
Place some comfortable seating around the fire pit (plastic chairs work too, in a pinch, but they won’t be as comfortable), and you’re ready for outdoor entertaining.
2. Add Outdoor Lighting
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Paper lanterns and string lights hung from trees, or set acorss the lawn or patio, will help create a magical intimate space.
You can also create beautiful luminaries youself by fitting two paper bags, one over the other, to form the lanterns, and place a flameless flickering candle inside. The glow from the ambient lighting will illuminate the paper bag and create a lantern. Cover the inside of the bags with a paper doily to crete a beautidul effect.
3. Cozy Outdoor Dining Area
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Select a spot in your backyard that is private yet still accessible to your kitchen, incase you need to pop in and grab something when needed easily.
I think the perfect spot for an outdoor dining set is under a big tree or grape arbor, but setting your outdoor dining table on a beautiful outdoor rug on your your covered patio or wooden deck is also very nice and usually really accessible.
Make sure whatever outdoor furniture you choose is weatherproof and can withstand the conditions of the outdoor world.o
4. A Relaxing Outdoor Room Needs Privacy
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An outdoor living space usually needs a wall or structure to provide privacy for outdoor dinners and gatherings. Consider installing a wooden trellis or a lattice fence in your beautiful backyard and plant some cascading plants, native flowers, or climbing vines to create a green wall of solitude.
5. Add Curved Pathways for Larger Backyards
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Curved pathways made throughout the yard often allow us to wander and get lost in our thoughts as we pace across the yard. And since the goal is to turn the backyard into a relaxing retreat, adding a curved garden path made of large stones is a simple way to achieve that.
6. Plant a Fragrant Flower Garden
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A colorful, wonderful smelling garden will uplift your mood every day. Create a small fragrant corner, or add a few potted plants if you don’t want a big garden, or you don’t have enough space.
My favorite fragrant flowers are lavender and roses. Plant lavender in a dry sunny spot, and get some old-fashioned English roses for your garden since they come in many different colors and smell heavenly!
7. Create a Small Zen Garden
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I love the simplicity of a Zen garden: gravel, sand, rocks, statues, a water feature, and a few plants, and you have a peaceful garden to relax and meditate in. It can take up just a corner of your yard, or occupy an even more significant chunk of real estate. It’s up to you how zen-like you want your yard to be.
8. Add a Hammock
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If you can only do one thing for your peaceful garden, get a hammock. It usually comes with a stand or can be anchored to a tree, and can easily be moved around. Set it in the sun on a spring morning, or hide it in the shade during the hot summer days. It will provide you with countless hours of bliss: rest, relax, read, sunbathe, etc.
9. A Quiet Corner
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It doesn’t take much to create a peaceful atmosphere: add a small bench or a round day bed with a retractable canopy. Use it as a meditation corner, reading nook, or stargazing lounge. How fun is that!
10. Garden Feng Shui – A Bagua Map
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The Bagua is a map designed to match energy sectors and put certain elements in certain quadrants of the minimalist garden. Through the use of zone-specific decorative elements in the yard, it may be possible to increase the positive energy in various parts of one’s life.
The cardinal directions will influence your yard based on the Bagua map, and if you’re interested in creating a realxing yard and patio, it might be worth looking into Feng Shui and how you can incroperate it into your yard.
Time to Relax
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Incorporating the principles in your landscape structure makes it possible to bring a sense of calm and relaxation into the yard. It is also possible to create an inviting meditation garden area, free from the chaos of everyday life, and that can help settle an unquiet mind.
Incorporating some of these ideas into a backyard landscape design doesn’t have to be a complicated endeavor and in fact, you can start today by just visiting your local store. Here’s to relaxing nights spent with those we love in a place we love.
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