How to Holiday in Your Garden

If you’re craving that holiday feeling, where you can feel totally relaxed and take in beautiful surroundings, then you can without travelling too far. Think of your garden as your next escape, with a bit of creative vision, you can create your very own boutique hotel look in your garden.  

Destination Garden 

Think about what a holiday means to you, how do you like to feel when you arrive, is it that first sip of a cocktail, a toe dip in the pool or the chance to relax in peace? You want your garden to evoke these feelings, so create a space that appeals to you. Prioritise relaxation and choose inviting and comfy garden furniture that makes you want to stay a while. Think garden recliner chairs or a spacious garden sofa set. Stylish rope furniture like the Eden corner sofa complete with garden coffee table offers a contemporary and chic look, and that exclusive hotel feeling.  

Consider planting some fragrant plants around your seating area such as lavender and rosemary which will also help give you that feeling of being abroad.  

Digital Detox 

Holidays are supposed to give us all a break from the normal routine and life’s daily demands. Often, we may sit in the garden, but we don’t really treat it like we would on holiday, so it’s important to change that mindset. You may sit around a pool all day on holiday reading a book and think nothing of it, but when at home it’s easy to be distracted by household chores or replying to emails or messages. 

Take some time to mentally switch off, leave your phone indoors, get yourself a drink and a good book whether it’s for a weekend afternoon or an hour or two. This will allow you to relax, absorb the natural surroundings and enjoy some time to yourself and hopefully help you to feel refreshed and recharged.  

Dine Outdoors 

Nothing gives you that feeling of being on holiday like al fresco dining. Gathering family or friends to sit outside and enjoy tasty food in the sunshine is a wonderful way to relax. Choose a dining set that’s right for your garden whether that’s a bistro rattan garden set for intimate dining or a large garden dining set for big family meals or drinks with friends. The Ezra dining set comes with a stylish acacia wood oval table and black rope Hali chairs for luxury look.  

For evening dining or simply chatting with a glass of wine why not opt for a firepit table, offering warmth if it gets chilly, but still creating that relaxed holiday evening feel. You could also decorate your garden with solar lights and lanterns to create a calming atmosphere.  

Soak Up the Sun  

Create your own little sunny sanctuary to sunbath by investing in some garden sun loungers. The Aria rattan sun lounger offers an adjustable head rest and comes with soft cosy cushions for comfort.

Alternatively, for a natural textured look try our Akira curved rope sun lounger or the Lila bamboo sun lounger with an adjustable head rest. Add a throw blanket, cushion and a terrazzo garden side table to create a Mediterranean look.   

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