I am lucky that I get to spend summers on the Cape. Even luckier that I work from home, which means I can work at the beach, on the sofa, or if the weather is just right, on the patio.
We have a couple of really solid teak chaise lounge chairs that we bought years ago when we lived in D.C., which have held up beautifully. But the hunter green umbrella and navy cushions, never looked quite right, so I took this opportunity from Wayfair to update the outdoor patio decor.
The starting point of the new color scheme, is the new turquoise color market umbrella. Our exterior windows are actually this color (for real), so it is a really fun touch.
I swapped out the cushions on the teak chaise lounges for neutral grey ones. (There’s also an upstairs deck with an old lounge that desperately needed a cushion – we went with a pale green/blue spa color up there.)
Tired of the hard-lined geometric trellis patterned outdoor throw pillows, I opted for more organic shape patterns, as well as global-inspired patterned throw pillows.
Finally, some new planters add structure and color that ties back to the flowers along the rail. Given we’re on the Outer Cape and not California, I didn’t go for the full-on outdoor room thing, with a rug and lights. Because, seriously, thunder storms are just too frequent. It’s trouble enough to drag the cushions indoors.
The patio looks really cheerful. Now, if only the mosquitos would disappear.
G E T the L O O K
S H O P P I N G
1 Nine-foot Market Umbrella
2 Indoor/Outdoor Chair Cushion
3 “My Happy Place” Outdoor Lumbar Pillow
4 Tall Fiberclay Planter
5 Sunbrella Chaise Lounge Cushions
6 Janus et Cie Concrete Pot Planter
7 Two-Tone Plastic Pot
8 Golden Gate Outdoor Throw Pillow
9 Mudcloth Geometric Outdoor Throw Pillow
10 Abstract Outdoor Throw Pillow
11 Don’t Be Catty Outdoor Lumbar Pillow
12 Modern Metal Side Table
