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Ready for Look for slimline seating

that won’t take up too
much of your valuable
outdoor space.
the sun

Transform your outdoors – whether it’s a balcony, patio or
a little patch of lawn – with tips from John Lewis & Partners’
Partner and Category Design Lead, Polly Edler.

John Lewis ANYDAY Camden 2-seater garden bistro table
and chairs set, £95

ike a boutique bar or that gorgeous
little taverna you fell in love with on
L holiday, you really don’t need acres of
garden to create an inviting outdoor living
space. Best of all, small garden design is a
relatively quick project, a place you could
transform in a weekend. Looking for garden
ideas for a small garden? Start with:

Furniture
Choose armchairs with side tables to get John Lewis Mona cluster nesting round
the most flexibility for dining, entertaining garden coffee tables, set of 2, £299
and lounging without dominating in the way
larger pieces can.
Paint walls and fences
‘Look for slimline seating that won’t take up To create a seamless boundary consider
too much of your valuable outdoor space and painting walls and fences. Dark grey, green and
think about how you will store it when it’s not black make dramatically stylish backgrounds
in use,’ advises Polly Edler, Partner & Category for bright furniture and vibrant planting in a
Bordallo Pinheiro orange pitcher, £75 Design Lead. ‘Folding or stacking items are suntrap. A cooler, darker space may need a
John Lewis white rim glass tumbler, £5 each
always good,’ she adds. paler, warmer tone to see off any chill.

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