Six New Ways To Spruce Up Your Outdoor Living Space This New Year
‘Tis the season for sprucing up here in Central Florida. Whether you’re sprucing up for a holiday party, sprucing up the house to host, or simply looking for a way to add a nice clean change to your space to start the new year off fresh; we’ve created six easy ways to spruce up your outdoor living space for this upcoming year!
1. Free Up Some Space: The first step, which sometimes can be the hardest, is to make sure that you free up some space. Remember the old classic saying “out with the old and in with the new” that is exactly what we are talking about here. Whether you are rummaging through your outdoor kitchen drawers or the shed in the backyard, you’ll be sure to find at least a few items that you rarely, if ever, touch. Create fresh space and donate the items. The same decluttering plan should stand for additional rooms that might get overlooked like a lanai, sunroom, or screened in patio for example.
2. Quick Wash: The second order of business on the sprucing-up agenda is to clean up the space with a quick wash. A timeless classic of basic dishwashing detergent mixed in a bucket with water, your favorite sponge, and a hose should do the trick–for outdoor spaces of course! Whether you spray down and clean out screen enclosure floors or your front porch, a quick wash is a great way to make sure you start the new year off on the right track. If you want, you can safely apply this same classic cleaning to your screens on your screen enclosure itself.
3. Lighten Up A Little: Well, why not literally lighten up. Do we really need a reason to add some lights to our evenings? Whether you keep your lights out during the holiday season or just looking for a way to add some charm to your home, why not add some fun lights to your backyard. The pergola is also a great place to hang some lights and keep them on throughout the year.
4. Make it Make Scents: Nothing says spruce like a fresh scent. Whether you have a favorite air freshener or you opt to go for the natural route, adding a fresh smell to your outdoor living space is very easy and can do wonders to your overall space and atmosphere. Add essential oils to a spray bottle or to your bucket of cleaning water to make sure you have drops of joy throughout your space. Want to keep critters out and add some drops of peppermint oil throughout your space for a crisp fresh scent too! There are also so many great outdoor candle options that are beautiful pieces for your pool area, lanai or outdoor kitchen space that will surely add some coziness to the space.
5. Add a Pop of Color: Speaking of scents, why not add a fresh smell and a pop of color with a nice bouquet of fresh flowers. There is nothing like starting off fresh with fresh flowers. They are pops of color that act as visual cheerleaders for your new beginnings. A pop of color can also be added with a cute plant as well.
6. Control the Debris: Finally, the biggest takeaway for sprucing up your space for a new year is to ensure your outdoor living space is consistently fresh. One of the best ways to ensure that is to develop ways to ensure that debris is managed. From dirt to leaves, bugs, and everything in between, debris can fly around our space. Screen enclosures are an effective way to easily manage debris from our pool space or outdoor yard space. Retractable screens are also a versatile option for front porch and backyard options as well.
As you prepare for the New Year ahead we hope these ideas inspire you to spruce up your space and know that our home can feel fresh and inspiring all throughout the year. We believe your home should be a place that you love so whether you are looking for a screen enclosure to keep out debris or discuss ideas about a new project, we are here to make sure your space is the best it can be. Contact U.S. Aluminum at 407-237-3128.