It has become more and more important to create comfortable outdoor places to have drinks, lunch and dinner even if the weather isn’t perfect. Fire pits, heaters and awnings all make this possible.

The two areas shown were particularly interesting to do as everything has to be moveable, waterproof and pretty to look at.

We found ourselves trawling antique shops to buy whatever felt right which meant we ended up with a really interesting mix of shapes. Cindy loves a harlequin set. Deciding on how everything was to be painted was probably more fun for us than the very patient painters!