From relaxed, shaded spaces to holiday-inspired havens, transform your outdoor area to make the most of chilled-out summer days
Feature Jo Messenger
May two-seater metal garden bistro set in green, £200; striped cushion, £10; 20 warm white festoon solar lights, £20; accessories from a selection, all Habitat
Above Lisbon foliage round platter, £30; Lisbon small bowl, £4.50 each; Lisbon rectangular platter, £7.50 each; Lisbon large bowls, £7.50 each; Lisbon tapas plates, £12 for four; Lisbon dip bowls, £10 for three; bubble glass tumbler, £7 each; Dome 18-piece cutlery set, £90; linen greige napkins, £20 for four, all John Lewis & Partners
Right Nämmarö modular three-seater corner sofa, £630; Nämmarö seat section (used as a coffee table), £45; Nämmarö lounge chairs, £60 each; Solinden LED solar-powered pendant lamps, from £6 each; Svartra LED lighting chain with 12 lights, £25; Gullbergsö yellow/white striped & floral outdoor cushion covers, £5 each; Gurli yellow & green cushion covers, from £3 each; Storhaga LED table lamp, £45; Vappeby bluetooth speaker lamp, £60; Lydersholm rug, from £50; accessories from a selection, all Ikea
Monaco dining table with six dining armchairs, £3,399, Bridgman. For similar accessories, try John Lewis & Partners. For similar ticking stripe fabric, try Ian Mankin
Left Walls painted in Celestial Blue; chairs painted in Garden, both £86 per 2.5ltrs of Intelligent exterior eggshell, Little Greene. For similar chairs (unpainted), try the Cedak wood chairs in walnut, £325 for two; for a similar rattan stand, try the Provence woven rattan side table, £260, both La Redoute. For a similar table, try the Cora round four-seater dining table in acacia wood, £399, Kettler. For similar rugs, try Weaver Green
Above Lilypad steel bi
