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How To Dress Up Your Garden Gazebo

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20 October 2016

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A lazy Friday spot. A tranquil getaway. A spontaneous candlelit dinner venue. It's no surprise why the gazebo has been an important fixture in gardens for centuries and considered the quintessential outdoor garden structure. Originally called summerhouses, Gazebos have been around for over 5000 years delighting Egyptian royalty, English aristocracy and modern home owners alike.

Create a personal sanctuary by turning your gazebo into a showcase of your personality, interests and passions. Here are a few ideas to turn your gazebo in your own private slice of heaven on earth:

Invite nature

Integrate your gazebo into the natural landscape by decorating it with a striking array of potted plants. Add more life by attracting birds with creative homemade bird feeders. These are fairly easy to make using a variety of materials from teacups and mason jars to recycled milk cartons and plastic containers. Just remember to keep it regularly stocked for your feathered friends!

Let there be light

The gazebo’s unique shape lets in the light while keeping the heat out. But once the sun goes down, you can add magic with lights. You can keep it basic by employing a solitary overhead bulb, or add a touch of elegance by with a simple chandelier. Other options are rustic looking lanterns to bathe your space in romance or fairy lights to recreate the innocence of childhood imagination.

Sounds just right

Enhance the sensory experience of relaxing outdoors by installing chimes that sing along with the wind. Or create a Zen state of mind with a soothing mini waterfall or bamboo water fountain.

Just the way you like it

The gazebo can serve as a stripped down version of your home, equipped with the necessary creature comforts, or a simple refuge unbridled by the practicalities of modern life. You can get your cushions, favourite books and movies and enjoy some quality me-time in the midst of nature.