Picture Perfect: 40 Outdoor Areas Made for Winter Entertaining
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Long days and warm nights may be gone for now, but that doesn’t mean we have to stay indoors when friends come over. Here are some great examples of how you can set up an outdoor entertaining area to make it comfy and cosy for a winter afternoon or evening, just add thick blankets, cocooning structures and, of course, fire…
1. Lakeside luxury. Pender Island, Canada
2. Garden gathering. London, UK
3. Small on space, big on style. Gothenburg, Sweden
4. Apres ski. Nice, France
5. Mountain high. Denver, USA
6. Contemporary scene. Melbourne, Victoria
7. Candy striper. Los Angeles, USA
8. For five friends. Toronto, Canada
9. Oh the suspense! Auckland, New Zealand
10. Red wine and good company. Minneapolis, USA
11. Tea time. Moscow, Russia
12. Poolside presence. Miami, USA
13. Furever friends. London, UK
14. Sculptural standing. San Francisco, USA
16. DIY dream. Milwaukee, USA
17. Desert days. Phoenix, USA
18. Nesting. London, UK
20. Personal favourite. Seattle, USA
21. Winter picnic. Wiltshire, UK
22. Blue lagoon. British Columbia, Canada
23. Brekky bliss. Stockholm, Sweden
24. Inside the square. San Francisco, USA
25. Fairy nights. Brisbane, Queensland
26. Indoors or out? Washington, USA
27. Sunken living. Brisbane, Queensland
28. Keep ‘em separated. Leipzig, Germany
29. TV time, anytime. Dallas, USA
30. Woolly wonders. Stockholm, Sweden
31. Check please. Vancouver, Canada
32. Great bowl of fire. Surrey, UK
33. The rustic look. Munich, Germany
34. Hive mind. Tokyo, Japan
35. Get down tonight. Toledo, Spain
36. Wide open spaces. Denver, USA
37. Washed denim. Sweden
38. Resort feel. New York, USA
39. Cosy corner. Gothenburg, Sweden
40. A sense of space. Spain
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