☀️ If you want to create that perfect outdoor entertaining space, here’s how Aralia did it for high-end luxury furniture company Gaze Burvill at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show earlier this year. Those of you who know us well, know that we like our gardens to be multi-functional and no project is more exemplary of this than this Chelsea garden (which by the way won a 5 star award!). We’ll show you why this garden is the ultimate summer entertaining area, and the elements you should include to create your own perfect outdoor living space. ☀️

FINE DINING –

One of the most functional features of this show garden is the Levity Dining Table. The large and luxurious oak table accommodated 10 seats at our Chelsea garden, but 2 more chairs could easily have been added. A massive table like this is perfect for dinner parties, or family get togethers, with the table top to host a massive BBQ buffet. ???? ???? What better way to make everyone happy at family gatherings than to serve a selection of yummy food on the table, allowing people to help themselves and make use of the seating around the table or in any of the other seating areas around the garden. If you want something smaller for more intimate dining occasions, the table used in this garden can also be split up into 3 smaller tables. Getting a diverse dining set like this means you can mix it up with a smaller dining table, or make use of the whole table by spreading out plates of tapas and some lovely bottles of red wine! ????????????

GET COOKING –

Now we may not be the first ones to suggest it, but a BBQ is the essential item for any sizzling summer outdoor entertaining space. The fact this garden has not just one, but two, BBQ’S cements its spot as the ultimate summer space. The first BBQ, made by Sub Zero Wolf, is a smaller one in the more intimate area of the garden. Its countersunk design makes it sleek and aesthetically pleasing even when not being used, whilst its smaller size makes it easy to clean and perfect for romantic summer evenings. The second BBQ featured in the garden takes your summer BBQ to a whole new level, featuring a hot plate, burner, pull out fridge drawers, yards of surface space and oodles of cupboard space too. This means you can have loads of foods cooking at once. On top of this, the larger area means you can get creative with your BBQ’S, cooking lamb shoulders, or – if you’re feeling super fancy – you can try BBQing a lobster! ???? This outdoor kitchen even features warmer drawers to keep food warm when entertaining for larger groups of people, as well as a BBQ you can cook pizza on! ????????

THE DRINKS ARE ON US –

And what goes better with a BBQ than a beer ???? (or champagne for your lobsters!????????) This garden includes outdoor fridge drawers with a concealed design that makes for a smart and sleek look. These drawers are perfect for keeping drinks chilled, whether that be beers to sip whilst BBQING, or soft drinks for the children. Either way, your drinks will stay chilled, and so will you, as no more popping inside anytime someone wants a drink. Our garden even featured wine chillers in this bar, allowing you to use ambient temperature control to keep your wine exactly how you like it!

At the end of the bar there’s also a raised seating area with multiple bar stools, providing the perfect spot for the adults to enjoy a drink when the kids have gone to bed!

FRESHLY PREPPED –

Just to make your life, and your meals, even easier, the kitchens spacious counter bar top is a massive 5 and a half meters long. This area is perfect for cooking for big groups, with its countersunk BBQ and under counter storage, it allows you to keep everything you need within reaching distance. The top also features a large space for prepping, conveniently placed next to a luxurious stainless-steel metal sink. Adding to the ease of the outdoor kitchen, potted herbs are scattered close by,???? ???? ???? making them at hand for you to add into drinks or meals.???? ???? If you wanted to take this one step further, you could add a green herb wall or living wall. This could provide a beautiful splash of colour and will also keep the children entertained picking the herbs for dinner! Real foodies could even add a pizza oven or tandoor oven into this outdoor kitchen to take their food game to a whole new level.

GET COMFY –

The garden also features plenty of luxury outdoor furniture by Gaze Burvill. Included in this is the extensive sofa area that includes a luxury coffee table and a sofa that easily seats 10-12. This particularly large sofa is perfect for entertaining, providing an outdoor lounge area that serves as an extension to your indoor living areas. The coffee table is also perfect for this, as its Dekton material means that all spillages and marks don’t stick or show up on the surface, making it ideal for when children are around (or for those rowdier guests!) ????

CHILL OUT –

Whilst the garden is great for entertaining, it is also the ideal relaxation space too, thanks to the more secluded area which features a smaller set of table and chairs. This beautifully crafted and sustainable outdoor garden furniture set is perfect for more intimate moments such as enjoying an al fresco breakfast ????????or after dinner coffee ☕️ on warmer days. The chairs are also made from steam bent oak, ensuring that they both look good and feel good too!

NO SPACE? NO PROBLEM –

Another major plus of this smaller set of table and chairs is that they are lightweight, making them super easy to move around when you have more guests in the garden. If this seating, plus the dining table, plus the sofa, isn’t enough, then guests can also perch on the benches in the lounge area or by the outdoor kitchen. These benches double up as great storage spaces too, perfect for garden tools or comfy throws to take out on chillier evenings.  

 

GET CREATIVE ❤️ ???? ???? –

The garden also features an outdoor art canvas, creating a focal point in the garden, as well as a conversation point. Featuring artwork in your garden like this creates real ambience and makes the space feel more lived in and welcoming. You can make your space even more personal by getting a bespoke piece of art designed and created by an artist, like the acrylic sealed painting by Leyla Murr we featured in this garden.

STAY PROTECTED –

Finally, what makes the space perfect for both entertaining and relaxing, is the contemporary metal pergola with shade awning. This pergola provides the lounge area with protection from the rain, which means you can make the most of your outdoor space even when the weathers not on your side (which let’s be honest, it never is!) On those rare moments that the weather is on your side, you can pull back the pergola to soak up the sunrays☀️ and do a spot of sunbathing, or use it to provide a shaded area of your garden at a BBQ for guests who prefer to stay out the sun! ☀️

This Chelsea Flower Show garden is the perfect example of how an outdoor space can be transformed into an indoor-outdoor living area, where you can not only enjoy the view of your garden, but create an interactive space. Aralia believes that gardens are the perfect spaces to entertain and relax, and our Gaze Burvill RHS Chelsea Garden truly embodies this motto.

Follow Aralia this summer to learn how to make the most out of your outdoor space and turn it into the perfect summer hang out, remembering that a garden is no longer just a garden!