I know a lot of people love hosting over the fall and winter months, but for me, my hosting season runs from the end of April to Labor Day. I like to spend evenings outdoors having cocktail hours with friends and my weekends with family, enjoying meals in the warmer weather on my patio.
This does mean each year I nail my patio set up, creating an outdoor living room oasis that I spend more time in than my indoor living room. But so far this summer, something has been missing.
This week, I have discovered exactly what it was – a hammock. And not just any hammock, a chic hammock from Lulu and Georgia. And bonus, right now it has 15% off and then an extra 20% off, which is part of their site-wide summer sale happening this week.
I have always loved lounging in a hammock on vacation, I can't believe it's taken me this long to bring one into my own patio. What it has added to the space is a more laid-back vibe. I have both a lounge area and an outdoor dining area in my backyard, both of which see heavy use, and hanging this hammock on the edge of the living area has almost created a whole new outdoor room.
It serves a different purpose from the other spaces; it's an escape for guests when they need it, and it's where I have found I am spending most of my time when I am in the backyard alone, too. It's the same relaxed feeling as lounging on an outdoor couch, but even more so. I feel like I am on vacation when I am gently swinging in this hammock with a book and iced coffee. A resort-like escape for $134.60? Yes please.
Hammocks have been a bit of an outdoor decorating trend this summer, but this is the first one I have seen that I love enough to click buy. I like that it's not too fussy (there's a lot of macramé often involved in an outdoor hammock), the stripes feel really timeless, but that dark red is also very 2025. The scalloped edges make it a bit more playful but still very chic. It would be at home in a laid-back European beach club, and that's always the aim for my patio style.
The Lulu and Georgia summer sale is filled with plenty more stylish pieces to update your patio, and your indoor rooms too. There's up to 30% off the whole site, but that's including sale items too so you can find some really good quality pieces at really reasonable prices right now, so be sure not to miss these offers while they last.