4 patio accessories to enhance outdoor entertaining

Patio furniture is wonderful for enjoying the outdoors on a beautiful day. There are also patio furniture accessories that will add extra pleasure and value to your outdoor living. Read on for some tips on how to arrange them for maximum benefit.

• Patio rugs are basically indoor/outdoor rugs that are made with materials that can withstand all kinds of weather conditions.
• You may not realize the need for a patio rug now, but once you get one, you'll see the benefits right away.
• Patio rugs offer extra grip and friction for slippery and wet feet coming out of the pool or off the grass.
• Patio rugs help you to make seating areas that family members and guests will gravitate to when sitting outside.
• Patio chairs appear to be simply placed anywhere outside, but once you place a rug underneath, all of a sudden you have a designated cozy area where people feel like they're in a special spot.
• For the best effect, choose two or more patio rugs in different sizes to make several different seating areas in your outdoor living space.

• You always remember to provide wall hooks inside your home where people can hang up keys and coats, but you might have neglected to install wall hooks outside, where they are very handy.
• Wall hooks outside give people a place to hang items such as garden hats, gloves, wet towels, swimming goggles and bathing suits.
• Hang wall hooks in several locations so you can separate gardening hooks from the entertainment equipment hooks.

• If you do any kind of outdoor entertaining, you should have some kind of stereo speaker available to play music appropriate to the occasion.
• Music can make the difference between a ho-hum outdoor party and a true event that people feel good about attending.
• These days, you don't have to hard wire a speaker to enjoy music outdoors. Bluetooth speakers are readily available at most electronic and department stores.
• These speakers require only electrical power and can be paired with an assortment of mobile devices such as iPads, iPods, cell phones and laptops.
• Wherever you store your music, you'll be able to play it on your Bluetooth speaker.

• The last thing you want is to break glass outside where people are walking barefoot on your patio.
• Invest in an entire set of plastic plates and glasses that people can use while enjoying your outdoor space.
• That way, if something falls to the ground, you won't have to worry about anyone stepping on broken glass.