Outside dreaming

I'm feeling dreamy at the moment for those long late warm summer nights with lanterns in the trees and sunny garden fun. . . . .

I went at the beginning of Summer to a local outdoor cinema. It was in a beautiful park right next to the river Thames on one side and an old church on the other. You could either sit on deckchairs or on some giant beanbags, buy some beer or wine, crack open the popcorn and enjoy the evening!
It took a little while for the sun to go down- when you discover that YES you should have brought a bigger jumper. We watched The Artist which was really great- for the rest of the summer they showed mostly old school movies like The Goonies, Back to the Future and Dirty Dancing so I may have to head back with a hoodie next time!

It did get me thinking though how much fun it would be to do something similar in your own garden. Get some friends round, make some popcorn, get some lanterns out and either use a big screen or just wheel the TV into the garden! I'm pretty down for the idea. You know, next Summer. If it happens.

DIY garden movie evening

Dreamy garden dinner for two!

Dreamy garden evening dinner for everyone!

This got me looking for some more amazing garden/ outdoors area inspiration and I found some GREAT ideas!

Build your own GIANT adult tree house from reclaimed wood. No kids allowed.

Go a little crazy with your hammock/garden swing placement

Make a crappy placed tree into a garden feature

Create a moss grafitti wall! This is a Pinterest classic so if you wanted the recipe for the mix I'm sure you could find it there.

Or make an AMAZING grassy sofa! And pose with earthy flower in hand. This has winner written all over it.

 Dream big!