It has become kind of a boring association to connect summer with the beach every time someone mentions it. Yes, summer is all about the three S: sun, sand and sea, but this wonderful weather season delivers other beautiful possibilities as well, like creating an outdoor dining room where you can enjoy summer nights with friends or family, a feast and warm weather. And while having good company to wine and dine with is of highest importance, the ambiance in which you’ll spend your nights will be the crucial element that will make that company want to come back and rely on your abilities for good-time planning in future.

When it comes to ambiance, creating it comes down to choosing a few important elements: the space and how big it is, the colours used on the walls that surround it – even if there’s only wall, the decorations and the seating set. There are numerous options for designing an outdoor area suitable for parties; but particularly for a corner where you’ll be sitting and dining in a group with your family or friends, you need to choose one from the vast range of modern dining sets. How to choose you ask? Simple, just determine a few things upfront.

Style – elegance, cool and modern or old and simple?

When choosing the dining set that will most suit your outdoor area, you need to know whether you’re looking for something elegant to complement the overall atmosphere, or something more fancy from the many modern dining sets you have on disposal. Have in mind that elegance always costs more, so you must be sure you can protect your investment from potential weather changes such as rain. This is because elegance relies so much on wood and other expensive materials that can be damaged by rain. Modern styles include a lot of wicker and plastic, therefore, they fall in the lower price ranges and can be more durable from the aspect of weather influence.

Chairs or benches?

When it comes to dining sets and accommodating a larger number of people, the dilemma whether to get chairs or benches is really big. Benches rarely have back support which kind of makes them uncomfortable despite their cute looks and fancy design. Chairs on the other hand, are much more comfortable for sitting, but they’re chairs – they limit the number of people you can accommodate, which means if you have a larger group coming to your place, you’ll need additional seating.

All in all, when it comes to choosing your modern dining set, make sure it fits your space perfectly in the first place. Even if it’s not as appealing, if you combine it well, it will create an overall perfect atmosphere.