Outdoor Decorating Details

These quick and easy-to-make decorative touches will make your porch, patio, or deck an outdoor room you can enjoy all season.

Are you a few napkins short of a full set? Recycle by turning them into bright, decorative pillows for your porch or patio. 

This mat's design, made with raffia in three cool-green shades, conjures a vision of palm fronds moving in the breeze. Shown here by a bed, it would work equally well on your front patio or screened-in porch. 

This summery leaf-shaped runner will dress up any outdoor table for a party.

This freestanding canopy adds an exotic (not to mention cool) addition to any outdoor seating area.

Salute guests at your next outdoor party with garlands made from ribbon in nautical-themed stripes and solids.

Create the look of batik with a bleach pen on a blue runner and napkins for a coordinated table setting.

Those inexpensive vinyl tablecloths are good for more than just picnics -- they make great material for pillows that are easy to clean.

This simple table runner takes its colors from traditional Filipino textiles.The bright hues are perfect for an outdoor fiesta. 

Three different-size anthurium leaves are printed on mustard-yellow linen for these pillows -- perfect on a sunroom sofa.

These island-inspired pillows are ideal for a screened-in porch or covered patio.

Rugged and practical, bandannas seem almost patriotic, so this table runner is fitting for your Fourth of July barbecue. Lay a bandanna flat (you'll need several matching ones). Fold down the bordered edge of a second one, and lay it on top of the first, aligning the patterns. Pin in place. Sew a running stitch across the underside where the patterns line up. Remove the pins, and trim excess fabric with pinking shears, leaving a 1/2-inch hem. Add on more bandannas, and press the seams with an iron.

A round cotton tablecloth printed with dramatic leaves makes a statement at any outdoor party.