Must have products for outdoor entertaining

With the arrival of summer with its warm weather, and with it comes time to plan a great outdoor party or to improve your outdoor space. Plus the summertime is just an absolute delight to spend with family and friends, and is a great time to add to your high quality outdoor furniture. If you like to have outdoor dinner parties, making a BBQ with delicious hot dogs for your friends and family, and a beautiful dining table with a dining set up outdoors. This would include settings for all of your guests like beautiful stainless steel cutlery, dinner plates, melamine dinnerware, monogramed napkins and a nice reusable plastic tablecloth (making it easier to clean up) really enhances your outdoor décor with that wonderfully set tabletop. When you are outdoor dining, you also want to make sure that you have a nice get together, as outdoor gatherings during this time of the year is a great way to have that evening outdoor party adding to the peaceful ambiance of your BBQ. Therefore, your guests can make outdoor use of some interior items normally found in a Living Room (like items that could be used for outdoor furniture) during your soiree. So what kind of outdoor entertaining essentials do you need to have a enjoyable and memorable soiree, with deliciously cooked platters of food, and fun items that will have your guests relaxed and enjoying the outdoor party.

We have compiled a buying guide which should help you find the items you need for outdoor entertaining during this wonderful warm time of the year. You want your outdoor entertaining space to be used for both for during the day activities and those wonderful clear sky summer nights, perfect for an outdoor party or a pool party.

Outdoor Entertaining Buying Guide

Read our buying guide is a good way to get an idea of some high quality versatile items that will enhance your outdoor space, and make it a relaxed and enjoyable area for you.

1. The first thing you want to do is examine your outdoor space as it currently is and determine where and how you would like to set up your area. This will give an idea of where you want to start. You can even feel free to contact an interior designer, as they may be able to help with suggestions for your outdoor decor.
2. One thing that we feel is a must have for those peaceful summer nights when you just want to relax outdoors is a fire pit. Sit by yourself with a glass of wine as you wind down from your long work day. You can also utilize the fire pit to take marshmallows and make some delicious s’mores.
3. Improve your patio furniture with some gorgeous outdoor rugs that are versatile by being able to be used to clean your shoes, but also with a nice design or pattern would also add to your outdoor decor. There are many manufacturers of great patio furniture to check out, like Pottery Barn or Wayfair as an example.
4. Mosquitoes and bugs love this time of year and plentiful, especially in the evening time. So ensure sure to get mosquito repellent (like OFF), and multiple citronella candles to set around your outdoor dining table as they are moderately good at repelling bugs and mosquitoes.
5. Hang some cool looking string lights around your patio area where you will be hosting your party. Outdoor string lights make such a cool impression and as your party heads into the evening hours you can enjoy these cool colors on clear starry summer nights.
6. During the day having a patio umbrella will help protect you from the sun as you relax during your outdoor party. And with plant caddies set up, to move around your flowers, you can adjust the appearance and ambiance of your outdoor space.
7. For your outdoor party, your guests will love eating Fresco, which means you will be eating outdoors in the fresh air with a beautifully set tabletop. As we previously recommended place a reusable tablecloth on the table which has a nice design but is also great for easy clean up.
8. It is imperative that you have the right cooking tools for outdoor entertaining. Having a good grill, smoker and stainless steel cookware will ensure that when you are having a BBQ, you can easily grill meat, fish, vegetables for a great outdoor party.
9. You also will want to have a bar cart with beer, hard liquor choices and other adult beverages. Make sure that you also get an ice bucket so your guests can keep their drinks cool on those hot summer days. This way, you or your guests don’t have to keep running inside to get ice for their beverages. Don’t forget to have a nice set of wine glasses as many people will want to enjoy a nice glass of wine while watching a movie on your outdoor projector.
10. Set up some fun outdoor games like cornhole. Often played at tailgate parties at sports events, it’s a fun and enjoyable relaxing game that you and your friends will love having in your outdoor space.
11. What goes great for outdoor dining entertainment, even when you are having a BBQ is a great wood burning Pizza oven. Show of your skills in making some artisan pizzas for your guests with one of the amazing Pizza Ovens listed. You can purchase one that fits your needs based on your outdoor entertaining or if you want a smaller one just for you to make personal sized pizzas.
12. Adding a great projector to your outdoor space will add to it’s versatility. This means you can cook outdoors, and set up a great environment with comfortable outdoor furniture to sit back, relax and enjoy a movie night.
13. Finally you may want to add a solar-powered shade your outdoor patio space. A solar patio, is a versatile outdoor space item that serves as a shade from the sun or rain while at the same time containing solar panels that fuel your home or business with electricity. While this is an expensive item, you can find them at retailers like Amazon, however they provide so many helpful features and add a tremendous amount to your outdoor gatherings, while saving money on your electric bill.

Additional Items for your Outdoor Space

Below are some outdoor entertaining essentials for outdoor entertaining in your beautifully set up outdoor space.

1. Have your outdoor party rocking with the LG XBOOM Go XG9QBK Portable Bluetooth Speaker. This IPX7 dust and water resistant outdoor speaker is the perfect way to get high quality sound that makes for great background music as your guests mingle, or power it up with it’s 9 lighting presets for a festive pool party.
   1. The powerful dual 4.5″ woofers give you great sounding and booming bass thanks to a lightweight, strong carbon material. In addition the crystal-clear sound from this speaker that was made to turn your outdoor party to a new level.
   2. Containing a 88W battery which provides up to 24 hours of listening time, your outdoor party is covered as there is plenty of time to have the music pumping for all day fun. The speaker takes approximately 4 hours to fully charge from empty.
   3. There is a fantastic EQ app that is available for both iOS and Android operating systems. This app also provides additional features to set up the speaker the way you want. Pair your smartphone via Bluetooth to the speaker and start playing some jamming music to get your outdoor party rolling.
   4. With USB-C fast charging included as we mentioned before, you get great battery life with full charging in just 4 hours via a USB-C cable and charging brick.

   For some great outdoor entertaining and fun you have to get your hands on the DJI Avata Explorer. DJI brings you this fantastic drone for fun outdoor use.

   1. This drone only weighs approximately 410g and with it’s foldable antennas, you can rest assured that portability is not an issue with the DJI Avata.
   2. There are integrated googles that you could use during flight, you can also charge these during usage of the drone so you can get the full flight time experience through the googles.
   3. You can even use this drone one handed in certain flight situations for enhanced comfort during long usage.
   4. The super-wide 155 degree FOV meaning you get more of what you can see in your frame, and giving you and immersive viewing experience.
   5. This is a super safe drone with a good RTH (return to home) when the signal is weak or lost or the battery is getting depleted. Plus there is an emergency brake just in case during flight.
   6. This camera can take still up to with 48 million pixels viewable in a JPEG format, thanks to it’s powerful 1/1.7-inch CMOS sensor.
   7. There are three speeds during flight with the DJI Avata that include 8 m/s (Normal Mode); 14 m/s (Sport Mode); 27 m/s (Manual Mode).
   8. There is 20 GB of internal storage plus a memory slot for MicroSD cards proving up to 256 GB of additional storage.
   9. Having this cool drone that you can use with your friends and family would add a bunch of fun to your outdoor party. Take some great photos and let your guests have some fun using this fantastic drone.

Outdoor Space Conclusion

Utilizing our buying guide and several of the must have outdoor entertaining essentials, really will add to the outdoor decor of your outdoor space. Adding items like a wonderful Pizza oven, additional outdoor furniture and a great projector, will give your patio a wide range of uses. So start enhancing your outdoor space while the arm weather lasts, so you can have memorable and fun outdoor parties or pool parties.