Ideas to Dress Up Your Deck

• Focus On Your Furniture-Select one special piece of furniture and place it where it achieves focal point status. Even one high-impact piece will make the rest of your deck furnishings feel less utilitarian. This set blends sleek, sophisticated lines with relaxation and stands up to heavy use and weather
• Edge with Green-Form a living privacy screen with a trio of head-high planters. Start with classy pots (ours are lightweight resin) and add a lush arborvitae to each. Stand the matching plantings side by side along an edge of your deck to gain privacy and put lush greenery within reach.
• Hang Wall Art-Think of your outside walls just like you would think of walls IN your house. Filling blank spots with colorful or conversation-starting art pieces helps your deck feel more personal. This bright and beautiful kite, for instance, adds a colorful note to this stone wall. Hung within easy reach, it's also available for play whenever a breeze stirs. Architectural salvage pieces also make intriguing outdoor art that's weather-hardy.
• Plant A Container Garden-Enhance any outdoor setting with a container garden that combines interesting colors and textures. To make the garden portable, use a lightweight fiberglass pot. The shade-loving group shown here includes polka dot plant, pink wax begonias, white Torenia and spider plant.
• Make A Fire Bowl-Give your deck the flickering warmth of a personal fire bowl for cozy ambience as twilight approaches. To make the bowl, place a 13-ounce can of clean-burning gel-alcohol fuel in a 10-inch-diameter terra-cotta container. Surround the can's bottom and sides with tumbled recycled glass.
• Add Punch-Pillows, paint and paper lanterns coordinate with the bright colors of the fabric streamers creating privacy for this tiny deck. 
• Add A Rug-The zebra-look rug adds spark to an otherwise tradtional look. The rug also visually separates the eating area from conversation area. 
• Create Privacy-A row of evergreens forms a privacy wall for this deck. A couple of green accessories pop in the neutral scene
• Try Sparks Of Color-When neutrals dominate as they do with this wood and metal table, add a spark of color like these bright green resin chairs.
• Go Freestyle-Sheet metal roofing heads this freestanding deck toward the casual end of the style spectrum. Vines and plants ground the look.
• Keep It Simple-A simple brick patio and a small raised area call for other simple pleasures: a basic table, retro-style chairs and a hammock.