poolside activities will need different lighting sources. Use lanterns and tabletop lighting for dining areas, and overhead lighting hung from trees and garden furniture umbrellas to provide ambient lighting. Ensure your pool has adequate lighting inside and outside of the pool to ensure safe footing, as well as gorgeous views and ambience. If your budget will carry it, consider lighting the landscaping and surrounding architectural elements of your garden to bring the total pool experience to life! In terms of planning an event, party or gathering, Ask any event planner the secret to entertaining without stress, and they will say, ‘plan out your activities in advance’. While this doesn’t mean you 08 OCIO magazine
have to have a strict itinerary of the day or night, it does mean that an idea of what your guests will eat, where they will dine, lounge, play and interact will help you and your guests enjoy themselves around the pool. For example, if you’re planning on barbecuing, have your dishware, cooking utensils and ample room for dining and mingling adjacent to the pool area. Remember, in order to make your guests feel comfortable, you need to ensure they have enough space to move around and interact without feeling crowded. Give them, and you, plenty of space to enjoy the setting you have created and your event will be a big success. Entertaining around the pool is one of life’s great treasures to spend with friends
and family. Regardless of your budget or the size of your pool area, entertaining is about the people you share it with and the great time that will be had by all. n
empareja los cojines modelados y coloreados con los muebles al aire libre para agregar versatilidad. Si bien el entretenimiento diurno es divertido, no lo son menos las fiestas nocturnas a su alrededor. Recuerda considerar que las distintas actividades en la piscina necesitarán diferentes fuentes de iluminación. Utiliza lámparas e iluminación de sobremesa para las áreas de comedor, y la iluminación de colgada en los árboles y en los paraguas de los u