Have a humdrum porch, a basic patio or a neglected deck? No need to neglect them anymore!
We are here with some fantastic ways to convert all those “not-so-cared spaces” of your home to the most attractive ones. With just some simple additions, you can transform an ordinary outdoor space into an open-air living room that will add value and comfort to your home year-round.
An outdoor living space can be of many types as per the land available. Featured below is the list of all outdoor living areas and the ways through which you can give a new look to them.
Porch
1. Encourage your guests and family members to sway by adding a slatted-wood swing in your porch.
2. Create a mood lightening effect with candle lanterns. Hang them from a hook in the ceiling or place on tables or railings to lend a subtle nighttime glow. They’re easy to move where you need them and require no wiring.
3. Bring living room furnishings out if your porch is a covered one. You can add wool rug and rocker, outside. Just set them back from the porch’s open edges for keeping them safe from the weather.
4. Plants – they are definitely a great addition to porch area.
5. For a relaxed feeling – add something like Thessaly outdoor furniture set to your porch.
Front – Courtyard
1. Carve out a seating area in your front yard by enclosing a swath with a DIY sitting wall made from mortared fieldstone or just go simple with Sivicus outdoor living furniture set.
2. Add zigzag brick pattern to your front yard. The zigzag brick design helps lock bricks in place and is more dynamic than those typical running bonds. This zigzag pattern can be made with any rectangular brick or paver.
3. By giving textures to siding with trellises and setting windows with boxes filled with bright blooms will add dimensions to your walls.
4. Hanging pots will add a charm and grace to your front or courtyard areas.
5. For courtyards or front yards with larger spaces, try on adding some outdoor living accents like rattan pots and wicker chairs.
Backyard
1. Create a living arch – an arbour with plants trained up the side and out onto the overhanging eaves of a shed or outbuilding. Bring a grace to your backyard by growing anchor plants that contain aggressive species, in pots.
2. Utilize the bald wall in your backyard to become the focal point. Add barrel tiles and wall accents to enclosure a bold Southwest feel for your backyard area.
3. A dozen stones arranged in a free-form pattern can easily turn a small patch of grass into an intimate dining area. Grow grass between the stones (shown) or choose a traffic-resistant ground-cover.
4. Set a table for two for spending and creating quality time and moments with loved ones.
A bistro set is inexpensive and small enough to fit on a tiny patio. Choose sturdy but lightweight sets for maximum mobility.
5. Go different by creating a beautiful outdoor dining area in the backyard space. The McGuire Dining set is just the right pick for making an alluring backyard dining area.
Patio
1. To turn a basic concrete or stone pad into an inviting outdoor space, start by creating a sense of enclosure. The exterior walls or even a row of potted plants will just do the trick—and, ideally, some overhead protection. Then use colorful accents to add personality.
2. Create a dramatic entrance by hinging an old garden gate between a pair of wood posts to define your patio entry.
3. Use Multipurpose Planters like perch a metal farm trough atop chunky balusters to create a raised planter or, filled with ice, a party-perfect bar.
4. A wall hung mirror will do the trick for reflecting the light – creating the illusion of a window into another room.
5. Green canopies have never gone out of outdoor living fashion. Growing climbing vines, such as grape, over an existing pergola will not only provide extra protection from the sun and rain, but also give an appeal to the look of your patio area.
6. Container plants and paver grids give patio a style boost. Create activity-specific zones by edging areas with paver grids.
Swimming Pool
1. Those blessed with a swimming pools in their homes can go with some state-of-the-art outdoor furnishings that can retain water and sun both. Try on adding Emarald Lounger or Theo Chaise that will add grace to your pool area.
2. The place beside your swimming pool can be a great place to dine and relax with your family and friends while enjoying the cool breeze coming all the way from cool waters. Windsor Dining furniture set with generous table and architectural chairs is just perfect to go along for a nice pool dining treat.
3. Give an seat to those both towels and other swimming essentials with organizer stands like Kuta and Samba.
4. Enhance the look of the swimming pool area with rattan décor accents like Lexus outdoor living decor set.
5. Swimming pool is the best place around in the house when you are planning to create a personal bar. Get it done with Flamengo Bar Set or Borneo Bar Furniture Set. There are plenty other options available at Unicane.
Tree House
Have Kids and a Big Old Tree in your garden area? Both make a fantastic combination. How? Remember those childhood days and you will get the answer. Yes, a Tree-House. It can be a great addition to your garden area and will be the best playing place for your kids and their friends to hangout together. Just pack it up with all necessary playing stuffs of your kids and decorate it in the way they like the most. Wall hangings and posters can do it in best manner. Do not make it over-stuffed as it may harm the branches of the tree.
The outdoor living room. It is the area where you can have great fun with your near ones. For many of us, it is the place where we just sit to get rid daily living hassles and relax. No doubt, outdoor spaces in homes have celebrated many joyful moments, so they deserve to be beautiful, or you can say that to create those wonderful moments you need to create a good outdoor space. So, don’t neglect your neglected spaces anymore. Just LIVEN them up with these great tips. You will find more in our another article. Stay tuned!