Showing posts with label outdoor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label outdoor. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
4 Ways to Furnish Your Outdoor Living Room
Is it time to upgrade your patio furnishings? Are those old wicker chairs and tables starting to fray? Is there discoloration on your patio furniture from the sun? Has less than desired weather like rain, hail or snow created warping and decreased the integrity of your tables and chairs? Are your throw pillows and cushions beat down from the weather as well? Or is your patio style just in need of a makeover in general?
Well, I came across a great article on HGTV.com offering four distinct ways you can give your outdoor living room a fresh, new weather resistant look that ties your indoor accents and extends them to your backyard entertainment space.
First up, the Contemporary look:
Sleek basic lines and a simple color palate can compliment newer architecture design as well as create an interesting contrast to older historical homes build with these same clean basic lines. They also suggest adding in contrasting color combinations to create a contemporary feel.
Secondly, go old world by going Mediterranean:
To achieve this, one must start with a warm color palate (think peach, orange, rose or rust) to evoke a feeling of warm and old classy style, and compliment with accents of green. Furniture is typically sturdy, some made of cast iron, pine, oak and tend to "feel" heavier than wicker based furniture. Throw pillows and cushions provide the final element and you can accent the living room with Mediterranean plants such as Rosemary and Lavender.
Third up, head east, far east and go Asian:
Asian design is primarily based around simplicity and tranquility. Simple, clean design is essential to achieving Asian design. Try to incorporate elements of nature into functional seating areas, benches and tables. Some of natures ingredients like tree stumps modified into benches, or stones used as seating or tables can be modified for functional use. HGTV suggests that Asian design is ideal for smaller outdoor entertainment spaces and not to forget about adding other natural elements to your space like a water feature or Asian Fire Bowl or Wok to really tie nature into your living space. Tiki torches are also a great way to achieve a fire feature while keeping the budget at a minimum.
Finally, the Traditional English Garden:
The English look is achieved by loading your outdoor space with an variety of flowers with textural variety surrounded by narrow walkways and hidden seating areas. These seating areas are usually very simple and rustic, such as a hard wood bench. you can antique the benches by applying a coat of stain to it to give it a weathered look.
There are four great ways you can modify and furnish your outdoor living space. If you are getting ready to modify your outdoor living space, let Warming Trends help you create the backyard of your dreams.
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Well, I came across a great article on HGTV.com offering four distinct ways you can give your outdoor living room a fresh, new weather resistant look that ties your indoor accents and extends them to your backyard entertainment space.
First up, the Contemporary look:
Sleek basic lines and a simple color palate can compliment newer architecture design as well as create an interesting contrast to older historical homes build with these same clean basic lines. They also suggest adding in contrasting color combinations to create a contemporary feel.
Secondly, go old world by going Mediterranean:
To achieve this, one must start with a warm color palate (think peach, orange, rose or rust) to evoke a feeling of warm and old classy style, and compliment with accents of green. Furniture is typically sturdy, some made of cast iron, pine, oak and tend to "feel" heavier than wicker based furniture. Throw pillows and cushions provide the final element and you can accent the living room with Mediterranean plants such as Rosemary and Lavender.
Third up, head east, far east and go Asian:
Asian design is primarily based around simplicity and tranquility. Simple, clean design is essential to achieving Asian design. Try to incorporate elements of nature into functional seating areas, benches and tables. Some of natures ingredients like tree stumps modified into benches, or stones used as seating or tables can be modified for functional use. HGTV suggests that Asian design is ideal for smaller outdoor entertainment spaces and not to forget about adding other natural elements to your space like a water feature or Asian Fire Bowl or Wok to really tie nature into your living space. Tiki torches are also a great way to achieve a fire feature while keeping the budget at a minimum.
Finally, the Traditional English Garden:
The English look is achieved by loading your outdoor space with an variety of flowers with textural variety surrounded by narrow walkways and hidden seating areas. These seating areas are usually very simple and rustic, such as a hard wood bench. you can antique the benches by applying a coat of stain to it to give it a weathered look.
There are four great ways you can modify and furnish your outdoor living space. If you are getting ready to modify your outdoor living space, let Warming Trends help you create the backyard of your dreams.
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Outdoor Trends are Hot Especially Fire PIts
Fire pits are the latest craze in the world of outdoor living spaces. Fire pits bring an ambiance, coziness and focal point backyard spaces. According to the Las Vegas Review Journal, investing in a propane or natural gas fire pit for your home, and then accessorizing the surrounding space with less expensive objects allows homeowners to enjoy the warmth and glow of fire without breaking local burning restriction laws.
Stephanie Grotta, the lead designer for Smith & Hawken, likes the ideas of lanterns, tiki torches, fire pots and copper when it comes to including fire features in your backyard entertainment space. Grotta enjoys the ever-morphing natural patina that copper brings to fire pits. We agree and suggest a copper dome that can be placed over the fire pit to protect it from the weather, add the element of copper into your fire feature and help contain the heat produced.
Fire pits have come a long way in their design as well, from custom built fire pits, to metal and copper sculptures that contain fire. Fire pit design is an art these days and is no longer a bunch of logs tossed into a hole in the ground surrounded by rocks. To see some of these innovations in fire pit design, check out a prior blog we posted "10 Crazy Fire Pit Designs." And for all of your fire pit needs from custom fire pits, to hearths burning systems and more, check us out online.
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Stephanie Grotta, the lead designer for Smith & Hawken, likes the ideas of lanterns, tiki torches, fire pots and copper when it comes to including fire features in your backyard entertainment space. Grotta enjoys the ever-morphing natural patina that copper brings to fire pits. We agree and suggest a copper dome that can be placed over the fire pit to protect it from the weather, add the element of copper into your fire feature and help contain the heat produced.
Fire pits have come a long way in their design as well, from custom built fire pits, to metal and copper sculptures that contain fire. Fire pit design is an art these days and is no longer a bunch of logs tossed into a hole in the ground surrounded by rocks. To see some of these innovations in fire pit design, check out a prior blog we posted "10 Crazy Fire Pit Designs." And for all of your fire pit needs from custom fire pits, to hearths burning systems and more, check us out online.
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