Tuesday, February 14th, 2017
One of the trendiest things in the world of interior design is getting closer to Mother Nature. This is all about being able to bring the outdoors in. it is also about how to blur the lines of the living spaces and perfecting the room layouts based on the temperature in your zone and your fondness for living outdoors.
There may be decorative pieces that celebrate the beauty of botanicals and there, too, are the real ones given to us by nature. Choose which of these two (you can also fuse them) you would bring in to your home.
Adding colors, focus, and organic structure to your home with the use of potted plants and flowers in vases could do wonders to your physical and mental health.
Achieving the Natural Look
To successfully create the look, it won’t require you to turn your house to a greenhouse. Instead, you can have some well-placed, green plants contribute to the natural look and feel in all the rooms whether you embraced a traditional or contemporary style.
The trick is to make the place look healthy and lush, complete with lovely shades of green and a plethora of textures. Begin by understanding the role of plants in successfully adapting to outdoor living. If you’re not that great in tending plants, then consult any green-thumbed expert.
From macramé hanging pots, to terrariums, vertical indoor garden and artificial plants – it is a lot easier to look for a green solution nowadays. A terrarium is an easy and fun way to welcome nature in. Just convert a funky-looking glass and create a garden inside using your favorite greens.
Large indoor plants have the power to create a dramatic statement while cool macramé hangers are a unique addition to any ordinary-looking space.
If you intend to use natural indoor plants, then be sure to plan how the sunlight and water could be administered to them. Artificial plants are also a wonderful alternative especially now that they are becoming more and more lifelike.
Basic Flower Arrangement
Fuse the tri-shades of African violets in a lovely urn then cover the arrangement using sheet moss. This will create a cozy feel to the ensemble while also holding the moisture in.
Be sure to have this arrangement drink in some light each morning. Don’t make it soak under the bright afternoon sun, though. When you water, lift the moss then soak the soil. Be sure to keep the moisture in the soil at all times but don’t get the leaves wet.
Paint with Succulents
Unleash your artistic skill by staging a still life using some succulents. Just like those lovely sculptures by master artisans, mini succulents and cacti can also be an amazing assemblage. Mix the shy, round, pointy and matte plants. Unify them with neutral pots then add a shade or two of purple and green leaves. Consider creating this ensemble – rat tail cacti, Echeveria varieties, jade and mistletoe cactus.
Use direct light and be sure to let the soil thoroughly dry between waterings.
Place a Tall Tree on Wheels
A tall fiddle-leaf fig with its large and leathery leaves can totally transform any dull corner. Create an oversized plant mobile that will help you wheel out the tree when you vacuum the corner. This will also come in handy when it’s time for the tree to drink in some morning sunlight.
Get a piece of precut bluestone then set right on a wheeled caddie. Buy a dark pot for your tree so that the eyes of your guests will immediately go to the greens.
Provide just a moderate amount of light and be sure to keep the tree away from the afternoon sun. The top inch of soil must dry out completely after watering.
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Thursday, March 24th, 2016
Living in the city can be fun but if there’s one thing that you don’t get to enjoy there, it’s the spacious backyards. Compact homes offer awkward or narrow spaces as extensions of a home. If you have such an outdoor space, what would you do? Would it mean confining yourself to limited space all of the time? Or would you like to learn how to maximize your backyard?
Break It Into Zones
You can begin by creating various functions. Arrange furniture pieces strategically to visually create different rooms such as cooking, dining, lounging, and entertainment areas. All four zones can be placed inside one small home.
Light Up to Break Up
It’s time to implement a lighting design that can function in many ways. A multi-faceted lighting scheme will do you lots of good. The living room can have brighter lights while the bedroom can have the subdued types of lighting. Arm pendants or chandeliers hang best inside dining rooms. Know how to create lighting that will break up one whole space into various sections.
The Indoor Space Extension
Find the indoor space which you think is the smallest then have that extended to your available space in your backyard. If the kitchen is too small, for instance, then you can have a portion of the backyard installed with kitchen equipment and furniture. Outdoor technology should be able to help you with whatever you want to do outside.
You can also complement the interiors by using the same colors that you used there to a room that was set up in your backyard. You can stylize by picking textures and colors that harmonize. Do more than buy a couple of chairs and that cute dining table. Lounge seats and other accessories should make the room more exciting and seemingly more spacious.
Learn to Manipulate
If the problem in your home is square footage, then learn to utilize scale, angles, and surface materials. You wouldn’t want to force a 12-seater dining table into a particularly small backyard dining space. Consider, instead, extendable tables or a storage unit with lots of drawers of shelves.
If you have many functional areas, then learn to use a single material that will unify them. Small spaces need to be cohesive, for instance, the parents’ entertainment area could have the same carpet color as the kids’ play zone.
Get Rid of Clutter
The more elements that you put into your backyard space, the tighter it would eventually feel. Instead, incorporate non-curvy lines, clean seating, and a limited number of potted plants or bushes. Say no to bulky furniture since the small space will surely be overwhelmed by them.
The cleaner look works better in a backyard that you want to maximize. Instead of using 15 pots as decor, just use five then have them strategically placed throughout the limited space. Pick about two or three planters, 2-3 colors, and just about anything that would complement each other so that the space won’t look overwhelming or chaotic.
Have the Space Enclosed
This might seem ineffective for someone whose aim is to make a small space appear larger. Enclosing a small space, though, you make it more intimate and cozy, aspects that are hard to achieve when you have a large space to work with. An enclosure will also make you feel that you have an outdoor room rather than just a place to store clutter.
Having plants can help you create an intimate yet seemingly roomy space. Redbud trees and trumpet vines usually work if you want to maximize your backyard. So go ahead and use greeneries to your advantage.
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