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Marry Your Outdoor Indoor Space With Ease

February 1, 2017 by Geist Escrigui 4 Comments

When spring finally arrives, and the weather starts to warm up – the bright yellow daffodils bring us lots of visual sunshine, the rays of the sun are warming and not just defrosting the ice, the animals begin to nest and flourish. This is where most of us are excited to get outside and enjoy the new season.

It’s so satisfying to go back into the garden, perhaps tend to the plants, sit on comfortable garden furniture and enjoy a cup of coffee on a nice day. The kids are usually excited to get outside and play too. The garden is our own, little space to recharge our batteries and get some fresh air, all of course, within easy distance of the house. To make this garden to house enjoyment even easier, a lot of people choose to integrate both their indoor and outdoor space.

Many people opt to integrate their outdoor and indoor space, so that there is easy flow and accessibility between the two. There are many different reasons to do this, including:

  • Easy access to the garden, and easy access back into the house
  • A visual effect inside the home that brings the outdoors in
  • The ability, with certain setups like french doors, to open up the living room into the garden, making the indoor space appear a lot bigger
  • Easy ventilation in summer
  • Easy access for entertaining in the garden
  • A great layout for parties where guests are in and out of the house
  • A great way to have double dining options between the living room or the decking
  • Great for kids who like to be in and out of the garden
  • A way to enjoy yoga or exercise on your decking, within easy access of music playing devices, yoga tutorials on the TV, or yoga equipment you may store inside to keep dry

If you choose to connect your indoor and outdoor space, it will enable you to have a living room that appears much bigger, and an indoor space that brings in all the peacefulness and greenery of the garden.

When you decide to bring the outdoors in and connect your living space to your garden, it is important to ensure that you take steps to integrate the two areas together. If you don’t, the look can be disconnected, the maintenance may be higher, and you may not get the practical benefits or the ‘feel’ you were looking for. If you’re considering merging your living room and outdoor space, these useful tips will help you get started:

A Colour Scheme For Both Areas

Ideally, you can have at least one colour or pattern theme that runs from the living room into the garden. Perhaps you have a lot of duck egg blue in the living room, and you could opt for duck egg blue patio furnishings, or garden planters. Just one colour or theme that runs all the way through, and the two spaces will be connected.

Lighting All The Way Through

This is most important when it comes to enjoying the area during the evening, so that you can make the most of the entire space. One lovely thing to do, is add soft lighting all the way down your garden, onto your decking and into your living room. The cheapest and easiest way to do this is with LED lighting like fairy lights, or LED lanterns. With fairy lights you can wrap them around anything and they tend to look pretty. No need for electricians or wiring changes, just make sure you use weatherproof ones in the parts of the garden exposed to the elements.

Flooring From The Inside Out

This isn’t an option for everyone, but it can be a very practical option for some. Floor tiling that goes all the way from the living room and onto the patio really does bring the space together, and adds a practical element in terms of bringing in dirt and mud from outside. You can also do this with wood.

Height Matters

If the living room leads straight onto decking or a patio, make sure the levels are the same height.

Make It Easy To Get Outside

Floor to ceiling doors are a must when it comes to integrating your indoor and outdoor space. External bi-fold doors are perfect for adding light to your living room, and making it easy to open your living room up to your outdoor space.

Keep It Green

Even though you can see the outside from the living room, a good thing to do is to ensure there is actual greenery both sides of the doors. Perhaps use a planter with grasses on your decking, and then have a similar indoor plant on the inside as well. This unifies the two spaces and actually brings the outside in.

Keep It ‘All Weather’

To make use of your outdoor space in all weathers, why not add some covering over the top of the patio or decking. This ensures you can easily sit outside with your partner, with a cup of hot chocolate and a blanket if it is snowing, or perhaps take shelter under a quick summer shower, without having to drag everything indoors. A patio heater is also a great idea to prolong your outdoor entertaining through the seasons.

Take Your Time, And Keep It Unique To Your Family

Hopefully, these tips have given you lots of inspiration for how to integrate your indoor and outdoor space. Remember to take your time, do lots of research, and most importantly – keep it personal and unique to you, this is a special space for your family to spend time in and enjoy, it should be personalised to your needs and tastes.

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What tips do you have for bringing outside inside? Let us know in the comments below.

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A cute Loch Ness monster for your kitchen

January 27, 2015 by Andrew Leave a Comment

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This is a rather cute Nessie is no monster. This Nessie is actually a ladle that would be happy swimming around in your stews, soups and perhaps even a batch or chilli or not.

You can see how the two might get confused. Here’s the side by side comparison of the two.

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This Lessie is designed by OTOTO and can be bought from Animi Causa. Just click I need this Nessie Ladle.

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Are you tempted to add Nessie to your kitchen collection? Perhaps it would amuse your own little monsters?

Ouija board coffee table and carpet concept

November 13, 2013 by Andrew 2 Comments

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Sadly this set of coffee table, rug and chairs isn’t a real thing. It’s a concept done for Halloween by Dave Delisle. Inspired by the likes of Supernatural and Buffy, these chairs are for geeks and paranormal fans who can afford posh furniture.

Dave suggests that the wooden table would be on wheels and that the carpet would need to be as large as possible. The Ouija board is a far nicer design than something like Monopoly or Risk.

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Do you like the design?

If this was a real thing – how much would you pay to have it?

Via Dave’s Geeky Ideas.

The aquarium bed

September 15, 2012 by Andrew Leave a Comment

You’ll “sleep with the fish” is supposed to be a threat. However, this fantastic and 650 gallon fish tank bed, from Acrylic Aquariums, looks fantastic.

It’s not cheap, though. In fact, this almost underwater bed, will set you back some $12,000.

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What do you think? Would you fancy this bed?

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