Top Tips for Bringing the Outside in this Spring!
With the warmer months approaching, you might be thinking about how you can add a few spring touches to your home. Blurring the lines between your indoor and outdoor space is a fantastic way to maximize natural light in your home, experiment with your interior design and make the most of your surroundings. Whether you’re looking to give your home a complete overhaul, or just a few new touches, there are a number of ways you can add the calming elements of nature to your property. Let’s see how bringing the outside in can be a rewarding change for your interiors.
Here’s how to bring the outside in this spring:
Bringing the Outside in : Create an Indoor Jungle
Plants aren’t just for the garden. House plants are big news right now, you only need to look to Instagram or Pinterest to notice the increasing influx of greenery that’s creeping into the homes of millennials. From ferns to cacti and succulents, it’s time to get green. If you’re new to plant parenting, you might want to start with something that requires little to no maintenance such as a cactus. Don’t be afraid to experiment with hanging plants and if you’re going for an industrial look, a scaffold shelf looks great with a selection of plants sitting pretty on top.
Play with Natural Materials
Bring in natural materials such as bamboo to create a peaceful and serene indoor space. Wood, in all its forms adds a beautiful warmth to any home and looks great among plenty of greenery. Not sure where to start? Tree trunks, branches and logs are all inexpensive ways to add nature into your home. Reclaimed wood can also make for a quirky coffee table or sink unit! If you’re renovating, you may also want to consider timber doors and windows. Thanks to new technologies, repainting and yearly maintenance is a thing of the past, making wood a great option for all homes.
Bringing the Outside in : Enjoy a seamless transition
Make the transition from indoors to out seamless with a stylish slimline sliding door. Let the natural light flood in and successfully link your indoors and outdoors, whether you have a small courtyard or extensive back garden. Spend summer days with the doors open and enable the sunlight to enter your home, and feel that beautiful warm breeze. With your exterior space connected to your home, your garden-facing room will appear larger without the hassle of extending. Blur the boundaries and introduce a stylish glazing solution.
Experiment with Color Schemes
Introducing natural tones into your color scheme is a fun way to bring the outside in. Think earthy tones! Greens, browns and oranges can look great teamed with natural materials and vibrancy to your property. If you’re looking to add a real statement, then why not consider a patterned wallpaper? Palm prints and plant themed patterns are a popular choice and easy way to celebrate nature in the home.
Create an Outdoor Room
Don’t ignore your outdoor space, use it! Mimic your interior décor and create an area you can enjoy with friends. Think of it as a continuation of your home, add outdoor furniture, rugs and lighting to create a cozy snug. Gardens aren’t just a summer space, so why not consider a fire pit or outdoor heater for the colder months. You may also want to add a pergola in order to define the space and hang lighting, or if you’re feeling adventurous, perhaps a hammock!
Introduce light from above
When we talk about maximizing the natural light in properties, we tend to consider bifold and sliding doors, but there is another option! If doors aren’t a possibility for you, roof lights are an ideal way to let in the light from above. Relax under the clouds and enjoy a cozy space all year round.
