How to create an eclectic...exterior! Rugs, seating, lanterns and other colourful patio ideas
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
April always seems to be one of the best months in the North East of Scotland and today we had tropical temperatures of 19 degrees Celsius! It was incredibly windy, but still, I managed to enjoy lunch 'al-fresco'. Each year I hope that we'll have great weather until at least August, but unfortunately we've had plenty of wetness and cold too.... Anyway, enough about our crappy Scottish Summers, let's talk sunshine! As I have recently been writing a couple of posts about how to create an eclectic interior, I thought it would be nice to focus on how to create inspirational outdoor areas today, since we'll all be walking around in our flip-flops soon.
As you may have seen in earlier posts my husband and I are still busy building our own patio area from beautiful natural stone, which hopefully will be finished before Summer. Can't wait to dress it up with furniture, cushions and pot plants. The rockery plants are in place already.
To give you and myself some inspiration, I selected some great images to get our creative thinking going...
I adore everything in this picture. Look at those tiles! Image: www.style-files.com
How romantic is this...! Image: La Belle Vie
How to create this eclectic garden chandelier, read it on www.sunset.com
And another wonderful alternative chandelier
Not exactly a patio area, but wouldn't you love to have your al-fresco Summer lunch here? Image: Modern Interior Design
I have a thing for colourful cushions, like necklaces, you just can't have enough of them! Image: My Deco
Even small balconies can be transformed into wonderful spaces. Image: Houzz
Indoor furniture doesn't have to stay indoors! Image: House to Home
Get your vintage linens out to create a wonderful country chic dinner table. Image: House to Home
Yup, told you so, get those vintage linens out. What a lovely French style patio! Image: House to Home
And of course...an example from Stockholm, where we'll be heading for our Summer holidays. Great use of a tiny roof terrace! Image: Pitut.com
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Don't know about you, but I am really looking forward to Summer now...hope you like this post. How do you create that individual look on your outdoor area?
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As you may have seen in earlier posts my husband and I are still busy building our own patio area from beautiful natural stone, which hopefully will be finished before Summer. Can't wait to dress it up with furniture, cushions and pot plants. The rockery plants are in place already.
To give you and myself some inspiration, I selected some great images to get our creative thinking going...
How romantic is this...! Image: La Belle Vie
How to create this eclectic garden chandelier, read it on www.sunset.com
And another wonderful alternative chandelier
Not exactly a patio area, but wouldn't you love to have your al-fresco Summer lunch here? Image: Modern Interior Design
I have a thing for colourful cushions, like necklaces, you just can't have enough of them! Image: My Deco
Even small balconies can be transformed into wonderful spaces. Image: Houzz
Indoor furniture doesn't have to stay indoors! Image: House to Home
Get your vintage linens out to create a wonderful country chic dinner table. Image: House to Home
Yup, told you so, get those vintage linens out. What a lovely French style patio! Image: House to Home
And of course...an example from Stockholm, where we'll be heading for our Summer holidays. Great use of a tiny roof terrace! Image: Pitut.com
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Don't know about you, but I am really looking forward to Summer now...hope you like this post. How do you create that individual look on your outdoor area?
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