Easy Ways To Upgrade Your Garden
When it comes to home maintenance, your garden is often ignored in favor of interior projects. However, whether you’re trying to increase the value of your home or hosting a dinner party – there are many benefits associated with showing this space some TLC! After all, the nicer your garden is, the more inclined you’ll be to spend time outside – which is good for both your physical and mental health. For example, not only can it reduce feelings of stress and anxiety, but one study found that “just 30 minutes of outdoor time could lower blood pressure by almost…
Tips for Creating a Low Maintenance Backyard for Ultimate Entertainment
Do you yearn for a low maintenance backyard? You are not alone. As temperatures warm, spending time outdoors becomes ever more appealing, and many homeowners want a backyard suitable for entertaining guests. Unfortunately, with busy schedules and a desire to unwind instead of maintaining their yard, striking the right balance between creating an aesthetically pleasing space that requires ongoing upkeep can be tricky. There are plenty of ways to create an inviting backyard space without too much maintenance – here are a few ideas to get you started: Choose Low Maintenance Plants A simple way to reduce maintenance in your…
How to Make Your Outdoor Space Suitable for Hosting
If you are lucky enough to have an outdoor space, you’ll want to make it highly usable. Follow a few easy tips to create a wonderful outdoor space no matter the size. Do you want to host a family party? Maybe you just want to make sure that your garden is ready for summer BBQs and get-togethers with friends. Either way, if you follow this guide then you will soon find that it is easier than ever for you to get the result you want out of your outdoor space. Introduce a Playful Colour Colourful dining is a very good…
Planning the Perfect Pool Party for Your Holiday Celebration
Are you looking for a fun and festive way to celebrate the holidays this year? Why not throw a pool party? It’s the perfect way to enjoy the company of your friends and family in a relaxed and casual setting. This blog post will provide you with all the information you need to plan the perfect pool party for your holiday celebration. Via Pexels 1) Picking a Pool Party Theme: The first step to planning a fantastic pool party is picking a theme that will get your guests excited and ready to celebrate. You can choose anything from “Tropical Paradise”…
Why You Should Add A Fountain To Your Swimming Pool
Ever thought about adding a fountain to your swimming pool? Most people install swimming pools in their back gardens and then just forget about them. After all, isn’t having a pool luxurious enough? But the truth is that you can take your pool to the next level by equipping it with a fountain. These powered devices add moving water to your pool, bringing a host of benefits you never expected without increasing pool maintenance by much. So, what are these benefits? More Fun For Everyone Static water is okay (and great for cooling off on a hot summer’s day). But…
Planning Your Outdoor Living Space Renovation
If there’s one way to add a touch of luxury to your home, it’s an outdoor living space. With the pandemic leaving a lot of people stuck at home and unable to travel, it’s only natural to want to recreate that holiday feeling in your own home. Creating a dream outdoor living space will bring you and your family much joy. It’s the perfect place for enjoying the sunshine and getting some vitamin D. You’ll further have a wonderful space in which to relax or entertain with family and friends. But make no mistake, these garden renovations are a lot…
Creating The Perfect Post-Covid Social Space At Home
In a Covid world, having a social space was politically incorrect. We were all supposed to be in our own bubble, not sharing a social space with others. Now the tables have turned and it’s time to get responsibly social again. 2021 is a year filled with promise for many people across the world. Having gotten through the worst of Covid, it makes sense that you are probably excited to spend time with the people you care about. However, the fun and games will need to wait until you can do this safely. So it will be worth preparing your…
Outdoor Room Ideas In Three Easy Steps
An outdoor room can be the perfect way to extend your living and entertaining space, without building an extension. With three simple steps, you could have a new outdoor room this weekend. A well-planned outdoor room will create an outdoor escape for relaxing or entertaining. Take your garden design as seriously as your interior design to create a beautiful space. Here are some ideas to get started. An outdoor room is a big trend in garden design. These spaces are sheltered outdoor living spaces, with indoor inspired design. They basically function as a step between a summer house and a…
Garden Design for Family, Friends, and Pets
Your garden design can be as minimalist or fantastical as you like because enjoying outdoor living is a constitutional right. Right? If you own a home, you’ve probably already invested thousands of dollars in creating the perfect home environment for the whole family. A liveable garden is a place for everyone in the home to enjoy and for guests to feel welcome. So why not enjoy some garden design? Your garden is really another room of the house, and it’s often the biggest and most versatile. It’s easy to make a few stylish changes so that this fabulous space can…
Pretty Beautiful Ideas for A Pretty Boring Home
If you are a house and garden junkie, you’ll see some pretty beautiful ideas across magazines, Instagram and renovation shows. Seemingly miraculously, pretty boring homes are turned into pretty beautiful spaces. And you want your house to look like that too, right? Here’s how. As an award-winning interior designer in Adelaide, I work with clients who want to make big changes to their home. They look at the homes of their friends and then become more critical of their own. Turning a home into something more eye-catching and modern is something that everyone wants to do. Especially in Australia, we…
Tips For Creating The Perfect Outdoor Escape
Creating the perfect outdoor escape can be a panacea for the modern world. Current times can often be challenging. It matters not who you are, or what you do, from time to time, we all need something that can help keep us sane. Now, if you are a home lover, there is nothing better than some kind of personal retreat. We all need the perfect outdoor escape in which to relax and entertain. However, if you are a homeowner, the perfect outdoor escape may sound brilliant, yet unlikely. You may be focusing so much on interior design that you don’t…
Rundown Garden Up-Grade and Security Plan
If your rundown garden has seen better days then stop it from feeling like it’s going to waste. It’s up to you to start making some changes to it. However, if you need some help, this post will help. A rundown garden can be depressing and waste space that can be colourful, vibrant and usable. Rather than letting a rundown garden remain your reality, it’s time to make some changes to up-grade and secure your little piece of paradise. Remove Dead and Out of Place Plants, Flowers and Trees First of all, cut back the things that shouldn’t really be…
Exterior Design Is As Important As Interior Design
Exterior design is how the outside of your home is presented to visitors and your own family. It’s easy to forget about the exterior of your home when the interior is enough of a challenge. When it comes to home maintenance, we all focus on interior design. However, we shouldn’t forget about exterior design either. The outside of your house is an extension of your home. It gives off the first impression and it’s somewhere to enjoy in the nice weather. This means that you need to pay just as much attention to it as you would your interior design….
Garden Preparation for A Golden Glowing Summer
Garden preparation will allow you to enjoy your garden all through the year. However, summer garden preparation is always a good idea. Garden preparation is crucial as the summer months come. You’re probably daydreaming of a time in which you can simply bask in the sunshine and enjoy the heat. Winter can wreak havoc causing your outdoor space to grow wild and damaged. So how do you prepare your garden before the warmth sets in? Luckily garden preparation doesn’t have to be difficult to completely transform your outdoor space ready for the summer. Here are a few tips and tricks…
How To Host One Helluva Garden Party
Having the chance to host a garden party can be an exciting opportunity. It’s a fun and creative way to entertain friends and family or host a special event. So you’ll want it to be one helluva time. You will be able to show off your home, provide entertainment to guests, and give people you care about the chance to let their hair down. All this can be very satisfying. Of course, hosting a garden party isn’t going to be easy. There will be a huge amount to prepare and organise. Most people will struggle to handle all of this…
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