Friday, May 30, 2014

Outdoor Living Room

By Darren Hartley


Whether made out of greenery, stone or old church windows, garden walls aid in turning a patio or deck into an outdoor living room. For a laid-back look, painted metal porch gliders and spring chairs from the 1940s may be used as furnishings. For the achievement of the right rustic finish, iron candle stands and armillary sundials can be the best bets.

Small gothic windows from salvage yards and antique shops provide an outdoor living room with the necessary dramatic effect. More drama can be achieved through hanging divided-light double-hangs from the bottom using eye screws and hooks.

The delivery of splashes of bold colors to an outdoor living room is the task of vintage styled metal seating. Meanwhile, the development of a rusty patina in the living space is the job of an untreated iron candle stand or handcrafted floor candelabra. By the way, instant patina can be given to new things used as accessories by spraying them with brown or green paint sparingly in a random pattern to suggest age.

Another rustic garden ornament for the outdoor living room could be an armillary sundial. For a suggestion of a plush living room ambiance, flower-and-leaf patterned pillows could be thrown into the setting. This indoor fabric adds more decorative punch the design as well as provides softness to the hard look of the vintage styled metal seating.

An old-world urn can provide an additional Gothic touch to an outdoor living room. For subtle contrasts, the pairing of polished surface of ceramic jars and the rustic quality of wrought iron can be the needed trick.

To summarize, the hallmark of an Old World design for an outdoor living room is a comfortable, broken-in look that shows the wear and tear of its components. For style exemplification, textured walls, hand-trawled windows and tumbled marble are some elements to incorporate in the space decoration.




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