Mendip Living Aug - Sep 2020
Our first issue back from lockdown, this edition is a celebration of local business resuming once more. We've got great recipes, fantastic home inspiration and lots of reflection on life after lockdown.
Our first issue back from lockdown, this edition is a celebration of local business resuming once more. We've got great recipes, fantastic home inspiration and lots of reflection on life after lockdown.
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Collection from bridgman.co.uk<br />
Large Antique<br />
Brass Lantern, £95,<br />
ellajames.co.uk<br />
GARDEN ROOMS<br />
Those blessed with larger gardens have probably<br />
made the most of a lockdown in the sunshine...<br />
but larger gardens can also house garden rooms.<br />
These purpose-built structures can be fully<br />
plumbed in and have electricity installed, making<br />
them a viable space if your new work from home<br />
regime looks likely to stay in place - anyone who<br />
has been working balanced on the edge of the<br />
dining table with the family running riot around<br />
them will know it is not conducive to a happy<br />
working environment, so utilising space outside<br />
of the house is an excellent solution which<br />
causes no major interior upheaval. Unless you<br />
live in a conservation area or your home is listed,<br />
you will generally not need planning permission<br />
for these structures.<br />
Even with a smaller garden, utilising the space<br />
and making it feel like one homogeneous zone<br />
will make your living space feel amplified.<br />
Consider using matching or tonally similar<br />
flooring from the kitchen out to the patio, and if<br />
budget allows, opt for large panes of glazing or<br />
bi-fold doors to really allow the spaces to flow<br />
between each other.<br />
When setting up your outside space, the key is<br />
layering soft furnishings and lighting to make the<br />
seating area feel inviting. Use similar tones and<br />
textures in the adjoining room to make the spaces<br />
flow between each other. Al fresco entertaining<br />
will never have been so stylish!<br />
STYLE TIP<br />
Light and dress your outside space with the same care and<br />
attention you would your dining table when hosting. Will<br />
there be enough light after sunset, from the side, the table<br />
and maybe overhead like these fabulous string lights form<br />
lights4fun.co.uk. Dress the table too with lovely linens and<br />
have provisions like small throws over the backs of chairs<br />
just in case the temperature drops.<br />
Turkish Cotton<br />
Throw, £26,<br />
hauslife.co.uk<br />
Antique Brass<br />
Tray, £75,<br />
ellajames.co.uk<br />
Hampstead Bench, £290,<br />
gardentrading.co.uk<br />
Savannah Grey Liftup<br />
Garden Daybed,<br />
£649, danetti.com<br />
Ennial Outdoor Rug, from<br />
£49, escapologyhome.com<br />
Mai Cotton<br />
Cushion Cover,<br />
£40, hauslife.co.uk<br />
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