Selwyn Times: November 18, 2020
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Outdoor rooms<br />
Just because an outdoor space doesn’t have<br />
walls, that doesn’t change the basic principles<br />
applied to any design project inside your home.<br />
With a few simple<br />
fundamentals to guide you,<br />
you’ll soon see how easy<br />
it is to create a beautiful<br />
outdoor room you’ll love entertaining<br />
and relaxing in throughout the warm<br />
days and balmy nights of summer.<br />
Key considerations include style,<br />
function, lighting and mood. Remember<br />
that your outdoor room ought to be<br />
an extension of the look you’ve created<br />
within your home, which reflects your<br />
personality and lifestyle.<br />
Focal point<br />
Beginning, as with any room of the<br />
home, a space must always have a focal<br />
point to anchor the space. For some, this<br />
may be a bar or barbeque area, a large<br />
dining table, or a chill-out zone with<br />
couches or loungers.<br />
Outdoor fireplaces are becoming<br />
more and more popular as our living<br />
areas blend seamlessly between indoor<br />
and outdoor entertaining throughout<br />
the changing of the seasons. They can<br />
serve not only a practical purpose of<br />
somewhere to gather around to warm<br />
as the day turns to dusk and the nights<br />
get shorter, an outdoor fire can make<br />
a stunning feature or room divider for<br />
any outdoor living area. Water features,<br />
like a pond with beautiful koi fish, can<br />
also serve as a great outdoor focal point,<br />
creating tranquil environment in which<br />
to relax and unwind in, or create a<br />
meditative Japanese rock garden which<br />
your outdoor area can overlook.<br />
In the zone<br />
If you already have a large terrace or<br />
outdoor area, a blank canvas is a great<br />
place to start. If you have a particularly<br />
large outdoor area, dividing the space<br />
into zones makes for a more functional<br />
and aesthetically pleasing space. You can<br />
do this by using a number of different<br />
elements, such as contrasting flooring<br />
materials or by creating different levels<br />
of decking. However, if you’re after a<br />
seamless indoor/outdoor flow or wish to<br />
create the illusion of more space, use the<br />
same flooring materials indoors and out.<br />
Divisions can also be made with the<br />
clever positioning of furniture. Use<br />
modular seating to create walls and<br />
separate spaces. Plants are a cost effective<br />
and eco-friendly way to create divisions<br />
between zones, and are also an ideal way<br />
to camouflage ugly walls, create privacy<br />
and soften sharp angles. Living walls, an<br />
ever-increasingly popular vertical plant<br />
system, can be either freestanding to<br />
create different outdoor areas and can<br />
be on wheels to easily transform your<br />
outdoor space at a moment’s notice. Play<br />
with height and scale with various<br />
types of planters, whether you use<br />
hanging planters to draw the eye upwards,<br />
or oversized planter pots to add drama.<br />
Go with the flow<br />
Creating a great indoor/outdoor flow is<br />
easily created by opening up your kitchen<br />
with bifold doors or windows to create a<br />
servery or bar area for easy entertaining.<br />
If you are building your home from the<br />
ground up, you may want to design an<br />
outdoor room which lies at the epicentre<br />
of the building, with rooms opening onto<br />
the communal courtyard with bifold<br />
doors.<br />
Function over form<br />
Consider what you intend to use your<br />
outdoor space for. If you don’t plan on<br />
eating outside, there’s no need for a dining<br />
table, but buy some comfortable outdoor<br />
seating instead. If you only intend on<br />
sitting outdoors during the evening,<br />
then don’t waste money on awnings and<br />
umbrellas, and invest the money in an<br />
outdoor fireplace which you will actually<br />
use.<br />
Atmosphere<br />
Create unique and personalised outdoor<br />
decor with textiles and homewares from<br />
your travels or your favourite antique<br />
shop, or make your own shell garlands or<br />
wreaths from beach holidays. String up<br />
fairy lights or lanterns to create a festive<br />
mood in the evenings.<br />
ROLLESTON -<br />
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• Large two story 260m 2 (approx.)<br />
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• Three double bedrooms plus office<br />
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• Master bedroom has its own ensuite<br />
and WIR<br />
• Master has superb views off its own<br />
balcony overlooking property<br />
• Generous sized living areas<br />
• Great indoor-outdoor flow<br />
• Modern kitchen and separate laundry<br />
• Mature garden setting of trees and lawns<br />
• Implement shed with shower and<br />
toilet facilities<br />
• Well fenced and subdivided with mature<br />
trimmed poplar hedges<br />
• Early inspection is recommended<br />
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M-A<br />
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REAL ESTATE LIMITED<br />
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