Archive for the ‘Outdoor Decor’ Category

Trick to hide the router

Good morning friends! In today’s space you leave a neat trick that will help conceal the router to your computer. If you think your decor router fails, you can find a decorative solution to prevent unsightly look and left.

Trick to hide the router

Particularly my router and I quite like it plain, white and minimalist can give a pass, but some are not so router and if you want it to look, by the fact that it is … today we leave this little solution that can be as more attractive. Read the rest of this entry »

The best materials for outdoor furniture

If you own terrace, garden or yard, you’re taking advantage of these days to make so special about this corner of the home. During the following spring and summer months is usually the place where we like to spend most of the time, to take advantage of good temperatures accompanied you.

the best materials for outdoor furniture

If you have enough space, you will probably have furniture to make your stay more comfortable here. However, you should keep in mind that these are exposed to factors outside (rain, hail, snow, insects.). For this reason, it is best to take care that are made ​​suitable, resistant to such conditions. Next, we advise on the best materials for the furniture outside. Read the rest of this entry »

Decoration terraces: porches, pergolas and awnings

Good weather always invites us to enjoy unforgettable moments. At home, and if we have a terrace or porch, Then we have no excuse not to make the simplest gesture (a drink, read or rest) a special moment, if we enjoy a pleasant outdoor environment.

decor terrace

This year we decided it was best to maximize my deck, so we took the beautiful decorative umbrella covered only a small part of space and installed a nice porch. The result has been better than we expected, now we not only protect from the sun, but we have a new home environment more welcoming and endless decorative possibilities. Read the rest of this entry »

Choose exterior wood for decks and gardens

The tropical woods have been popular in all over the world because of its strength and ease of purchase and install yourself. From some years now it has become fashionable in decorating magazines, hotels uploaded stars and in installations of terraces, chic bars and homes, the installation of tropical soils outside gardens and terraces.

wood garden

Wood is particularly resistant to harsh weather and humidity, as well as wood decay and trot children and crowds of people, due to its extraordinary hardness and resistance. Read the rest of this entry »

Hanging baskets of flowers

Hanging baskets, allow better use the terrace or balcony full of flowers without wasting space. The terrace or balcony can be filled flowers without wasting space, thanks to hanging baskets that let you enjoy many floral combinations. However we must keep in mind that this type of culture requires a different care we provide to the pots and containers.

hanging baskets flowers

First, due to the small amount of substrate that supports them, this must be a specially adapted to this crop if you do not want to spend all day with the watering can in hand. This special mix for hanging baskets, is mainly composed of peat moss that retains moisture better than any other type of substrate.

Similarly, you should add fertilizer every two weeks to go granules slowly providing nutrients to the substrate. Thus the flowering will be spectacular and will be able to enjoy it all summer. Read the rest of this entry »

How to build a lasting garden on your balcony or terrace

A green space beautifies the environment, creating a pleasant atmosphere, an atmosphere of relaxation and privacy. Consider limitations and possibilities. Time should be used to perform a task of observation and previous research. This work will allow choosing the most suitable plant species for the site. This will ensure the success of the enterprise. All year round you will find new reasons to wonder, and discover new possibilities, and be surrounded by nature always provides satisfaction.

balcony garden

The approach of a rational and aesthetic will make the effort worthwhile. It is not accumulating plants just because they are pretty or were on offer. Visual clutter, crowding, poor provision or sectorization disproportionately hinder and will predispose to poor care necessary maintenance. Read the rest of this entry »

Plants and flowers for the garden according to Feng Shui

Trees can create harmony and welfare of the inhabitants of a house who believe in traditional Chinese method so old. It goes back many years, have Tibetan origins and principles of the Taoist religion. This set of techniques can be applied to your personal space and vegetation in the garden offers many possibilities. Variations of styles, colors and scents to provide life, character and influence the mood of people living in the home.

Favorite trees:

They each tell a story, a memory of the past. Its beauty and ecological balance derived food and produce negative ions that neutralize electromagnetic fields in the leaves and roots are attracted absorbs them.

The Ginkgo has the power to attract the friendship to its owner. The weeping willow is found in many religions and traditions of ancient Greece when it was considered the favorite tree of witches. For them, should not be missing in gardens as it is endowed with medicinal properties. It symbolizes immortality.
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Design your corner of outdoor entertainment

The patios and some parts of the gardens are the perfect places to get those corners of outdoor entertainment that is so fond of most people. But some of these spaces are not large enough to enjoy with your friends. In these cases it is possible to expand a part of that space in your lawn, but it is the same level in case someone wants to enjoy the green.

outdoor entertainment

If you want to redecorate a little green meadow that space you have in your garden or patio, you can do something very simple, curved edges that is used to attract attention to particular features you have there. For example, if in the back have a fountain or sculpture that you like, you can take a curved path toward it and so have all the attention it deserves. Read the rest of this entry »

Roof Garden : garden built on the roof

The garden is a garden built on the roof itself, known as “hanging”, as the famous gardens of ancient Babylon, said to be wonderful. Even a green roof can be wonderful and not only aesthetically: upgrading the environment and enhances the economic value of a house. In short, this is an innovative and full of benefits.

The hanging garden made up boxes, homes or warehouses, could provide a direct contact with nature, often in cities you can not have, to improve the internal climate of the houses, but also immediately outside and also allows you to recover unused space such as covers precisely the garage or flat roofs of the top floors.

What information is a green roof?

On a flat roof is made of a complex layering of materials, each with a specific function:

* First, the first layer that is encountered is the insole; It not only has a supporting function, but must also provide the 2% slope for water drainage.

* Second is ‘sacoustic insulation, Lying on the slab: it is a layer of glass wool, rock wool or polyurethane foam panels, weighing about 30 Kg / mc, with a vapor barrier is required when the green is built on a roof or on a terrace of a house, to avoid condensation within the same.
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Proposals for decorating outdoor spaces

The gallery is also part of our home and we must keep it safe for use throughout the year. It’s where we get our visitors, rest and if the weather helps us share our family meals. The idea is to incorporate it as a more at home by decorating.

Here are two galleries for you to get some ideas for decorating, of course it depends on the style and decor of your home.

The first model is a closed gallery, allowing us to make the most of the year. Has a set of chairs with their cushions, really comfortable. In general, the furniture used here are rustic, like the ornamentation used as the mirror and embellishments that can be observed. The environment turns on the red hue of purple and white. It is an excellent choice if you have the same decorative style throughout your home.
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