A fantastic way to incorporate traditional, stylish objects into your outdoor design. Using garden pottery in outdoor decoration is both functional and distinctive. Old pottery can be found in many second hand retailers and flea markets. This is great for those who want to save on their outdoor decoration, whilst adding a unique and stylish object to it. Because of the wide array of pots available, there are pots of many designs and variations. From large planters, which function as large ornaments and decorative pots for medium and large plants. To smaller, feature jars which are designed to be used to hold a single, smaller…
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Garden landscaping involves the combining of the flora, changing of the existing terrain and construction of structures in the garden. The structures do help to enhance the appearance of your home and creates more activities that can be done at home. Some of the structures you can do them yourself while others you require landscaping expert to come in. In article we will be talking about garden sleepers made from wooden railway sleepers and the significance they have when used. Garden Wooden Railway Sleepers When you want your garden to have a new look, railway sleepers is the perfect solution…
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The garden fence is the perimeter of your outdoor home, a wall holding a piece of nature next to your home, a pen for you and your family to enjoy. It’s for these reasons that the garden fence can and should be considered as an important part of the home and garden. The type of fence you choose will have an impact on the style of your garden. Ornate trellis fences say something completely different compared to traditional fence panels. It is easy to overlook just how much of an impact the fence will have until it’s been physically put…
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A straightforward but elegant way to design your outdoor spaces is to use ideas inspired by nature. Doing so is easy. Your garden for example, is already outside. So borrowing ideas from what is already there makes sound design sense. Some of these natural ideas can include: Glass ornaments and semiprecious stones, wooden and glass furniture, utility items like outdoor heaters and stoves. But its not just the physical things. Colours and materials can also become part of a theme of design that carries from nature, into how you style the garden. For example, patterns colours can be taken from the outdoor spaces and used as a…
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Patio awnings are a great way to add space as well as charm to your home and the best part of it is you do not have to spend much. The idea of having the awnings is to protect your outdoor space from rain, snow and the harsh rays of the sun. When you have awnings, you can arrange for picnics, barbecues, and other family activities under the shelter of the awnings. You can extend the awnings with columns and develop a canopy; this will cover the whole of your patio or may be just a part of your patio,…
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When it comes to home design, the garden tends to take a backseat compared to the interior of a home. But that doesn’t mean your garden has to follow suit. It’s easy to take ideas from home interior design and apply them to your garden. You may need to modify said ideas, but the premise can transfer over. Colour Schemes Interior design tends to involve a lot of colour matching and complimenting. The way colours work is not limited to the indoors, those same colours can evoke similar reactions if they are used outdoors too. Reds, purples and other deep colours…
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Having a garden space near the home is great. The splendour of the outdoors right next to your house for everyone to enjoy. Like the home, the garden is a great place to put furniture in. But unlike the home, only certain kinds of furniture are suitable, and usually ones without any fabric which simply aren’t as comfortable. There is a solution however, and that’s to use specially designed outdoor upholstery on garden furniture. Outdoor upholstery is designed to be durable, whilst maintaining the comfort of fabric. It is a great addition to standard garden furniture, which usually does not come with upholstery…
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Outdoor heating is used regularly by businesses and home owners alike. The ability to remain warm whatever the temperature outside allows outdoor spaces to be used all year round. There are many different heating systems available. The size of the area that needs to be heated will have a big effect on what heating system will be required. Sometimes and depending on where you live, the temperature outside gets too low even for the best outdoor heaters. In this circumstance the heaters will struggle to keep even a small area warm, rendering them useless. But most of the time heaters will comfortably keep an area warm, allowing it to be used whatever…
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Even after a small fire eruption we could face some problems hard to take care off. Although it is easy to get rid off stuff that is partially or completely burned, smoke damage repair could be a much bigger challenge. Smoke is essentially small airborne liquid, solid or gas particles. What happens is that during a fire break out these little particles tend to stick to your walls, ceiling, furniture or any other objects. Not only does it leave hard to clean up stains but also fills the house with a bad odour. Let’s not forget that smoke contains a…
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Many people use incense as a relaxing scent that flows around the home. However it is less well known that it can be used outside too, using larger outdoor incense burners. An outdoor incense works in much the same way as an indoor one, the major difference being that it is bigger. This is because the wind and larger outdoor space will carry away the scent, so more incense needs to be burnt. Outdoor incense burners come in varying sizes, each suited to burn different amounts of incense. Burners come in sizes around 2.5″ to 8″, with the larger sizes being designed for use…
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Why not add some glass fishing floats to your garden design. Glass fishing floats are unique pieces of antique maritime history. Old and available in varying sizes, fishing floats can suit any sized garden. Don’t let the notion that they are antique put you off if you have a modern stylised garden. These are unique and unusual objects that set a unique tone, especially if you decide to hang them from other features in the garden. Add hanging fishing floats to a modern garden feature to get a memorable centrepiece that will strike a chord with visitors. You can find fishing floats in many colours, green, amber, blue and other nautical colours are available.…
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Within the United Kingdom, Carteck Garage Doors is the trade name for brand of garage doors known as Teckentrup. Teckentrup is a German manufacturer that produces high quality insulated sectional garage doors. Most recently, Carteck has added insulated side hinged garage doors to its assortment of options. All of the garage doors offered via Carteck have a thickness of 40mm, are twin walled and feature fully finished steel with a foam core. In order to provide consumers with an insulated and draught proof, each door is given a generous amount of all around rubber seals. With the United Kingdom, the…