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Whether you have a large space in your garden or barely a few square meters, you can still have a small garden room built. It does not require a lot of expenses as you can build up gradually and decorate the interior with some furniture, along with the flowers and plants. Even if you are living in an apartment, you can have a small outdoor room in your patio or the verandah. The garden room need not be large as you can make it comfortable, depending on your creativity and imagination. You can have your own little garden paradise depending on your space and requirement and the budget you are willing to invest. Here are a few tips for creating your own personal retreat in the midst of your trees and flowers.
Where to place your outdoor room
You will need to create the impression that your outdoor garden room is an extension of your house. Check out the outside view from inside the house to locate where best to put up your outdoor room, which can be a gazebo or conservatory and this, has to have the appearance of continuity. The flooring of the outdoor garden interior must be in uniformity with the outside flooring, which can then be given some character by screening around with plants and flowers in the passageway.
The kind of design you want to make around the garden room could be hardscaping or landscaping, whichever suits the scheme. You can define the boundary of the outdoor garden room with raised flower beds or privet growing hedge along one side. You can even make it more secluded with tall standing lattice frames to screen off one or two sides of the room.
Define your outdoor space
You will need to determine exactly for what purpose you require the outdoor garden room, whether it is a family room, entertaining room or just a personal space. At the same time, you need to see the functionality of the room and often it will be used. If it is going to be the room which family gathers every evening or even in the morning, then it is worthwhile having it well furnished and decorated. If the space is meant as a personal retreat, then it can be put up in the quietest corner of the garden or the patio, and have it screened out with plants and flowers.
Decorating your outdoor garden room
Depending on the kind of activity that will take place in this area, you need to keep the interior decoration for a purpose. You will need to use color theme that enhances the colors outdoors to create that level of continuity. You can use rugs and throw pillows which are made of water resistant materials and they can have certain motifs echoing nature.
You can add water feature to your outdoor garden which need not be an elaborate fountain. A small container water feature or a small sprinkler fountain will work just as well. You just need the sound of water splashing which is one of the most serene and soothing sounds for outdoor garden.
If you have a fireplace or any fire feature outside, you can create an outdoor garden facing this focal point of the hearth. Otherwise you can create the room facing any good focal point in your garden to create a visual appeal.
Soften the harsh edges of the outdoor garden room with plants which will suit the surrounding. You can plant a row of lilac outside or keep some potted fragrant plants such as jasmine, mint and rosemary around the area.
Whether you live in a sunny area or a cold place, an outdoor garden space will definitely give you some personal comfort. Once you have taken every aspect into consideration, designing and building your outdoor garden room can be a challenging reward.
About the author: Brianne Walter is a blogger and writer. She loves writing on environment and gardening. Beside this she is fond of books. She recently bought a pool tables herself. Her article on Braun Coffee Maker was appreciated a lot by her readers.
