петък, 30 май 2014 г.

Outdoor Living Room

By Darren Hartley


Whether made out of greenery, stone or old church windows, garden walls aid in turning a patio or deck into an outdoor living room. For a laid-back look, painted metal porch gliders and spring chairs from the 1940s may be used as furnishings. For the achievement of the right rustic finish, iron candle stands and armillary sundials can be the best bets.

Small gothic windows from salvage yards and antique shops provide an outdoor living room with the necessary dramatic effect. More drama can be achieved through hanging divided-light double-hangs from the bottom using eye screws and hooks.

The delivery of splashes of bold colors to an outdoor living room is the task of vintage styled metal seating. Meanwhile, the development of a rusty patina in the living space is the job of an untreated iron candle stand or handcrafted floor candelabra. By the way, instant patina can be given to new things used as accessories by spraying them with brown or green paint sparingly in a random pattern to suggest age.

An armillary sundial is among the rustic garden ornaments that can be used for an outdoor living room. It can be a spherical sundial, usually made from cast iron. It was an astronomy teaching tool that dates back to ancient times and used as a popular accent in 19th-century gardens.

With its classical shape and Greek key detail, an old-world urn is sure to provide the look of an ancient stone in the outdoor living room. For the added evocation of an old world look, woven tapestries, Aubusson rugs and accessories with a distressed gift finish can complete the ensemble.

Homeowners who want to achieve an Old World look to their outdoor living room must realize that the space must possess a comfortable, broken-in atmosphere showing the wear and tear of its elements. Highly polished, reflective surfaces must give way to distressed, matte and honed finishes.




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