With Spring promising warmer days and longer evenings my attention has been turning to our outdoor entertaining space. I have two garden areas on our property, a large square patch of lawn as the front garden (yet to be landscaped) and another rectangular lawn that is North facing at the back of the house.
North facing brings with it long periods in direct sunlight so we need to factor in room for shade and escape from the burning Melbourne sun in summer time.
Currently we have a decked area with an area for eating and entertaining, a bbq and my studio in the garden. The studio was once attached to the house when we bought it (you can read about that here) but once we craned it out of the way, we popped it into the back corner of the house where it is currently in a temporary spot while I am dreaming up new studio design.
We do have plans to extend the home at the back by adding a large rectangle to the house and this becoming a kitchen and living room. However, for now (well this Summer at least) we are planning on extending the decking area so we can entertain more comfortably outside this summer.
Love a bit of Monument Paint! It makes the green of the plants pop.
We’re going to extend the decking to the house where newly installed steel framed crittal double doors will open out from the minimal kitchen.
We’ll be laying a new lawn and paving an area to the side of the studio to be both a basketball court (sans painted lines) and a space for skateboarding. I’m currently working on the moodboard and layout so will share them when they are completed.
For now…let’s turn to pinterest for a bit of inspo.
These are my favourite inspiration images from Pinterest (make sure you’re following me for all sorts of ideas…I pin most days so there are always new ideas being added).
Dark fence, vivid green planting and a stunning bench seat.
Here's my colour palette: concrete, timber, dark paint and greenery.
I am thinking of cladding the studio in skinny timber like this...the monument paint will become a shadow between the gaps.