The Top Hints to Designing an Outdoor Haven on the Cheap

Here are my top hints to follow when you design an outdoor area with little or no moola. The first is that outdoor paint covers an abundance of flaws. No matter what the object, chairs, tables, mirror frames, a brush of colour can bring them new life and inject character. You can even paint plastic garden furniture yourself. Cyan or brick red are not just colours that only professional painters and decorators can use, you can incorporate them into your colour scheme too with great results. The outdoor area is a place to feel inspired and being at one with nature doesn't necessarily mean that you have to have to go with greens and browns everywhere. Because when decorating out of doors you can let loose and reject your inhibitions when it comes to glorious colour. What you might shy away from in your bedroom, or living room could bring a smile to your face in the garden. This goes for colour combinations too, look for fun inspiration in the shades of the flowers that you have growing in the space already.

The other item that works wonders is fabric. The vision of a checkerboard tablecloth blowing casually in the wind is one that appears in childhood memories, even after they have become sun faded. Material will also help to conceal damaged furniture, or introduce a theme. Whereas mix and match might not go over in your kitchen, it is simply adorable draped over picnic benches and on chair cushions. Who knows, once you have been brave in the garden it might just carryover into your home.