Please help me with inspiration for a small dark patio
We have recently renovated part of the house and put a granny flat to the front of the house and we rent this part out but the outside looks awful! I desperate for inspiration to make it look pretty as well as functional and low maintenance.
There are large leylandii trees on the left that as tall as the house, but they are the neighbours trees and they give us privacy and a good border.
We are thinking of cutting these tree trees to give us more light into the main house.
We already have Indian sandstone patio stones around the rest of the house and were hoping to lay these on the ground - similar to this picture
I have thought about slatted fencing along the trees and maybe some bamboo plants and bench seating over the brick wall. I would like to keep the brick wall, however, its not straight so considering putting wood cladding over it or making it wider and rendering it.
There is a separation between the main house and the flat where the little bench is. Somewhere I would like to put 2 wheelie bins where the bench is so we can share the recycling and main rubbish bins. Something like this:
We think we may put a wooden gate into the arch rather than this metal one.
Please help me find some inspiration!
Suzanne
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PROLumen Designers Limited
hace 6 añosYou don't have a lot of width so uplighting won't bounce the light around enough in your space - so you will need a downward light element or a horizontal element I suggest low profile slim exterior fittings like these from Orion.co.at, an Austrian company that ships to the UK and not normally available online:
These will blend into the background and yet give off a nice light.
For architectural I would recommend these, they are adjustable both top and bottom independently so you can tailor the light to your requirements for lighting up and down the walls:
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PROUser
hace 6 añosWhat a lovely space.
I think with some nice pale neutral stone on the patio area to lift the light levels it will look great.
You may not get much to grow in the bed revealed by the cutting back of the Leylandi, they suck moisture out of the ground like no tomorrow.
If you are thinking that you may like to cover up the wall, which, isn't strictly necessary, but a good idea. You could go a little further up to include planters with richer more fertile soil. Just have low and medium growing plants so that they don't close the space in again.
I guess what i'm trying to explain, is that you would go in front of the wall, up and over the top, then build planters.
Shutter fencing is great, it gives the illusion of privacy without blocking all light, although, personally i like the trees.
This is me putting in a half shutter fence made from reclaimed timber.
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hace 6 añosSuzanne C
hace 6 añosHi Man about the house, yes the Leylandii trees have very dry soil around them, although at the front of the house, there are a number of bushes that have survived, and I am constantly taking out weeds in this area so fingers crossed I can plant something hardy.
I like your idea of installing planters in the wall / seating area to create a richer soil base! Do you think I could create a seating area on the edge of the wall in such a small space? The space from the wall to the edge of the wall which houses the gate is 1070mm. Or the measurement is from the wall to the house is 2208mm.
Something like this?
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Her eyou have some pictures for your inspiration with your dark patio!
I think a grey light colour and cut the trees will transform that patio at all!Have a look!
This one of our projects in exterior! Looks really nice ! (Can be applkied in floor and walls , interior and exterior )
Here you can see another diferent exterior finish for you patio walls!
Another of our latest projects ! Maybe a little fountain will make your patio look full of live !
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PROSUN STUDIO.London - Glassworks and Prints
hace 6 añosHello sbcbc,
Recently we've made this kind of toughened, backlit glass to cover our customer's patio. We are capable to make it wider so it could cover your patio over its all surface.
Backlit glass · Más informaciónIf you are interested, let me know. We will do free visualization design in one day (Yes, for free, no hooks!).
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