Turn Your Garden Into an Outdoor Living-Room

How about having your living-room or dining-room and even your bedroom or your children's bedrooms flow right outdoors on to "floating" decks of wood, bricked terraces or lattice-roofed loggias? It sounds like a good idea, doesn't it? Your garden as an extension to your house, a terrace for family gatherings, a play space for young children. All of these will be just fine especially now that the weather is getting warmer and summertime is approaching.


The ideas are numerous and go from simple tricks such as glass walls to the "parasol" roof, which may extend some 4 feet from the walls of the house.

As for glass walls, you will want to use the same wall material inside as for a continuing wall on the terrace and the same material for the ceiling both inside and on the extended terrace eaves. This will give a sense of unity to the adjoined area.


Relate your terrace to the rest of your grounds with flowers and vines grown in pots, baskets and tubs, thus making it a delightful place for entertaining, sun-bathing and relaxing.


Don’t forget to have an electric outlet for lighting, portable radio, electric spit for your barbecue, etc installed, so you, your family and friends will make the most of this outdoor living-room in warm evenings as well.


The better you plan and the more you care for your terrace, the more your family will enjoy gathering there for a chat in lazy summer days.