The same country house or country area differs from the city apartment, which is possible to spend a lot of time in the fresh air. A cozy and ennobled recreation area in the country is not only a successful implementation of their creative intentions in the arrangement of the house territory, but also a small corner where you can relax and relax away from the city bustle, organize a pleasant evening in the circle of family and friends.
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Home comfort corner
The recreation area in its house is not only a specific and limited territory of family vacation, but also an example of the rational use of free square meters. A neatly planned and harmonious area pleases the eye of its owners and thereby demonstrates to the neighbors the presence of taste and skillful hands in this house.
An open -air guests room or as it is also called - a patio, you can create without the slightest problem, given only some technical aspects, of which a well -chosen place is an important factor.
The idea of \u200b\u200bcreating a corner for relaxation has gained its distribution since the time of the Roman Empire. Outwardly, the recreation area was a small platform fenced by the walls of adjacent buildings. In the modern interpretation of Patio, the use of fences, screen or green hedges is supposed to be the design of the design.
Additional accessories will help to create a unique atmosphere of comfort in your territory of comfort and relaxation. These can be various figures made of ceramics, fairy -tale characters, pendants, flashlights, as well as bells. Bright pots and lamps will bring their own highlight to the interior.
One way or another, the main task when arranging a home recreation area is its organic combination with the house, as well as the general landscape design of the site.
Types of recreation areas
Recreation areas are:
- Open area. Such a recreation area will be a great venue for games for children. Adults, in turn, can also fully enjoy their favorite pastime in the fresh air. Often, open -air recreation areas are designed with the pool.
- The arrangement of a closed recreation area can be designed together with barbecue or barbecue. In this case, the selected place is protected either by fabric curtains, or densely flowers and bushes, and possibly a bamboo screen. Having secluded in your home corner, you can have a great time in the family circle, while the canopy will not let the burning rays of the sun in the summer, and also protect during the weather.
- Mobile platform. Its principle lies in the fact that at any moment a wooden or metal structure can be disassembled and converted into a small meadow in the yard. The portable tent is easily assembled and installed anywhere in the country or garden plot.
- The courtyard is Patio. The projects of such recreation areas are developed taking into account the enclosing protective supports, which most often act as the walls of the house and, as a rule, such a zone is equipped between outbuildings in the yard. Patio is a wonderful resting place for family celebrations and reception of guests. A wonderful recreation area can be made in addition to the barbecue, pool or fountain. In general, show all your invention and imagination.
- And he will tame from the rain, from sunlight and prying eyes. This gazebo is the most common way to arrange a home recreation area. Surrounded by the gazebo, you can plant flowers and organize a small pond. This wooden structure will successfully fit into any landscape design and adorn it favorably. Experts do not recommend placing a gazebo near the fence, because since you want to really retire in a narrow family circle, then extraneous sounds from neighbors or roadway will not be at all.
Below in the photo you can see options for designing a home recreation area in different stylistic interpretations.
When choosing a place to create a recreation area, you should be guided by the following rules:
- patio or gazebo must be placed near the house, trying to make an approach to it as convenient as possible;
- in order not to pester the extraneous glances, it is better to protect the territory with a decorative fence or curtains;
- in order to avoid the accumulation of water in the recreation area, it is better to plan it in advance with a small slope;
- in a small area, it will be appropriate to make a compact platform or not a bulky arbor;
- in large -scale areas, you can think through the design of the recreation area so that it consists of several sectors united by one stylistic idea.
Rest planning
Before you independently arrange a recreation area, you need to calculate the size of your site and its relief. If the fantasy does not really go for a small area of \u200b\u200bfantasy, then the large area allows you to realize the maximum ideas in the design of landscape design.
The improvement of the recreation area should not be started with the implementation of complex projects. The main thing in this matter is simplicity and the presence of taste.
First of all, you need to design a area for relaxation on a scale on a millimeter paper. Then, with the help of ropes and wooden pegs, make markings on your territory.
If necessary, the soil can be adjusted, smooth or vice versa, lift.
When in your garden there is a suitable cozy place in the shade of trees, it is enough to simply install benches and a table there, and sprinkle the territory around with gravel, pave it with tiles or stone, plant it with your favorite colors or herbs.
If there is no desire to be fenced off with a massive fence, then on the boundaries of the site we recommend that you plant a kobe or decorative beans. These plants curly and create a decorative screen. For a more thorough approach to the design of a recreation area in the house territory, a canopy is made on wooden supports, which, in turn, are successfully decorated with climbing plants like climbing roses, clematis and other annuals.
Do -it -yourself recreation area
The arbor is always a win -win option in cases where it is planned to spend a lot of time in it. It will hide from the rain, wind and sun, but it is unlikely that it will be possible to construct it without special skills or the help of specialists, and you can purchase a ready -made gazebo. When choosing it in a shopping center, you should pay attention to the correspondence of the gazebo with the landscape style of your garden or summer cottage. It is much better if the gazebo is profitable to combine with the general stylistic idea.
Nearby install a street barbecue with the functions of a smokehouse and a kitchen slab, with it you can always delight your family and friends with prepared dishes with a haze.
Garnish your gazebo with flowering petunias, as well as fragrant honeysuckle.
When you want something cardinal in the design of the gazebo, then plant grapes. The plant is perennial, green and branched, and among other things it will be annually to bear juicy fruits.
Patio in the garden with your own hands
In order to correctly equip a recreation area with your own hands, for example, in the form of a patio, you need to choose a suitable place for this. As a rule, as a plot for a patio, they choose a courtyard, a veranda or a terrace, as well as the rear wall of the house, which completely closes one side of the recreation area.
It is much more convenient when there is a doorway in this wall to reach the patio. The remaining three walls can be protected by screens, stationary grilles and fences with flowers curly on them.
The ideal option in summer heat is a pool or a small pond near your patio. Wet air will create a comfortable feeling of freshness, providing good air in the summer.
Depending on the appointments, the recreation area can have different forms. For two or three people, there are enough area of \u200b\u200b2 sq. M., and a company of six people will be comfortable at a platform of 4 sq.m.
Coverage used:
- The most practical and economical version of the floor covering for patio is concrete slabs, and a more chic option will be concrete slabs with different ornaments that can be interestingly combined, creating wonderful patterns on the floor.
- Porcelain tiles are no less durable, it also has many shapes and shades, which allows the master to observe a certain ornament when lining.
- There is also a special parquet for the garden, made on the basis of wood and wood waste. This coating does not rot, has increased wear resistance.
- A natural and processed tree is also suitable as a flooring for a recreation area.
Stages of arranging a recreation area with your own hands:
- Before you make a recreation area, prepare the base. To do this, clean the site of garbage and protect it with wooden pegs.
- By retreating by 10 cm, remove the upper layer of the soil, and fill the resulting depression with sand to align the territory.
- Pour the sand with water and smooth on the surface with a rake.
- Pay attention to the fact that over the ground level the sand layer should be 2 cm.
- Start laying the coating. Concrete slabs should be laid with a small slope of 1-3 ° so that the accumulated water as a result of precipitation can drain from the surface of the site.
- Fill the cracks between the plates with sand, pebbles or cement mortar.
- In this case, wooden flooring is applied over the concrete coating.
- If the place for the patio is on the open sun, make a translucent canopy.
- When arranging your recreation area, you can use a hedge of coniferous shrubs and evergreen plants. Decorate the lattice nets for additional fence with curly colors.
- Decorate a patio with a decorative fountain with stone paths and sculptures.
- Add a little spicy aromas to your courtyard. To do this, you can plant Rosemary, lemon or mandarin tree along the paved paths.
- Original pots will help decorate the walls of Patio.
Furniture for home recreation area
When choosing garden furniture, attention should be paid not only to its external aesthetics, but also to operational indicators:
- wooden carved furniture is unstable to weather changes;
- forged furniture is too heavy and inconvenient when moving;
- the most optimal option is wicker furniture for a recreation area. It is easy in weight and practical. In addition, rain and the scorching sun is not terrible furniture from a rattan tree.
Do not forget about lighting on your site. Anything will fit here. On the walls, you can place a sconce or use ordinary garlands that create an optimal muffled lighting in the evening. Lumber pillars and torches for garden plots will help to create an atmosphere of home warmth and comfort.
