Doesn’t everyone love a perfectly designed outdoor space? It can serve as an escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. The beauty is that you have control over how it makes you feel, which is the most important part!
ENTER A DIFFERENT WORLD
One of the great things about creating the perfect outdoor space is that it’s relatively easy. If you have a backyard, you just have to deal with working on that one space (as opposed to your whole house). Compared to dressing up just one room inside your home, you’ll have the benefits of fresh air, sunlight, and open sky!
All of which will enlighten the senses! You can choose a theme based on culture, era, material, or just work with what’s readily available today.
The best thing is that it can be:
- your refuge from the stresses and pressures of the world
- your way of communing with nature
- a space to find yourself
- a place to meditate
- or even a place to practice yoga.
If you want to see women connecting with the outdoors then check out our nature portrait gallery.
DESIGN + BUILD
To make sure your outdoor space is designed and decorated to your liking you could hire a designer, you could hire a contractor (if you already have a concrete plan), or you can do both the design and construction on your own.
If you choose to design it on your own you can always use some of the following for inspiration:
THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF DESIGNING AN OUTDOOR SPACE
The most important part isn’t so much how it looks, but how it makes you feel. If you’re having difficulty with the thought of that then you probably need a professional designer. Much like any professional, they have the background knowledge, the creativity, and the empathy to understand who you are and what you need. Well…hopefully anyway; choose wisely!
The best way to start is to just go on the websites linked above and see what immediately sparks your interest. Don’t think too hard about it. Just start saving images.
So what are you waiting for, get to it!
How do you feel about decorating outdoors? With a limited budget, would you rather beautify your home indoors or outdoors?
Jonathan How is the photographer behind Made by Ten and calls Milton his home. He specializes in creating beautiful, creative portraits of real women. He uses photography (and this blog) to help them build confidence and love for themselves and creates artistic images for their homes and offices. You can see him driving around the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in Ontario, Canada from portrait to fashion shoot and back again.