Creating Multi Purpose Outdoor Rooms
No matter the size or scope of your patio or summerhouse, it can easily become a multipurpose room with thoughtful planning that balances practical uses with pleasing designs features.
Room dividers such as sofas, bookshelves and curtains help define different areas within a garden room. Decorative accessories and lighting also add warmth, color and functionality.
Outdoor Living Room
Outdoor rooms that blend comfort, functionality, and aesthetics will help your backyard truly feel like home – you may find yourself spending more time outdoors than ever! A multipurpose outdoor room will bring joy into the life of your backyard space and ensure you spend more time enjoying it than ever.
Build a multipurpose living area by including cozy sofas, chairs and sectionals into a comfortable seating area that’s great for reading, conversation and entertaining. Add an indoor fireplace for cozy evenings or install an outdoor kitchen featuring grill, prep station and countertop space if you really want to turn your outdoor living space into an entertainment hub!
Use lighting to define different areas in your garden room with ease by using different types of illumination. Consider bright lights to accentuate art or plants while using soft illumination to light the seating or dining area. Be creative with lighting; hanging fairy lights or setting the mood with projector and screen for movie night can do wonders to set the atmosphere!
Establishing a multipurpose garden room is straightforward if you use the same design style throughout your home. Cohesively uniting indoor and outdoor designs by matching furniture colors to the colors in your yard will help unify these two spaces into one unified whole. If you’re uncertain how to best fuse them together, an interior designer may provide invaluable assistance in creating seamless transitions between them both.
Al Fresco Dining Area
Alfresco dining areas are an invaluable addition to restaurants, providing guests with a place to dine outdoors and take pleasure in their meal. These areas may take the form of patio, rooftop or balcony seating areas or more elaborate arrangements like plush seating encircling a fire pit; additionally paved areas, pergolas and lighting installations can help create an unwinded resort-like ambiance.
Al fresco dining refers to dining outdoors or in an open area and has become increasingly popular at restaurants where customers can feel the refreshing breeze rushing by, smell the fragrant flowers or enjoy the delicious aroma of freshly prepared dishes. Therefore, al fresco dining makes an ideal dining choice during warmer weather such as summer and spring months when weather conditions allow it.
After the pandemic has subsided, adding an outdoor dining area can help your restaurant draw in more diners and increase profitability. Many diners may have avoided dining indoors because of restrictions related to pandemic, meaning businesses offering this al fresco experience could potentially see increased sales and revenues.
An al fresco dining area provides another benefit of creating an al fresco experience: relaxation. Soft outdoor cushions and throw blankets can be added to furniture pieces, along with elegant lighting fixtures and accessories that add an air of luxury and relaxation. A fire pit and candles create the ideal romantic ambience, while pergolas can offer shade and privacy when serving larger groups.
An al fresco dining area provides your restaurant with the opportunity to add some digital enhancements that can improve customer experience, such as installing weather-resistant tablet menus that give customers freedom to navigate without their hands, order and pay at their table more easily, and browse menu items without their hands being tied behind their back.
Outdoor Workspace
With the rise of hybrid and remote work models, many homeowners are turning their outdoor spaces into flexible work environments for writing, planning and collaboration. These spaces can be customized using outdoor furniture such as seating areas and chairs for writing; lighting accents; rugs or any other accents needed to make an attractive workspace that blends in well with its garden setting.
Use natural dividers like stepping stones or deck transitions to subtly differentiate your workspace from other parts of the yard, while still feeling well-defined without feeling isolated. Planters, rugs and flooring materials can help define zones without feeling too disjointed from other spaces in the yard. Natural sound features and water features can mask distracting background noises while improving ambience; make sure this area includes comfortable outdoor furniture with sufficient shade as well as convenient access to power sources and monitors.
Establishing an outdoor workspace doesn’t need to be complicated: Simply converting a dining table or patio into an office will do. Homeworkers could create an inviting lounge space where they can spread out blueprints, floor plans, mood boards and samples for work purposes. Offices and commercial settings increasingly utilize outdoor spaces as versatile workspaces to support remote workforces in ways that are both welcoming and healthy. Attracting creative productivity requires setting an ambiance-enhancing scene with plants, water features and outdoor lighting of appropriate type to spark ideas and foster innovation. Furthermore, providing opportunities for chance meetings and collaboration through outdoor seating options or flexible dividers such as trellises or screens is vitally important.
Outdoor Gym or Wellness Retreat
Outdoor exercise has become an increasingly popular trend both for commercial gyms and individuals creating home fitness spaces, due to its advantages such as an eye-opening view, increased flexibility and taking advantage of underutilized spaces.
Assuming you choose permanent equipment or temporary setup, the first step to setting up an outdoor gym is choosing where it will go. This depends on its size and whether or not it will serve other purposes other than fitness exercises. When choosing a permanent spot for an outdoor gym, make sure that it provides sufficient room for all desired fitness equipment to comfortably fit and allows easy maneuvering around it; additionally it should provide protection from weather elements, electrical outlets for powered equipment, as well as smooth surfaces without trip hazards for easy movement around it all.
If you opt for a permanent outdoor gym, adding obstacles to the workout zone may challenge balance, agility and strength. Logs or old tyres could be used as obstacles that challenge balance, agility and strength; or maybe add a sledgehammer station for upper body strength training! You might also install hooks for resistance bands to target different muscle groups or consider installing yoga or stretching areas to further expand your garden gym experience.
Creative Studio
Add seating, a fire pit and other outdoor elements to your yard and you transform it into an outdoor room. Go a step further by investing in a re-circulating fountain (easy enough for you to manage yourself!), waterfall or pool for even more dimension and interest in your entertaining area.
Multipurpose garden buildings may also be worth considering as part of our Bespoke Service design process. You can decide how many rooms and partitions should be included within this garden building and create separate areas for various functions within each room.
Sliding doors provide an effective and quick means of creating divisions in a garden building, be it used as a work studio or yoga retreat. Furniture that serves multiple functions – for instance a sofa that transforms into a bed when guests visit – may also serve as an effective room divider. Paint or wallpaper used to define an area can help make it feel distinct – like in a dining or living area decorated with specific hues which can easily change when transitioning into creative studio space.