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A country house with a veranda or terrace is the dream of almost every city dweller. After all, how pleasant it is to sit outdoors in the evening, chat with friends or just look at the stars. The extension can be called a link between the house and the garden, as it combines the comfort of the hearth with picturesque nature. For those who have recently acquired a suburban area, we want to tell you how to arrange a veranda so that it is comfortable and bright.
Existing types of verandas
Before touching on all the subtleties of design, you need to determine what type your extension belongs to. The choice of style, furniture, items for decoration, etc. will depend on this.
Open verandas
An open veranda attached to the house is often called a terrace. Outwardly, these two designs are really similar to each other. But if you go into the features of buildings, then it is the veranda that is an extension to the house. These two buildings can even be built on the same foundation. The terrace is erected on a separate base or it is replaced by support pillars dug into the ground.
The main feature of the open veranda is space and a lot of light. The design of the extension is aimed at emphasizing this dignity. Design in pastel colors is welcome, as well as colors that are as close to nature as possible. Green spaces are an obligatory element of decoration. Decorative creepers, flowers and even trees are planted around an open area, and also placed in flowerpots on the floor of the extension.
Closed verandas
Closed verandas are very often welcomed in a country house. In addition to summer holidays, in winter such an extension can be used as a full-fledged room. Expensive mansions are also decorated with a closed veranda. The extension is often made glazed. It turns out the effect of an open terrace. The windows offer an overview of wildlife, while the glass protects the place of rest from wind and precipitation.
Even the roofs are glazed. The inner space of the extension is immersed in the rays of sunlight in the morning, and at night you can admire the stars through the transparent roof. Often such extensions are made semi-closed or equipped with opening doors.
Design features of the veranda
You need to start thinking about the design of the extension even before its construction. At the stage of drawing up the project, all the nuances are taken into account, from building materials to the choice of the color of the finish coat.
Being engaged in design on your own, you need to take into account one rule: the style of the extension and the residential building must be in harmony with each other, as well as complement each other. For example, if a gentle atmosphere of the French style reigns in the house, then the gothic style is not inherent in the veranda. But you shouldn’t go to extremes either. It is not necessary to decorate the extension and the house in the same style. In the absence of design experience, it is advisable to use simple options. Let’s say a rustic, Scandinavian or eco style looks good.
In the presented photo you can see the design of the extension in the Scandinavian style. See how it resembles a rustic setting.
And this photo shows the design of the place of rest in eco-style. In some ways, it also resembles a village. Furnishings are made from almost unprocessed natural materials.
From these examples, you can build the design of a village house. For example, in an eco-style it is better to decorate a veranda, and a Scandinavian or rustic version is suitable for a living space.
How the choice of material affects the design of the extension
A closed and open veranda is a continuation of the house, you can even call it its beginning. If you are building an extension near the finished building, then choose the materials for its construction of not the worst quality. Even a later built veranda should look like a single unit with the house, as if they were installed at the same time.
It is ideal for an extension to use the same material from which a residential building was erected. Let’s say a wooden veranda is suitable for a village house made of timber. If it is a brick, then it must be present in the extension. Although a combination of natural materials with stone buildings is allowed. A wooden veranda near the house with red or decorative yellow brick looks good. In this case, the wood can be varnished to match the color of the main building.
The walls and roof of a closed extension should fit snugly against the house. Moreover, it is desirable to use the same roofing material on both buildings. An exception may be a transparent roof. It is important, even to choose the right shape of the roof. On the veranda, attached to the side wall of the house, a shed roof will look neater. An extension to the end of the house can be equipped with a gable roof.
The choice of material depends on whether the extension will be heated in winter. In a warm room, you can make an indulgence in quality for the benefit of beauty. For a cold and open extension, it is advisable to give preference to quality, that is, to choose moisture-resistant materials. Otherwise, in a room that has become damp during the winter, beauty will turn into unnecessary trash.
Design options for different elements of the veranda
If you make out the veranda yourself, then you can’t do everything spontaneously. Each element of the extension is thought out at the stage of its construction. When they finish one thing, they move on to another.
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Finishing work in the veranda begins with the floor. For open-type extensions, only moisture-resistant materials are used. The most common option is deck board. The cedar looks beautiful. Larch will be more reliable. The budget board is made of pine. Such a floor must be well treated with protective impregnations against dampness and fungus. More expensive, but more reliable, the floor will turn out with a coating of ceramic tiles, mosaics, decorative stone.
Inside the closed veranda, you can use any floor covering that is suitable for the home, such as linoleum. However, it must be remembered that the extension is the first room where a person enters from the street. Dirt and dampness are brought in with shoes. If a laminate is chosen for the floor, then it must also be moisture resistant.
Walls
The next step is the design of the wall adjacent to the house. The material is selected for flooring. If, for example, terrace melancholy was used, then the wall is sheathed with wooden clapboard. Decorative plaster, as well as facing stone, is suitable for a stone or tiled floor. By the same principle, the remaining walls of the closed extension are trimmed.
In an open area, the wall adjacent to the house is ideally lined with plastic clapboard. A wide variety of panels allows you to choose them for the texture of the flooring. Plastic is resistant to moisture, and will calmly endure wintering on the street. Its only drawback is fragility. With weak mechanical stresses, cracks appear on the panels.
MDF board looks beautiful on the walls. The panels are much stronger than plastic, have many colors, but are afraid of moisture. They are best used for finishing the walls of closed outbuildings.
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The closed and open veranda should be as bright as possible. Do not hang something massive and dark on the ceiling. It must be airy. Transparent ceilings create a spacious and light atmosphere. If this option is not affordable, you can resort to sheathing with plastic panels in light colors. Perfect classic white. Fans of modern style prefer a stretch ceiling. The canvas for him is also better to choose light.
Windows
Most of the enclosed veranda consists of windows. They also need to be selected according to the style of the room. For example, stained glass compositions are suitable for Gothic, and for the French style it is better to make large openings. Ordinary plastic double-glazed windows are a budget option, but for them you need to think about opening sashes in a convenient place. Even the windows and vents themselves can be given an unusual shape.
Furniture
The design of the veranda will be violated with improperly selected furniture. The size of objects is selected, guided by the dimensions of the room. For a small veranda, a folding table and a sofa, which comes complete with window sills, are suitable. You can use ordinary folding furniture. Inside a large closed veranda, a chic sofa, table, bedside table will fit in well.
Curtains
There is a lot of sun in verandas with glass walls. You can solve the problem by hanging roller blinds. They are also selected according to the style of the room. There are many varieties of fabric fabrics that differ in colors, composition and density of the material. For example, for a Mediterranean or Scandinavian style, it is best to use light translucent curtains. On open verandas, transparent PVC curtains are suitable. They provide additional protection from wind and rain.
The original design can be created using bamboo curtains or you can hang blinds. This design of the veranda is guaranteed to protect from the sun in hot weather.
Landscaping of the veranda
Green vegetation is an integral decoration of verandas and terraces. Even if the space does not allow you to put large decorative plantings in flowerpots, you can plant several flower arrangements. A flower pot will look beautiful on a wrought iron stand. You can even make a vertical rack and fix it on the wall.
The video shows options for terraces and verandas in the country:
Conclusion
A self-decorated veranda will become not only a decoration of the yard, but also the pride of one’s own craftsmanship.