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A country house with a veranda or terrace is the dream of almost every city dweller. After all, how nice it is to sit in the fresh air 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 a home with picturesque nature. For those who have recently purchased a country plot, we want to tell you how to decorate a veranda to make it comfortable and bright.
Existing types of verandas
Before touching on all the subtleties of the design, you need to determine what type of extension your extension is. The choice of style, furniture, decoration items, etc. will depend on this.
Open verandas
An open veranda attached to a house is often called a terrace. Externally, these two designs are really similar to each other. But if we go into the specifics of the buildings, then the veranda is an extension to the house. The two buildings can even be built on the same foundation. The terrace is erected on a separate foundation or it is replaced by support pillars dug into the ground.
The main feature of an open veranda is space and plenty of light. The design of the extension is aimed at emphasizing this advantage. Decoration in pastel colors, as well as colors that are as close to nature as possible, is welcome. Green spaces are a mandatory element of decoration. Decorative vines, flowers and even trees are planted around the open area, and also placed in flowerpots on the floor of the extension.
Closed verandas
In a village house, closed verandas are often welcome. In addition to summer recreation, 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. This creates the effect of an open terrace. The windows provide an overview of wildlife, while at the same time the glass protects the resting place from wind and precipitation.
Even the roofs are made glazed. The interior 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.
Veranda design features
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 color for the finishing coating.
When doing your own design, you need to take into account one rule: the style of the extension and the residential building should be harmoniously combined with each other, and also complement each other. For example, if a gentle atmosphere of French style reigns in the house, then 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. If you have no 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 village setting.
And this photo shows the design of a vacation spot in eco style. In some ways it also resembles a village. The furnishings are made almost from raw natural materials.
From these examples you can build the design of a village house. For example, it is better to decorate a veranda in an eco style, while a Scandinavian or rustic option is suitable for a living space.
How the choice of material affects the design of the extension
The closed and open veranda is a continuation of the house, you can even call it its beginning. If you are building an extension next to a finished building, then choose materials for its construction that are not of inferior quality. Even later, the veranda built should look integral with the house, as if they were installed at the same time.
It is ideal to use the same material from which the residential building is constructed for the extension. Let's say that a wooden veranda fits 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 a 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 must fit tightly to the house. Moreover, it is advisable to use the same roofing material on both buildings. An exception may be a transparent roof. It is even important to choose the right roof shape. On a veranda attached to the side wall of the house, a pitched 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 relax the quality for the benefit of beauty. For a cold and open extension, it is advisable to give preference to quality, that is, choose moisture-resistant materials. Otherwise, in a room dampened during the winter, beauty will turn into unnecessary trash.
Design options for various elements of the veranda
If you are decorating the veranda yourself, then you cannot do everything spontaneously. Each element of the extension is thought through at the stage of its construction. Having finished one thing, they move on to another.
Floor
Finishing work in the veranda begins with the floor. For open-type extensions, only moisture-resistant materials are used. The most common option is decking. 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. A more expensive, but more reliable floor will be covered with ceramic tiles, mosaics, and decorative stone.
Inside the closed veranda, you can use any floor covering that is suitable for the home, for example, linoleum.However, we must remember that the extension is the first room where a person enters from the street. Dirt and dampness are carried in with shoes. If laminate is chosen for the floor, 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 the floor covering. If, for example, terrace melancholy was used, then the wall is lined with wooden clapboard. Decorative plaster and facing stone are suitable for stone or tiled floors. The remaining walls of the closed extension are finished using the same principle.
In an open area, it is ideal to line the wall adjacent to the house with plastic lining. A wide variety of panels allows you to match them to the texture of the floor covering. Plastic is resistant to dampness and will easily survive the winter outside. Its only drawback is fragility. Under weak mechanical stress, cracks appear on the panels.
MDF board looks beautiful on the walls. The panels are much stronger than plastic, come in many colors, but are susceptible to moisture. They are best used for finishing the walls of closed extensions.
Ceiling
Closed and open verandas should be as bright as possible. You should not hang something massive and dark on the ceiling. It should be airy. Transparent ceilings create a spacious and light atmosphere. If this option is not affordable, you can resort to covering it with plastic panels in light colors. Classic white is ideal. Lovers of modern style prefer stretch ceilings. It is better to choose a light canvas for it too.
Window
Most of the enclosed veranda consists of windows. They also need to be selected to match the style of the room. For example, stained glass compositions are suitable for Gothic, but for the French style it is better to make large openings. A budget option is ordinary plastic double-glazed windows, but for them you also need to think about opening doors in a convenient place. Even the windows and vents themselves can be given an unusual shape.
Furniture
The design of the veranda will be disrupted if the furniture is incorrectly selected. The size of objects is selected based on the dimensions of the room. For a small veranda, a folding table and a sofa, complete with window sills, are suitable. You can use regular folding furniture. Inside the large enclosed veranda, a chic sofa, table, and bedside table will fit well.
Curtains
Verandas with glass walls get a lot of sun. You can solve the problem by hanging roller blinds. They are also selected to match the style of the room. There are many types of fabrics, differing in color, composition and density of the material. For example, for a Mediterranean or Scandinavian style it is optimal to use light translucent curtains. Transparent PVC curtains are suitable for open verandas. They will additionally protect from wind and rain.
An 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.
Veranda landscaping
Green vegetation is an integral decoration of verandas and terraces.Even if the space does not allow you to place large decorative plantings in flowerpots, you can plant several flower arrangements. A pot of flowers will look beautiful on a wrought iron stand. You can even make a vertical shelving unit and mount it on the wall.
The video shows options for terraces and verandas at the dacha:
Conclusion
A self-decorated veranda will become not only a decoration of the yard, but also a pride of your own craftsmanship.
