Outdoor benches aren't really just for parks. They've taken the place of patio swings; love seats; and are known to be used as lounge chairs in our dens, here and there. Why so? They're comfy and provide that warm feeling of spending a day, out in the sun.
For use inside the home, a bench tends to become the main piece inside the room it's going to. It's quite chunky for furniture since most of these benches are made from a combination of sturdy hardwood and cast iron. Since its design alone, places it as uncharacteristic for indoor use, you should downplay this by emphasizing its presence in the room, all the more.
Here are some tips to bear in mind if you'd like to bring a look of those great outdoors into your home. If you decide to put an outdoor bench inside your den, and the room has enough space for a recreational park themed interior, by all means place the bench at the center of the room.
If you've always wanted to ask the great outdoors to come inside and stay awhile for dinner, place an outdoor bench inside the den. Place the bench in the very middle of this room. Rearrange the other room furnishings to fit a floor design that wants to capture the look of a typical recreational park.
If your outdoor bench is to go on your porch, then get that Victorian parlor room look with the following suggestions. Set up side tables beside each arm of the bench. Put a miniature plant on top of the table, preferably one that has round, ornamental fruit growing on it. Add a few more items such as small, standing frames which encase butterfly specimens or leaf and flower types.
For your porch, use an outdoor bench to feel like a character from a Victorian novel or play. Place side tables by the arms of the park bench. On top of each table, add a mini ornamental tree with round fruits on it. Arrange a small collection of vintage hardbound books, frames of butterflies or frames of dried leaves and flowers, on the tables. Add a bowl of potpourri to each arrangement. Then sit on the bench, with these new decorations beside it; you'll start to think of eating pop corn balls and toffee apples, while watching 4th of July fireworks when you're seated there.
For a romantic get together at home, use it instead of a love seat. Group a few silk and satin pillows together, on the bench. Use a bright flower arrangement to fill up a large size vase that's just as high as your bench.
Then, bring in a string of faux pearls. You can drape the string of pearls on the bench. Later, when the lights are dim, wait for someone special to kiss you on this nicely decorated bench. These are only three examples of the many ways that you can use your outdoor bench, indoors. - 29958
For use inside the home, a bench tends to become the main piece inside the room it's going to. It's quite chunky for furniture since most of these benches are made from a combination of sturdy hardwood and cast iron. Since its design alone, places it as uncharacteristic for indoor use, you should downplay this by emphasizing its presence in the room, all the more.
Here are some tips to bear in mind if you'd like to bring a look of those great outdoors into your home. If you decide to put an outdoor bench inside your den, and the room has enough space for a recreational park themed interior, by all means place the bench at the center of the room.
If you've always wanted to ask the great outdoors to come inside and stay awhile for dinner, place an outdoor bench inside the den. Place the bench in the very middle of this room. Rearrange the other room furnishings to fit a floor design that wants to capture the look of a typical recreational park.
If your outdoor bench is to go on your porch, then get that Victorian parlor room look with the following suggestions. Set up side tables beside each arm of the bench. Put a miniature plant on top of the table, preferably one that has round, ornamental fruit growing on it. Add a few more items such as small, standing frames which encase butterfly specimens or leaf and flower types.
For your porch, use an outdoor bench to feel like a character from a Victorian novel or play. Place side tables by the arms of the park bench. On top of each table, add a mini ornamental tree with round fruits on it. Arrange a small collection of vintage hardbound books, frames of butterflies or frames of dried leaves and flowers, on the tables. Add a bowl of potpourri to each arrangement. Then sit on the bench, with these new decorations beside it; you'll start to think of eating pop corn balls and toffee apples, while watching 4th of July fireworks when you're seated there.
For a romantic get together at home, use it instead of a love seat. Group a few silk and satin pillows together, on the bench. Use a bright flower arrangement to fill up a large size vase that's just as high as your bench.
Then, bring in a string of faux pearls. You can drape the string of pearls on the bench. Later, when the lights are dim, wait for someone special to kiss you on this nicely decorated bench. These are only three examples of the many ways that you can use your outdoor bench, indoors. - 29958
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If all of your outdoor patio chair furniture pieces already have cushions, you can always add a large floor cushion to add extra seating in your outdoor entertaining areas.
