Does your yard seem to lack that wow factor? Perhaps you have nice landscaping and hardscaping, but the yard simply seems to need something more. Outdoor décor can beautify your outside living spaces the same way that accent pieces add visual interest to your indoor rooms. Decorate your yard to increase its charm.
Match the Theme to your Home
Your house style sets the tone for the outdoors, whether it's modern, traditional, or even historical. Your landscaping should complement that style, and you should continue this theme with your outdoor décor. For example, if you have a contemporary home, you'll want to add pieces with clean, modern lines. On the other hand, a mission-style home calls for décor with a Spanish theme. With traditional or historical homes, stone-looking pieces make a charming addition.
Create a Transition
Along those same lines, use outside décor to create a transition between your indoor and outdoor living. This means you should especially pay attention to transitional spaces such as porches, patios, and decks. Start the theme there, and continue it into your yard. For instance, if you have shabby chic style with a traditional or historical home, decorate your porch with old-look and distressed décor. For that style, Home and Garden TV suggests adding the pastel colors characteristic of the style in flowers in your yard. In this case, you can further promote the look with picket fencing, a distressed-look bench and other seemingly found items.
Enjoy a Touch of Whimsy
You may prefer to keep your indoor décor relatively austere, but the yard is a place where you can get creative. Let's say you want to incorporate your children's playhouse. Instead of trying to hide it, create a whole scene with oversized "flowers," colorful plants, and even little forest creatures. Alternatively, add chic garden art, such as painted wrought iron or a gigantic stone sphere. You can also achieve a sense of whimsy by simple painting an arbor or picket fence a bright color.
Include Lighting
You don't want your beautified garden to disappear completely at night. Instead, add attractive lighting. If you've installed a sculpture or décor tableau to your yard, utilize an attractive lighting technique to highlight it. Uplighting and grazing can emphasize the play of shadows and light on a textural piece. Silhouetting can work well with architectural pieces against a bare wall. Another option is adding whimsy here, too, with string or lantern lights. You can also go relatively simple with a few ambient lights tucked into your landscaping.
Complete the appeal of your home's façade by complementing it with outdoor décor.
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