Wooden porch (terrace): design ideas

It is simply impossible to imagine a private house without a huge veranda, where it is so pleasant to spend free evenings and receive guests in the warm season. This is a special place in a country house, which is simply designed to enjoy your vacation combining a comfortable environment with the scenery of nature.

The times when summer cottages were considered a place of storage of unnecessary things and old furniture are long gone. Today, residents of noisy cities are trying to equip a place for relaxation and psychological unloading with friends in the countryside in a country house. That is why wooden verandas are so popular today. But how could it be otherwise, because wood is an environmentally friendly building material, which also has an excellent appearance.

The interior of the veranda can be made in any style, but it is still better if the terrace becomes a harmonious continuation of the interior of the entire dwelling, and at the same time it is combined with landscape design on a personal plot. The design also depends on the type of terrace, which can be closed or open.
And here it is immediately necessary to determine whether your veranda will be a place only for summer vacations, or are you planning to warm this room and conduct heating so that you can comfortably spend time in it in the winter, while an open type veranda will be used only in the warm time of the year. It should be noted that the closed terrace has much more advantages, one of which is also that the air conditioner installed on the terrace will protect itself and its guests from the stuffiness in the summer heat.

However, the main plus of the covered veranda is that it can equip a full-fledged relaxation room with a large soft sofa, armchairs, a tea table, a fireplace, curtains or blinds to close from bright sunlight or prying eyes in the evening.
And lovers of indoor plants will appreciate the possibility of arranging a winter garden in a warm veranda.

In the wooden veranda, often only the floor and the adjacent wall need decoration, because the main structure is a frame made of solid wood and huge windows from the ceiling to the floor, which actually gives the veranda its own peculiarity that distinguishes it from other rooms of the house.
To cover the floor on the veranda, it is necessary to use high-strength materials designed for outdoor use. For a summer terrace, it can be a wooden terrace board made of teak or cedar, artificial stone, mosaic or tile, but linoleum, laminate and other materials used in the house are suitable for a warmed terrace.
The main rule that should be followed when choosing a floor finish on the veranda is high wear resistance, because on the veranda the floor will be exposed not only to mechanical stress, but also to various weather conditions, including high humidity and direct sunlight and frost. Do not forget that the main of the decisive factors determining the type of decoration is the style of the interior. For example, mosaic and artificial stone will be an excellent addition to the Mediterranean and Provence styles, paving slabs will fit perfectly into the modern style, but when choosing a country style, it is better to give preference to the blackboard.

In accordance with the flooring, you should choose the decor of the wall of the house, to which the terrace adjoins. It can also be lined with artificial stone or sheathed with wooden panels.

The ceiling in the wooden veranda also does not require any frills, on the contrary, the beams protruding inside the room will become the original decoration of the terrace.If the floor is made of artificial stone, then the curbs around the perimeter of the veranda, which will be an excellent basis for high windows, will be quite appropriate.

A high ceiling, which repeats the inner arch of the roof, will make the room more spacious, while evenly hemmed in level will conceal most of the space.

One of the main advantages of natural materials is that they are easy to combine with each other. So, for example, in a wooden veranda, a fireplace lined with stone will look very organic. In addition to the color that this element will bring to the interior, it will be easy to heat the veranda in the cold season and enjoy the crackling of a burning tree and a bewitching flame.

For heating the covered veranda, stoves are often used, and they are installed in the most visible place and, based on their location, they beat the rest of the room.

Speaking about the decor of the terrace, one cannot fail to mention indoor plants that can revive any interior. And given the fact that one hundred on the terrace is always enough light, this is an ideal place for home flowers.

Interior design largely depends on the pieces of furniture that will be placed on the terrace, and, of course, on its area. In fact, the veranda is the second living room, in which there must be a small sofa, several chairs or armchairs and a table.
If the area allows, then on the terrace you can arrange not only a place for gatherings, but also arrange a real fireplace or put a large dining table.

Most often, for the terrace, wicker or wooden pieces of furniture with soft mattresses and pillows are chosen, which are ideal for a summer vacation, but if the room is insulated, it will be rational to use large sofas designed for the home.