It is not just lanterns and string lights that feel dreamy outdoors. Just ask Savannah K. Barry, a home and a creator of digital content that learned how important it is to curate a room when you claim your parents in your childhood. She implements these lessons by romanticizing everyday moments and dividing them online. “You may have a small, tiny room, but it can hold a lot of magic and it is up to you to create it,” says Barry.
Here she tells how to turn the veranda or terrace of her house to slow them down this summer and to make everyday moments something special.
Photo: Savannah K. Barry
This is how you romantize your outdoor areas
Barry tells how she has transformed her terrace into her dream outdoors and her best tips for romanticization outdoors this summer.
1. Let yourself be inspired by estimated memories
Barry's decoration style is largely influenced by her family and childhood. Because her parents and grandparents always organized, Barry said that she grew up with her studies, which people needed and wanted people from a room. “I had this really rich training to love her people,” says Barry. “So, I am inspired by my family.”
As an growth growth, Barry's parents would meet in their garage, where they played darts and drink a cold beer while someone played the guitar in the background. Today is one of Barry's favorite activities for the romance of your outdoor space with loved ones. “This is just my DNA,” says Barry.
2. Imagine your space as a film set
Barry can also be inspired by films and television programs of the 90s and 2000s, including Hope swimsPresent Practical magicAnd Gilmore Girls. “I love it when I feel feedback” Wow, it feels like an outro for a film, “she says. Films can also lead outdoor activities. No matter whether you organize a happy hour on the terrace or drink wine after a long working day, let yourself be inspired by your favorite scenes and stadiums to romanticize your room. Films or hang an additional strand on string lights so that your happy hour bizarre feels.
3. Make outside for blue hour
If there is a time of day to get out, Barry is the magical hour between evening and night. Barry called “Blue Hour”, says it is the time of day that she cannot resist with a glass of wine on her terrace.
“I can't help myself,” she says. “The sun basically lost and the lanterns are glowing and I just sit there and look at my beautiful garden.” Take the blue hour by watching the sunset on your veranda or terrace, or spend some time to think about your day. Make sure you bring your favorite drink or your sweet treats to make the moment even more special.
4 .. move everyday activities outside
One of Barry's most practical tips to spend more time on your veranda or terrace is to move everyday activities outside. Barry says one of her philosophies is that when she reads or scrolls on her cell phone, she sits outside on her veranda swing instead of in her living room. It recommends getting pillows and blankets outside in order to make the room more comfortable and to encourage it to use their outdoor space more often.
Essentials for a bizarre terrace
- Layer carpets. Lay several carpets for a lived look.
- Collect plants. While this can take some time, they slowly add more plants in their room. Barry says she loves to involve local plants, from which she knows that they will thrive in their surroundings.
- Hang many lights. Hold on several lights, leave some like IS and add removable paper lanterns to others for a dreamy, cinematic feeling.
- Personalize a playlist. No space is complete without a supplementary playlist. Barry recommends curating a play list of songs that you love, which you feel like a main character. Your favorites are soundtracks from the 90s and 2000s ROM coms.
- Include hand-me-downs. If you want to use a cozy vintage look, economy decor or the objects passed on by family members.