5 Decking Ideas You Haven’t Thought of (Yet)

Your house is so important to you, which is why you take such care to maintain it. When you are looking for ways to improve the exterior, consider these deck ideas. The best one for you depends on the style you like, how much space you have, and what you plan to use the area for.

1. A Relaxing Walkout Deck

 

While you might view the home interior as a place to rest and meditate, outdoor areas can offer this too. Building a new walkout deck for this purpose or redesigning the current one, with a focus on creating a calm atmosphere, appeals to many UK homeowners. Whether the deck is raised or directly on the ground is up to you. Add a comfy sofa, cozy lanterns, soft blankets, and a mat to meditate on, so you have a great summer space for self-care. Add a large rug beneath the sofa to finish the look.

2. Multi-levelled Decking for Dining 

 

Are you looking for a space to have a barbecue and sit afterward to enjoy the meal with your family? If so, a multi-levelled deck can provide this functionality and make great use of the back yard, especially if you have a spacious area. For this design, one level would have the barbecue, while the other would have a table and chairs or another type of seating area for dining purposes. For decking that is as sturdy as possible so it lasts longer and continues to look its best, choose experienced timber merchants with a reputation for providing top-quality. 

3. Create Garden Zones

 

If you want both a patio and deck, that certainly is possible. With some planning, you can create a deck with gorgeous garden zones. The visually appealing plants offer pops of colour between wood and stone with their green stems. This interesting combination of ideas is trendy, making it a modern idea for those known for being fashionable, as well as anyone who loves gardening. Add stones around the garden beds that are embedded in the decking and choose easy-care plants if you want to keep it low-maintenance.

4. Deck Lights Make for Evening Beauty

 

Expand the time you can be on the back deck by adding great lighting to it. That can make summer evenings a lot of fun and enable you to get outdoors more, which may be important to your wellbeing. The design you choose can range from LED insets for stairs to solar-power lights to highlight architectural features. Lighting up your deck can make it safer at night and also provide a beautiful view from within the house. Hanging string lights is another option that some people consider.     

5. Add a Raised Platform

 

Create extra interest with a deck that features a raised platform. That creates a focal area, and what you put there is up to you. Perhaps that is where a table and chairs will go, for example. This special area gets extra attention by being slightly above the rest of the deck, and its shape is your choice (circular is popular). Around the platform, you might have pots of flowers or a water feature.

 

Creating your dream deck starts now! Get creative and choose what works well in the space you have. 

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