We all want to bring more of that outdoor feel into our interior spaces. Who doesn’t enjoy being surrounded by natural elements? If you can’t live in the middle of nature, let’s bring a little nature into your home.
Natural elements
Textural design is all about creating tactile moments that invite touch, drawing all the viewer’s physical and emotional attention to the space, an experience that can help with mental health and rejuvenation. When working with textures, consider placement, such as putting a smooth texture directly next to a rough one. This will enhance the contrast between them more than if you space them apart. And don’t be afraid to mix metals, finishes and textures.
Since not everyone has the opportunity to overhaul a full space, if you are looking to add natural textural elements to a smaller space, bring in plants and layer in flowers and add woods that contrast to a natural material flooring such as walnut, and possible deeper tones.
It’s okay to mix light and dark woods that have different grains, such as oak and walnut. Layering in blacks, matte texture, vibrant walnut woods, concrete textured manufactured stone countertops and mixing a colour such as “Hale Navy” would add texture.
Matte finishes are a must in any space to ensure that the warm feel of layering through natural textures such as low-sheet veneered woods, concrete finishing, matte tiles and organic metals, create an organic and textured touch instead of a manufactured one.
A variation on a theme
When travelling, we are drawn to the outdoors, possibly a favourite beach, hike or viewpoint, and find ourselves drawn to those exotic and unique natural materials, native fibres and metals. Take note of these when you’re at your favourite spot so you can replicate them in some way at home. It might be by adding a textile on a chair such as a throw blanket or pillow. Or, it might be that harvest table at a local breakfast spot that you loved and can introduce as a charcuterie board to your kitchen as a reminder of that table’s aged and unique lived-in finish.
Living walls
When proper lighting is present, virtually any kind of plant can thrive in a living wall system. These systems can assist in space-saving solutions, adding personality and creating an overall clean air space. ByNature is a supplier and installer of all things green and brings greenery to residential projects in some of the most innovative ways.
Imagine when you take your first steps into a home and glance up a staircase that showcases a two-storey living wall that draws your eyes up to the light and second floor access to a rooftop patio. Unlike other features in a typical home that might collect dust, an organic living wall feature is not only low maintenance, it also adds a warm organic texture and assists in creating good air quality to the home.
Living Art
Living art is a non-committal way to bring greenery and personality to any space, especially a small compact space where you might not be able to sacrifice floor space for a potted plant. With custom frame styles and easy installation, these are honestly just like a lightweight piece of art.
These installations are very low maintenance and need watering once every three to four weeks with a wicking irrigation system, perfect for busy professionals. The fun thing is they are customizable and you can easily change the placement of the cassettes for seasonal rotations.
Natural personality
We are all attracted to big, vibrant and beautiful personalities — well, in moderation! When bringing in personality, take some care and time to ensure you place it in the most impactful spot.
When looking to add a big and beautiful aspect, don’t be afraid to blow up small spaces such as a powder room. Natural and organic patterns and prints are here to stay and depending on the scale, texture and print, can be used as a statement piece.
Be fearless
Fall in love with the outdoors. Don’t be afraid to bring in large, bold and small non-committal pieces into your home, from a wood charcuterie board, plants or living art to big and beautiful wallpaper.