Summary:
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- Functional furniture
- Welcome back to minimalism
- The password is personalization
- And for the color …
With the approach of the warmer seasons, the theme of how to furnish terraces, balconies and gardens, whether small or large, reopens (again). Even if more and more often there is a tendency to keep these rooms en plein air “active” and liveable all year round, it is equally true that in spring and summer the desire to arrange and renovate them grows. The market today offers a truly wide choice of solutions for outdoor environments, these are extremely performing furnishings and accessories from the point of view of materials, designed to complete every kind of situation and to satisfy all tastes and styles. Let’s find out what are the trends for 2020. Functional furniture
The most interesting of the trends for 2020 looks in particular to multifunctional furniture. These are versatile furnishings that in a single organized solution contain several elements. From the equipped walls (also perfect for outdoor) that contain shelves, flower boxes and very useful container elements, perfect above all for small balconies and terraces that are not very large, to the poufs and container tables, ideal for making space and minimizing clutter, the multifunctional furnishings are the big trend of this year. Ideal for XS outdoor spaces, these furnishings, which can be configured according to needs, will also be perfect for organizing corners and more articulated parts of larger surfaces with criteria, restoring a new order and practicality to the whole. Welcome back to minimalism
Simple lines, clean shapes, decorations and frills reduced to a minimum, as far as the style of the new outdoor furniture is concerned, for this year minimalism will be the master. Characterized by neutral and calm colors, the trend focuses not only on essential shapes, but on materials, the absolute protagonists. Sturdy, material and important are the cornerstone on which this outdoor style is based. Teak and iroko wood, steel and aluminum suitably treated (and in some cases colored) for this use, but also natural and synthetic fibers will dress sober spaces, not at all cold, but suitably balanced and inhabited only by what is needed. The password is personalization
Whether it’s mixing different materials or putting together similar colors and shades, even (and above all) in the outdoor areas of the house, the watchword of 2020, but not only, should be personalization. Customize according to the type of space you have, customize according to tastes, but also creating something that is in line with the style of the house so as to create a continuity that well integrates internal and external environments.
Excellent allies
to customize balconies, gardens and terraces are certainly the textile elements, carpets, cushions, poufs and fabrics will be ideal to give character and make these environments unique. Important for those who want to create a new space, they will be essential in case you want to renovate without changing all the furnishings. And for the color …
Contrasting the neutral shades (beloved and which always play an important role when we talk about outdoor furniture), this year, there will also be some more intense shades. From the more compact greens, such as forest green or jade green, to the more intense blues, among these the Pantone Classic Blue, color of the year 2020, certainly stands out.passing through the more saturated and refined yellows and purples, even in outdoor spaces it will be possible to treat yourself to the beauty of color with intense brushstrokes. Attention, however, to the quality of the components, atmospheric agents and above all the sun’s rays strongly affect the quality of the color and the deterioration of the colors. If you want to play with decisive shades, you will therefore always need to focus on fibers designed for outdoor use and, above all, on good quality materials that meet certain requirements.
Four versatile trends to furnish outdoor spaces to be developed and studied whether you decide to renovate a space or if you want to set up a former new one. New solutions and new colors, but also a return to essentiality and naturalness for open spaces, easy to live in and airy, where you can escape when it’s hot, but also to be exploited all year round.
Claudia Schiera
