In order to turn a narrow area into an attractive place to hang out, two steps must be applied: choosing the right outdoor furniture pieces and installing them effectively.
Every outdoor area, no matter how small it is, deserves to be given attention. This need amplifies when it comes to restaurants, hotels, cafes and resorts. So hospitality businesses should be extra careful when designing a small outdoor space like a balcony or even a limited terrace. SIMEXA, the wholesale outdoor furniture specialists, can help you design your small spaces.
Selecting small furniture
When you have a narrow area, you can still furnish it with small items that fit. For example, instead of cramming the balcony with a single sofa, use a couple of chairs and a round coffee table so guests can enjoy a relaxing morning. Don’t forget to take measurements, as a few centimeters can make a difference.
Using multifunctional outdoor furniture
A small area limits the use of several pieces of furniture to suit all needs. Therefore, an effective solution would be to use multifunctional patio furniture for your restaurant, hotel, resort or cafe. A modular outdoor setting allows you to have a minimum of items with the most possible uses. For example, if a daybed and living set don’t fit together next to the pool, replace them with an outdoor furniture piece that gives you both. Skyline Design’s Bishan can be an appropriate way to combine the two, as it can be used as a daybed or a sofa set.
Going vertical with decorations
One of the latest garden design trends is the adoption of the vertical space in the outdoors. In other terms, placing decoration accessories or even plants on the walls surrounding the outdoor living area. In addition, due to this new “wave”, brands are now creating items for vertical use. For example, the famous French brand, Maiori, produced chic planters that can be placed on top of each other, in order to save space, horizontally.
Designating a focal point
Installing outdoor furniture in a small area can be messy and overcrowded. A bit of organization will turn a chaotic setting into a comfortable and relaxing one. The first step to take is to focus all the outdoor chairs and sofas to one direction. A focal point can either be external like the sea, the garden or a specific landscape, as well as internal like an outdoor lounge or a hanging chair. You can add accessories according to your needs, but make sure that you still have only one focal point.
Paving the path and the living area
Another way to embellish a small outdoor space is to pave the path and the living area. However, this is a delicate task that can either make or break your outdoor space. How? By applying geometric designs in the pavement can make the outdoor area look smaller. And most probably, that’s not what restaurants and resorts are looking to accomplish.
Keeping it simple with only the needed furniture
One of the main issues in small areas is the lack of space for people to move around. This is mostly due to excess items that can be dropped out. Therefore, removing all unneeded elements, like decorations and plants, will make the small area more spacious, allowing people to move around comfortably.
Designing a small outdoor space is definitely a challenge for any interior designer or hospitality furniture supplier in UAE and KSA. In order to create the perfect areas, we adopted a new service consisting of a 3D rendering software that allows us to visualize the setting with the right measurements. This gives us a clear image to choose the right outdoor furniture for every small area.
