Terraces and outdoors: what is trend for this season

Trends in terraces and exteriors have managed to overcome seasonality, making us to value these outdoor spaces at home all year long. In a way, it has been a change fueled by the health crisis and the movement restriction measures that were taken. As a result, we have achieved greater environmental awareness as consumers or have given kitchens a new relevance.

However, sunny days make our terraces and gardens shine the most: let’s explore what the trends in decoration and interior design have in store for this special area of the house.

Trendy ceramic tiles for terraces and exterior areas

Large-format pavements in neutral tones are the true protagonists of the outside spaces. With slip-resistant surfaces that blend in next to the pool and in colors resembling natural stone, they are the perfect material for covering timeless terraces.

Also the ceramic pavements that imitate the shapes of wood have begun to be transferred to the exterior with a really positive result. Its integration with the garden areas is perfect and provides a very interesting interior-exterior continuity of the house.

For swimming pools, large-format tiles are trendy and are replacing the eternal mosaic tiles, creating pools with a very clean and modern look.

Natural fibers in terraces and exteriors

The modern nomad trend also works outdoors: terraces and exteriors with a clean, almost rudimentary design allow eye-catching points achieved through furniture and decorative pieces that remind us of other cultures, and have the appearance of being handmade.

Natural fiber furniture joins this trend, along with rustic and warm esparto grass rugs and textiles made of cotton, linen or even burlap.

The details of color on terraces and exteriors

Along with neutral-colored floors, such as greige,we can place small touches of color that remind us of Mediterranean air: objects such as plates and vases, small pillows or lanterns for summer evenings can be used to contrast with walls and floors in natural tones.

Coral or turquoise blue never go out of style on terraces and exteriors, although this year, yellow has become a trend. And for environments where you don’t want to break with natural tonalities, tile or terracotta will always be a great option.

Vegetation: main role indoors and outdoors

We have already talked about the real revolution that indoor gardens had meant as a trend in decoration, due to the recently discovered need to connect with nature, in exteriors it has turned into a greater attention to how we plan green areas and gardens.

In terraces and urban exteriors, choosing vertical gardens and plants that remain green all year long is the trend. As is the choice of species that are in accordance with the current climate, avoiding excessive water consumption.

The conclusion we come to is that trends that appear for indoors always also have an approximate outdoor version, and these days more than ever, even a small urban balcony deserves the time and dedication to be turned into a unique and enjoyable place.