When it comes to nailing modern home design, one of the most popular features is undoubtedly seamless indoor-outdoor flow.
There's nothing we as Aussies love more than entertaining family and friends all year round, which of course means making the most of our backyards. As such, connecting your indoor and outdoor spaces is an easy way to maximise your available space for both relaxing and entertaining.
If you're looking for inspiration, we've pulled together the best tips and 17 creative ideas that showcase the best indoor-outdoor flow can offer.
There's no denying that one of the best ways to improve the flow between the indoor and the outdoor spaces of your home is to actually create a stronger connection between them.
One of the easiest and most stylish ways to achieve this is by adding bi-fold doors or sliding glass doors that can be opened and closed with ease. Not only do bi-fold and sliding doors look great, but they also allow more natural light to enter your living space.
When it comes to styling the indoors and outdoors, one of the best ways to improve the sense of connection between the spaces is to keep your interior design style consistent.
Carry your internal home decor to the outdoors through your colour scheme, textural elements or even material palette to tie the areas together thematically. For example, if your living room features mostly timber furnishing, opt for a timber outdoor dining setting? Similarly, patterned outdoor cushions that echo the colour palette of your living space will help to mentally connect the areas.
On the other end of the spectrum, bring parts of your outdoor spaces inside the house with ample lush indoor plants. No matter what type of plants you prefer, you can never have too many when it comes to styling inside the home.
Play around with different heights and pot and planter styles to create a dynamic look, while also creating clusters of different indoor plants to create lush vignettes.
If bi-fold or sliding doors are not an option for helping to connect your indoor spaces with the outdoors, make sure you keep clear sightlines between inside the house and outside the house.
This means where possible, maximising the window space you have available and not obscuring it. Being able to see outside will instantly make you feel closer to nature. When it comes to window treatments, opt for sheer curtains to help keep the view intact.