The construction of the house has hardly been completed, the solar system has been installed and everything is turnkey, and there really is reason to celebrate. After all, some construction phases can go on indefinitely and take a few months. But as soon as the key to the apartment door and entrance door has to be turned, the roof has been completed and the interior and exterior construction has been completed, you can finally pack up and move into your dream house.
But what would the beautiful home be without the small but fine beautification measures, especially in the outdoor area? Paths have to be paved, steps built, or beds filled with plants and trees. Or the mailbox can be installed and selected, or even for the bicycle stands, the opaque corner for the garbage cans installed, or the parking lot for the bikes or the carport for the car and Co. built and completed.
1. Put the finishing touches
Where to put the mail? Or rather, what should the postman do when the first letters and parcels are sent to the new address, but he cannot find a mailbox or space for pneumatic tubes such as daily newspapers and the like in front of the house? Then it’s high time to think about installing a mailbox. Certainly it is not initially a priority that the newspapers can also arrive at the door, because important widths, invoices, documents and the like usually end up in the mailbox.
Stored dry and safe, waiting to be emptied from the mailbox by the homeowner. The selection of different shapes, designs, sizes and also the insertion techniques of the mailboxes is gigantic. Here are examples too Mailbox systems from Centor a good option, which has a quite large repertoire.
2. The front yard – the entrance
The front yard is like the gate and the access to the entrance of the house. Here you can prepare and conjure up a few things with a little instinct and a little manual skill. Not only the planting of the beds should be created and designed with taste and attention to detail. The path to the entrance, the steps to the portal and the portal itself should also be as inviting as possible. The first glance is decisive and even more so the first impression that counts and as a designer you should definitely win that for yourself. The front yard is the little gem and solitude in front of the little house in the outdoor area, and the whole thing should definitely be given due respect.
who a Mediterranean flair loves and wants this on their doorstep should simply plant various herbs such as rosemary, lavender, thyme or oregano. They are not only ideal for grilling and arranging and seasoning food. They are also important food sources for insects and bees.
For that Beds with natural stone, sandstone and basalt and in no time the summery flair of the south can be found right outside the front door. It even smells like it in summer and if you then also plant the wonderfully fragrant lilac butterfly bushes, you are also doing something for the eyes and also for the animal world, such as butterflies of all kinds and colors.
2.1. The bench for sitting and planting
Set up a beautiful wooden bench as an ornament on the side in front of the entrance to the front door. In addition, a few old pewter tubs with colorful hanging plants or old enamel sieves from the kitchen in blue and white can be used for this style and have an effect. But also the bench as a seat in summer, to chat with the neighbors or just a cup of coffee after gardening in the front yard. Old wooden chairs, or handcarts and carts also often serve as stylish and effective decoration for planting.
But an old Dutch bike can also be used cleverly for this. Simply paint the bike brightly and equip an old bike basket with climbing plants at the front, and you can also decorate boxes and baskets with plants on the bike’s luggage rack.
2.2. trees for shade
A beautiful tree in the front yard should above all be useful. he should as Provides shade in summer serve so that the house does not heat up too much in the entrance area. But can also serve as wind and storm protection at the same time. However, you should know that deciduous trees do work in the fall when the leaves fall to the ground. However, this is good manure and a way of protecting the plants in the beds from frost and cold.
In addition, one should take into account that tree still growing and that this may at some point be exposed to the sun’s rays on the solar system could affect negatively.
If you like, you can even plant a fruit tree and harvest the first pears, apples and even oranges, plums or kiwis in summer. What you definitely shouldn’t do these days is create a completely sterile and dead front yard. With stones and gravel and as a rock garden, sober and cold in appearance, it makes any kind of life impossible for flora and fauna. The front yard should be planted in an exemplary and useful manner, especially in the age of insect mortality, so that insects can fly to them as safe and reliable sources of food. A contribution to nature conservation can also be made in this indirect way.