How to decorate your Lake facing Home?
Getting a Lake facing home or home facing a water body is indeed a premium location especially in India. With limited number of projects available against natural lakes, projects facing a man-made lakes or water body are in great demand. Irrespective of whether the water body is a big natural lake or a small man-made one, the property is bound to attract a lot of admirers due to its location and the view it offers. Maintenance of such lake facing property is therefore of paramount importance including the use of right interior decor for your lake facing home. Let us look at various tips to enhance the beauty quotient of one’s Lake facing home.
Selecting your home’s color
Selecting the right color for the walls and the house interior holds a great significance especially when the property is facing a water body. Rooms must be painted with scenic and soothing colors that go with the essence of the surrounding water body. Colors like cream, beige, pastel shades of light blue and beige are ideally suited for such homes. Coastal colors including shades of pea green, sea foam green and coral are also a good idea if the house is facing a natural Lake. Avoid unnecessary striking colors including stark black and white. For best results one can use striking colors to highlight windows and other accessories to have a perfect nautical look to the home.
Art for your home
The use of synchronized art decor is used widely by interior decorators to highlight the beauty quotient of house interiors. For a house gracing a water body or a Lake it is imperative to use art decoration wisely. Use black and white matted photos or striking shades of gold and silver as outlines of the frame of the decor. This way the attractive index of the decor gets highlighted while the painting or decor gets merged with the soothing water body.
Rugs and Floors
One must always use rugs and floors for houses or apartments facing a water body. Ideally such apartments, houses or villas are better off having a wooden panel floor to compliment the natural water body. The use of colorful rugs and floors including carpets must be used to enhance the attractive index of the house interior.
Curtains and Drapes
The use of curtains and drapes must be done in a judicious manner and the selection of wring choice of colors or materials for curtains can spoil all the overall look, ambiance and feel of the place. Make sure to use neutral colors for curtains and drapes as they would merge with the surroundings without distracting the view from the room. The worst thing in selecting a wrong color choice for curtains would be to increase attractiveness of the curtain distracting users from the view of the water body itself. Use roman shades or roll up curtains to optimize the natural lighting which can enhance the natural scenery.
Balcony and Outdoor Furniture
If you have a Lake facing or any water body balcony makes sure to compliment the balcony by using anti-skid tiles made up of either terracotta or mosaics. Because of the water body, balconies can attract a large number of birds and make sure there are no plantations in the balcony that can be used by the birds as a permanent dwelling unless you are a bird lover and do not mind the mess. The outdoor furniture kept in the balcony must be covered at night to reduce directed contact with the moisture ridden air.
If your home is sea-facing home, make sure to clean the furniture at least once a week to avoid any salt buildup and corrosion. Make use of furniture built using cast aluminum which is most corrosion resistance and ideally suited for a high moisture surrounding.
