7 Beautiful Veranda Ideas Photos & Covered Porch Ideas For Luxury Homes In Texas by Kevin Spearman
\The Inaugural Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas benefiting Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club features a beautifully designed veranda by Kevin Spearman. Outdoor spaces have always played an important role in our lifestyle in Texas and even more important now as we are spending more time outside.
Kevin’s goal for the covered veranda is to create an extension of chic living that was simplistic and serene. He drew inspiration from a project he designed in the hills outside Tel Aviv, Israel. Tension is revealed from the mix of styles, periods, and textures while using sustainable and organic materials. The result is fresh and sophisticated in a timelessly modern veranda on a traditional luxury home in Texas.
1. Choose Comfortable Outdoor Furniture & Seating
Just as you should on the interior design of a home, it’s important that outdoor furniture be comfortable and conversational. Choose outdoor furniture that is relaxing for entertaining for your lifestyle.
2. Add Art Outdoors.
Often times, luxury homes in Texas contain outdoor sculptures or art of some type. We loved the way Kevin Spearman added a museum pedestal topped with a bust. It’s modern and conversational.
3. Use Organic Planters.
Notice how Kevin Spearman used a vintage tree trunk for the planter. It’s much taller than expected and the organic petrified tree trunk is simply gorgeous.
4. Add Hanging Lighting or Chandeliers.
While we do get quite a bit of wind in Texas, it’s not so much that we can’t add outdoor chandeliers. I love the natural basketweave flower petal chandeliers that Kevin Spearman used on this luxury home in Texas at the Inaugural Kips Bay Decorator Showhouse.
5. Balance Live Greenery & Consider Your Lifestyle For Plant Maintenance.
The biggest mistake some homeowners make is not thinking about which plants will go undercover and how they will be watered. Notice most of the minimal plant material on this veranda. Kevin did a great job of balancing the landscape with the plants under the veranda. Select plants & trees that you can easily commit to maintaining.
6. Keep the Hedges Trimmed.
Maintain your boxwoods and other shrubberies to prevent overgrowth.
7. Use Slip Proof Outdoor Flooring or Outdoor Tile.
Remember, your veranda flooring will get wet. Choose outdoor materials and outdoor tiles to avoid slip & falls. All outdoor tile will never be slick. It’s also typically over-sized. Click here to read about my client’s nightmare story of having to replace their pool tile.
8. Add an Outdoor Lamp.
Outdoor lamps provide a sense of ambiance plus they provide nice balance lighting that no overhead light can in a seating area.
9. Add Outdoor Rugs. | Luxury Homes In Texas
Much like interior rugs, outdoor rugs ground each space and provide texture. The simplest thing an outdoor rug does is it keeps furniture from feeling displaced or floating. Outdoor rugs or rugs in general, just bring an entire space together.
Products are from Sutherland Furniture, Perennials Fabric, M Naeve Antiques, Carol Piper Rugs, Galerie Novella, Found for the Home, Dmitriy & Company, Neal & Company, Materials Marketing, and Benjamin Moore. They were generous with their support and vital in making Kevin’s veranda ideas become reality.
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Dee
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