Check out some ideas on how to make your cottage beautiful. You will learn how to plan a summer cottage, make original flower beds, garden figures. Every summer resident wants his site to be beautiful. There are many options for planning the site, arranging flower beds and paths. The economic territory, the recreation area can be turned into charming corners of the site.
Cottage plan
It is necessary that you be able to determine in advance where you will have the following zones:
- residential;
- economic;
- recreation;
- garden;
- vegetable garden.
This area fits everything that is needed in the country. Sauna with a veranda, after taking water procedures, you can relax on the terrace. There is a barbecue nearby, which is very convenient. There is a small pond adjacent to this recreation area; instead, you can put a pool. There is a flower garden nearby.
There is a parking lot near the entrance. So it will be possible to immediately put the car in place upon arrival here. There is also a house right there.
The compost bin is located in the farthest corner of the site, and this is correct, but if this area does not border on the neighbor's. If this is not the case, then you will need to move the compost bin a little deeper into your property. There is a vegetable garden nearby, there are several bushes. It is better to plant them on the north side so as not to shade the beds.
It will be convenient to put plant residues in compost, but lay there not sick and undamaged by pests.
In this plan, potatoes are planted behind the house on the north side, but here is a dark area. Therefore, it is better to turn this plan 180 degrees so that the north is where the south was on the diagram. But then place the children's area closer to the recreation area so that it will start in the hot midday hours.
The dacha plan can be very different. You choose the one that suits you best.
The second also contains everything you need. The residential building is located 3.5 meters from the fence, you can plant shrubs around it. To the right of the house there is a corner bench and trellises along which climbing plants will trail. This site plan is very successful. Sitting on a bench, you can admire compositions with stones, a flower garden, a Christmas tree.
After passing such paths, you will find yourself near the arch of the pergola. By the way, you can do it yourself from a variety of materials. Even old doors are suitable for this. After passing under the arch, admiring the flowers that wind along the pergola, you will find yourself in the summer gazebo. It is surrounded by an orchard, and there is a vegetable garden nearby.
This summer cottage plan includes a barbecue and barbecue areas. There is a utility block and a washbasin nearby. A flower garden and shrubs separate this area from the parking lot.
To make the suburban area visually appear larger, the designers propose to arrange it as if diagonally. This is the path that the garden path has in the next photo.
It can be made of stones or tiles. Place stone or rubber tiles around the house. In the center of the plot there is a recreation area with a swimming pool and a flower garden. Nearby there is a summer kitchen with a gazebo. As you can see, the beds are laid out in a very original way. They form a semicircle with sectors between which paths pass. There is a greenhouse nearby, and fruit trees grow on either side of it.
And here is a plan for a summer residence of this type on the other hand.
As you can see, there is a place for a sports field, there is a table with an umbrella so that you can sit in the shade in the fresh air. A country shower is located behind the greenhouse, and the barrel on the building is warmed up by the sun. You can buy one that runs on electricity, then you will have warm water in any weather.
If you want to build a cottage for permanent residence, do not plan to mess around in the beds, then take a place with a sports field. Here you can play football, volleyball, basketball. Don't forget the pool. It can be built near a bathhouse.
The diagonal path will visually enlarge the area, it goes to the well. As you can see, he, the bathhouse and the house are built in the same style, the walls here are brown, and the roof is blue. Place fruit trees around the perimeter of the site on three sides, and decorative ones near the entrance area. There is also a place for fruit bushes and hedges.
If you still want to have beds in the country, you can also arrange them diagonally to make the area seem larger. Here the house, summer kitchen, outbuildings are also erected in the same color scheme.
On the next plan, the dacha also reigns harmony. Here, a gazebo, a house, a bathhouse with a veranda also have a common style. Neatly arranged beds add a touch of grace to the area. And fruit trees will delight with the harvest, and on a hot summer day they will surround the gazebo with a cool shade.
Place the greenhouse and garden beds on the south side, and the house and gazebo on the north. Then in the summer the plants will have enough sun, and people will not be hot in the buildings. See how to make a beautiful cottage with a lawn. It looks great here, but you need to trim it periodically to keep the area well-groomed.
You can decorate the cottage, make interesting zoning with rhombuses.
Plan the site in advance, mark the paths, lay them. There may be a lawn inside some of the diamonds. Install the pool deck and it. Arrange the beds, find a place for a flower bed, fruit bushes.
Now that you have zoned the site, you can start arranging its individual territories to make the cottage beautiful.
Do-it-yourself flower beds and flower beds in the country
They can be done even if you do not have stones and plastic borders for edging. Even old boards will do.
But it is better to paint them first, then the edging will look better.
Vertical flower beds and flower beds look very beautiful in the country, these take up less space than ordinary ones.
Knock down a box of four large boards, place a smaller one on it so that the corner of the upper one is in the middle of the lower one. Place the 3rd and 4th boxes in the same way. Plant flowers here, but do not forget to water them, as the soil dries up faster in vertical beds than in ordinary beds.
Making a flower garden in the country can be like this.
Connect the boards with corners, occupying a small area near the veranda. Flower beds in the country can be made not only from wood, but also from a variety of materials. If you have an old bathtub, a broken toaster, a kettle, buckets, then turn them into picturesque flower beds.
But it is better to paint the bath beforehand, then such a flower bed will look better.
Use an old umbrella. Open it and place the flower pots inside.
But you can open it only slightly, fix it in this position, pour light soil inside and plant flowers.
You can advise to make an original flower garden in the country with your own hands. An idea like this is great for beginners and will find use for old jeans.
- Tie them at the bottom with ropes, fill in the soil and fix them on such a rocky hill or on a plane. Plant flowers in the top of your trousers, it will turn out very funny.
- You can shock neighbors and bystanders with other original flower beds. If you already have unwanted clothing, tie the bottom of your jeans and jacket sleeves. Put your clothes on a wooden chair, pour soil inside.
- Plant flowers on top. All that remains is to put on the boots for the character, and you can be sure that random robbers will not enter your site at night, as they will think that sitting people are vigilantly watching the safety of the territory.
- You can complement this composition by making an artificial fire from flowers. Place three sticks near it with the letter P, place a pot on top, which will also contain variegated plants. From a distance it will seem that two are sitting near the fire and waiting for the stew to be prepared on the fire.
More experienced summer residents can implement the following interesting idea.
If you have figures of athletes, place their busts in the area of the flower bed. You can also make these using papier-mâché. But it needs to be covered on top with several layers of varnish so that the material does not get wet from the rain. Plant flowers around each character. And put blue decorative stones between the flower beds. It will seem like people are playing water polo.
A flower garden in the country for beginners can be made from almost everything. Do you have a broken toaster, old shoes, unnecessary kettles? Turn it all into mini flower beds. If the products do not look very good, then paint them first. Pour nutritious soil inside and plant the plants.
How to make a beautiful dacha: DIY garden figurines
They will also help decorate your summer cottage. Moreover, they can be made from a variety of materials. Summer residents have long learned to use old tires for other purposes. The result is amazing figurines that do not need to be made financially.
To make such birds, you need to cut a part of the tire lengthwise and use a knife to separate two small fragments from it, which will become wings, they are not cut completely so that they stay on the wheel. Bend the rest of the middle part in the opposite direction, it will turn into a tail. Make the head out of plywood, attach it to the top of the tire with a screwdriver. Paint the sculpture and you can place it in the country.
If you have grooved wheels, make alligators out of them.
Such blanks will not even need to be painted. The color and texture of the wheels are perfect. If you want to make a garden sculpture from a tire with your own hands, but so that it is not so formidable, then make a funny donkey. Harness it to the cart, put a vase on it, in which you will plant flowers.
You can make mini-flower girls and at the same time garden sculptures from tires by making swans out of them. To do this, you need to make a longitudinal cut in the center and turn the tire out. Cut out a narrow tongue, which will become the neck and head of the animals at the same time, make a small tail at the back.
Attach a plywood or plank head to the half of the tire. Color the donkey, make his hair out of straw or bast. You can attach a cart to the figurine, which will store sand or plant flowers.
If you find it difficult to cut through the thick rubber of tires, then you can use the tires as they are.
It will be easy to decorate the dacha with such a frog princess, which will also be a flower garden. Attach two old green rubber hose pieces to it, at the ends of which fix the plywood paws, put two more side by side. Paint all this splendor green, make the frog's mouth and eyes.
You can even make country furniture out of tires. It is durable, practical and is not afraid of precipitation.
If you want to have a wooden chair, and there is a stump on the site, turn it into this comfortable attribute of relaxation.
In general, you can decorate the dacha with a variety of hand-made figures. For this, plastic bottles left over from repairs, foam in cans, alabaster and cement are suitable.
Even an old chandelier will come in handy. She will act as a flower bed. Place it in the chosen place on the site, fill the shades with earth and plant flowers.
If desired, even an old boat will turn into a garden sculpture and at the same time into a flower bed. Paint it, fill it up to the top with soil and place the plants.
If you don't have such an item, you can build a sailboat yourself. To do this, you can use boards and plywood, make the captain's bridge and other elements of the ship.
See how to make a Tin Woodman to decorate your dacha. It will require this:
- cans of three sizes;
- drill;
- bolts with screws;
- dye;
- brush;
- metal funnel or bucket.
Drill several holes in a large tin from one side and the other. Do the same in smaller cans. Attach these items to a large jar and secure with screws and screws. In the same way as you attached the arms, attach the legs and head with a neck to the figure. Color your creation by highlighting the features of the Tin Woodman's face. You can put a metal funnel or small bucket over his head as a hat.
We propose to make a bat that can surprise people who see it, they will think that this is a real animal. Calm them down by telling them that this is your protector Batman.
How to make a bat - master class
For crafts you will need:
- rubber chamber;
- foam sponge;
- double sided tape;
- strong threads;
- black stretch fabric;
- a piece of black fur;
- acrylic paint.
Cut a piece of the desired size from the tire. Using a marker, draw the outline of the bat on the tire. The foam sponge will turn into the little body and muzzle of the mouse.
Use double-sided tape to glue the rubber bladder strips onto the inner parts of the wings. Cover the foam body and head with fur.
Make legs out of wire, cover them with black fabric. Highlight the facial features of the bat with paint, use a wire to fix it on the tree.
You can also decorate the site with beautiful garden paths, lighting. Comfortable benches and arches will also add charm and convenience to your homestead.
To find out how else you can decorate a summer cottage, watch two videos.
A photo selection of the first scene will help you choose what you like best.
The second video will teach you how to plan a summer cottage.
