Outdoor spaces will always need a few essentials to be functional: comfortable seating, soft lighting, and sufficient surfaces to place a cup, glass, or appetizer plate. Conversely, leaning into the latest trends allows homeowners to experiment, try something new, and keep up with changing social norms. Guests may also be surprised and delighted when entering an outdoor area with a bespoke design.
Implementing Deck Design Trends
DIY projects can be trendy in themselves. While some decor and design trends may suit DIY gurus, it’s wise to consider contacting a local custom deck builder to implement changes to your deck’s infrastructure, base material, or other fundamental changes. Remember, safety first—for you, your family, and your guests.
If you’re feeling crafty, do proper research before starting any DIY. project. Consider the time each project might take and if you have the tools to execute any complex instructions. That aside, taking on new trends can be a great way to get your home decor creativity flowing.
Vertical Gardens
Green spaces have numerous health benefits and look gorgeous. There are several ways to implement a vertical garden on your deck. Here are a few ideas to easily integrate a vertical garden into your space this 2024:
- Felt pocket planter: Easily screwed into the wall with a variety of plants slipped into the pockets. This option is straightforward to accomplish and incredibly low maintenance!
- Ladder vertical garden: Simply prop a ladder against the wall on your deck and add a plant box to each rung.
- Pallet vertical garden: Grab an old pallet, clean it up, paint it to match your deck, and install some shelves or hangers where planters can sit or hang.
- Succulent wall art: Succulents are excellent candidates for a vertical garden as they are easy to care for as long as they have proper drainage. To create a succulent vertical garden painting, grab a sturdy frame and start arranging.
- Call a professional gardener: There’s no harm in getting a professional involved. The beauty of a vertical garden is that it can be as simple or complex as you desire.
Your vertical garden can be filled with flowers, herbs, outdoor plants, or all of the above. The most important aspect of this trend is to create a green oasis that brings joy (and oxygen) into your life.
Recycled Materials
Recycled materials don’t have to look used. Today, sustainability designers and trendsetters have found many beautiful and elegant ways to reduce waste without sacrificing style. Home Decor is about finding which styles speak to you and incorporating those ideas into your space. Believe it or not, using discarded, recycled, or leftover materials to create innovative, cute, or fresh designs is possible.
Indoor/Outdoor Designs
Indoor/outdoor living involves blurring the line between being within the walls of a home and being exposed to fresh air. This trend includes building spaces where the transition between an indoor and outdoor area feels seamless, comfortable, and understated.
Doors may be minimalistic, made from glass, hidden, or automatic. The style of indoor decor may be identical to outdoor decor, creating the sense that both spaces belong in the same mindset. Guests may wonder if they are sitting in a living room, porch, deck, or perhaps even a patio.
Multifunction Furniture
The best way to maximize space is to have one item that serves many purposes. This philosophy is driving the trend to incorporate more multifunctional furniture into outdoor spaces. As young professionals juggle many priorities, their living spaces must also be adaptable.
Modern multifunctional furniture can be very sleek and attractive. Hosts have versatility in their outdoor spaces, which can quickly turn from a relaxing zone to the perfect dinner party spot and then to a yoga studio.
Natural Tones
Bright colors are outside the decor trendbook this year. While trending colors are rich, deep, meaningful, and grounding, they are not vibrant and exciting. This is the year to take long breaths, appreciate the colors of natural things, and feel comfortable and relaxed in your personal space.
Natural tones such as peach, cocoa, ocean blue, forest green, persimmon, and mist are captivating homeowners and their guests. Perhaps there has always been an argument that your deck decor is best suited to match the feeling of being in sweet, fresh air—but not more than this year.
Conclusion
Whether you are a trend enthusiast or just a fan of creating a comfortable outdoor space, 2024 has many options to offer. As summer ends, it’s time to consider sprucing up your deck space.
If you have a green thumb, implementing a vertical garden is sure to bring you great joy—or otherwise, consider now the time to embrace sustainability. Don’t forget that calling in a professional is always a good idea for the ideal execution of complicated projects.
