Posted by: Matt in Bali huts Adelaide,Blog on February 7th, 2012

Enjoying your garden is one thing you shouldn’t be embarrassed with. It’s your backyard and you have worked very hard to make it look the way it does now. Now, you need to have a place where you could relax and simply enjoy it. You must have a place where the wind blows through and where you can get an unobstructed look at your backyard. It must be something that will help you avoid the rain and help keep you cool during those hot days.

If you think pergola you’re getting close. It is open sided and it will give you shade but it will allow you to get wet should it rain. A gazebo is perhaps the closest as it too is open sided and possesses a roof that will shield you from both sun and rain but it really will not help keep you cool. One structure can present you with the open lopsidedness you need with the defense against both the sun and rain while actually helping to keep you cool – and in addition it looks exotic to boot. That’s the Bali huts Adelaide.

It’s a structure that’s got what you’re looking for. It is made up of four posts supporting a roofing structure that’s protected by thatch. It has no walls so you obtain that open and unobstructed view; it has a roof so you are protected if it rains or if it gets too hot; and the thatch, amazingly, can really help you feel around 10 degrees cooler; and furthermore, as it has that shag look you can’t deny that it looks exotic.

Well the secret is inside the thatch itself. There are many of small air pockets that absorb some of the heat that passes through. This way it gets cooler when it actually reaches you. That’s the power of thatch as a natural insulator.

But it’s also what you can do with these huts that make them so versatile. As a place that enable you to rest, have fun or entertain they are the best. As long as you decorate and accessorize them well they can do a lot for you.

For instance you can place in curtains and outdoor sofas set and essentially move your living room outside. With a day bed or even only a hammock it’s your bedroom during the day. A hot spa tub and you are able to soak your day away while experiencing and enjoying the outdoor ambiance. A bar and you’ll have a place to enjoy a celebration.

Buying one for yourself is not unachievable. You can get DIY kits from garden stores and they come with all the pieces you need to make one – per-measured and per-cut. They will include the Bali hut plans and assembly instructions so you don’t go mad wanting to understand which piece goes with what.

You usually see them set up near swimming pools but you can practically set them up any place in your garden, particularly if you don’t have a pool. They make for a great centerpiece and if you’ve got a Balinese themed garden they are an essential aspect of it.

 

Posted by: Matt in Bali huts Adelaide,Blog on February 5th, 2012

The taste of the exotic – for many people this is something to search for, to possess and to keep. It is something to acquire since it is able to show the world that you are not afraid to experience something new or to showcase an element that breaks traditional norms.

This thought process is true in everything in life, be it your clothes, your way of life, your career, your home and your backyard garden. Yes, it is in your garden  that you can actually showcase your individuality by adding something that’s diverse from what you normally add to gardens anywhere else.

It is a garden structure that’s the same yet at the same time different from other garden structures. It functions the same thing as the others but what sets it apart from the rest is its looks. On the subject of looks and appearance this takes the cake. This is Bali huts Adelaide.

First, let’s take a look at how this is the same as the others. For one thing it is held up by four posts that are crafted from wood. Precisely the same can be said of the wooden pergola – it too has four or more supports or posts that are built from wood.

Its open sided given it has no walls. This is also true for the pergola and to a certain extent the mulch-sided gazebo. I say to some extent the gazebo because some gazebos do have walls that go partly up so technically it does have walls even if not a whole one.

It comes with a roof to shield you from the hot sun or the drenching rain. That’s virtually the same for a gazebo and again to a certain extent for the pergola. The pergola is an oddity because whilst it does offer you shade it still permits sunlight to pass through meaning water may also go through so it’s not necessarily good in regards to rain.

But while they do have roofs it is here where they differ. While the roof of a gazebo is manufactured out of tiles the roof of these Balinese inspired huts is made from dried vegetation, often known as thatch. It is this which sets it apart from the rest of the field. The best thing about thatch is that not only is it good in shedding water from the rain, it is also effective against the sun seeing as it can lower temperatures beneath by as much as 10 degrees – that corresponds to a lot of cool right there.

All of the above mentioned garden structures, including the Balinese huts, come in DIY kits. Which means you can assemble one yourself and put it up anywhere in your garden. The beauty with these kits is that you don’t have to bother about having to measure or cut anything – it all has been done for you. All you have to do is refer to the instructions that come with it and you will soon have one very exotic place to enjoy your rest, recreation or as a place to entertain guests anytime you wish.