How to design your own dream garden and terrace?

7/8/2021

A garden is a private haven under the sun. To relax with the family and entertain friends outdoors, a terrace is a must. It adds a versatile living space to your house in the open air. You do not only want to choose the best possible material; you also want it to be gorgeous and impressive. With Cedral Terrace a lot of design options are at your fingertips to create a stunning result.

How to design your own dream garden and terrace?

The long-lasting beauty of your terrace

The creative possibilities or the design options of the Cedral planks are key to establish a stunning terrace. But you also need a durable material to create a terrace that will stay beautiful for a long time. A terrace that will grow old with you.

Cedral Terrace planks are made of ultra-durable fibre cement. This material withstands the elements (both the frostbite of winter and the scorching sun in summer). It doesn’t turn slippery and dangerous when wet (when kids play with water or when it rains) and stands the test of time.

How to design your own dream garden and terrace?

A stunning range of natural colours

Cedral Terrace comes in 4 gorgeous natural tones: soft grey, stone red, deep grey and sand beige. These harmonious colours are in tune with nature and fit like no other to the rest of your garden and surroundings. These colours exude a warm feeling, ideal to make your terrace that special peaceful place on Earth.

Colour-wise you have two options. You can choose similar colours for your terrace as those of your house, to add as it were a natural extension to your home outdoors. The second option is to let your terrace stand out, by using a radically different colour from its surroundings. This will create the effect of a secluded haven in your garden. Whatever road you choose to follow, we recommend not to go over the. Too many colours together tend to clash. Better create a sober basis and add touches of colour with your decoration.

Note! During the first weeks after installing your terrace, the colour of the planks needs to settle. This normal natural process gives your terrace boards a softer and lighter final hue.

How to design your own dream garden and terrace?

Play with different widths and colours

If you thought a terrace should be composed of a row of planks of the same width and colour, think again! Why not combine different widths and fitting colours to create a unique dynamic look for your terrace? Cedral Terrace comes in two widths (175 mm and 85 mm) and four colours. Depending on your taste, you can mix and match for a playful result that stands out.

But even if you decide on a uniform appearance, alternating widths gives you an astonishing modern result. It brings more life to your terrace. The natural colours of the planks give your terrace a pleasant and authentic character.

How to design your own dream garden and terrace?

Create visual areas on your terrace

If your terrace is big, you can give it an extra touch by creating different zones. What do you think of a lounge corner, a green area with plants, the pool zone or a kids’ space? You can visually create these areas by putting the Cedral Terrace boards in different directions. Or, as we mentioned above, you can play with different colours and widths to create extra effects.

You could for example accentuate specific elements on your terrace. Choose a different colour for the area under the garden table, like you would do with a rug in your home. Delimit the borders around your terrace (e.g. where you put luscious plants) or around the pool. Or create a garden path on your terrace in a different colour. The possibilities are limitless.

How to design your own dream garden and terrace?

Combine the Cedral plank with concrete, stone or grass

Cedral Terrace planks are not only beautiful in themselves, you can also combine them with other architectural elements in your garden to create more depth and variation. You can contrast the terrace planks with concrete or stone surfaces. Or complement your stable, non-slippery terrace with grass or garden patches for a unique interplay between organic nature and contemporary comfort.