10 retro furniture ideas for the terrace

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The fashion from the past always comes back. Even more with a new flair to it, yet fashion works in a circle. Today’s discards will be some day’s elegance. It never grows old and has a repetitive nature. Be it apparels, makeup, or furniture. Even now, using retro looking furniture adds a class to the rooms to an extent, that it becomes a mark and a talked about piece of attraction for all who see it. The terrace is one place where all want to sit and spend some time to feel relaxed and refreshed. Here’s how one can easily arrange the old and old looking furniture into the terrace area to make it the most relaxing area of the house.

Fusion Look

Make a fusion of new and old together. Use some old piece of furniture with the new patterns and colors. This will glow-up the look of the terrace and make one feel relaxed. The beautiful wooden piece of furniture like a satie of a long sofa will be apt to keep in the terrace decorated with the colorful cushions and vases. The tiled walls and the floors add a class to it.

The Swinging Sofa

A beautiful swinging sofa dates back to the era of kings and empires who laid the foundation of what we have today. An extremely elegant swinging sofa gives that beautiful feeling of staying in the air. Some cushions placed on the swings with pastel shades and colors, complete the look and add to the elegance and chic. 

Here are some other really fabulous ideas for sofas and other furniture sets for the various rooms in the house: Sofas and Armchairs

Rustic Wooden Dining Table

Having a rooftop or a terrace garden luncheon is one amazingly wonderful moment with family. One enjoys it more with the beautiful furniture and the nature’s delight. Having a gorgeous dining table leaves one with a happiness of spending some quality time with family in the midst of a beautifully decorated terrace. A rustic wooden dining table with an unfinished and raw look gives a natural beauty to it. Simple chairs around complete the overall look.

Shades From The Sunlight

Having a shade from sun and the immense light in the bright beautiful morning is important if you want to sit close to mother nature for a longer duration. Spending some beautiful mornings in the open leaves one refreshed and energized. Make some beautiful wooden shades with a simple standing-on-the-legs structure. It provides a definition to the décor of the terrace garden and also brings some relaxation from the direct sunlight. Leaving it as it is in the wood texture gives it a old rustic look that enhances the beauty of it.

Kumar Moorthy Associates are experts in residential indoor and outdoor designing. Do checkout some beautiful garden ideas from them. 

Old Used Tables

Have some old used tables in the store? Bring them in the open and use them in the terrace to keep certain things and decorate the area. They look just wonderful here and the wooden texture makes it stay close to the nature. An amazing style yet simple looking piece of furniture.

Inspired by the idea? Here's link to some more recycled timber projects: Inspiring recycled timber projects

Wooden Shelves With Wooden Planters

Placing some nice wooden shelves in the terrace area enhances its look along with making enough space to store things inside them. One can easily decorate them with planters made of wood or even other materials. The wooden feel of the shelves and planters makes it look more close to the nature and adds to the scenic beauty.

Cane Chairs

Another easy to use in the terrace area piece of furniture is the cane furniture, especially the cane chairs. Easy to carry and maintain these cane chairs are the easiest and the most manageable furniture at home. Giving a rustic look to any kind of an environment these cane chairs suit best in the open terrace or the garden areas.

Classy Rocking Chairs

A very chic and elegant piece of furniture in your terrace area could be a rocking chair. Oh! its actually so much loved by all. Right from children to the old members of the house, these rocking chairs are just so comfortable. In a terrace one needs to relax completely and it becomes a pleasure with the rocking chairs. Add these to the terrace and see how it increases the delight and beauty of the terrace immediately.

Old Trunks For Shelving And As Show Pieces

Old trunks are often kept in the attics and not used because they are old and shabby. Why not paint them with some really pretty colors and use them to store things and brighten up the terrace as well? Depending upon the size of the trunks they can sometimes be also used as a good sitting arrangement at the terrace. Cushion them up and they are just good to go. Or they can even be decorated with planters and show pieces as well.

Elegant Bamboo Umbrellas

A beautiful idea to bring some shade on the terrace is to add an umbrella to it. The bamboo umbrellas look just perfect and match with any kind of furniture on the terrace. Bringing the perfect shade and allowing one to relax, the umbrella is a very good old classy idea.  Enjoy using some more creative and beautiful ideas for the terrace and balconies. 

Looking for more ways to enhance your terrace? Click here for more fascinating ideas to decorate open spaces in a house: Balcony, Veranda & Terrace

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