Oriental balcony designs – part 2 In our second in the two-part series on inspiring Oriental designs, we look at furniture and fine touches that can add a bit of Eastern inspiration to your balcony. Combine these visual tips in any way you think will work best with your own [...]

Today we look at some inspiration from the East. Oriental design places great emphasis on balance and harmony with the natural elements, which often leads to incredibly beautiful designs. We are running a two-part series featuring Oriental design inspiration, so that you can see how you could incorporate some of [...]

From everyone at Terrace Living we wish you a wonderful Festive Season and a very happy new year.

The summer holiday is a great time to catch up on some reading. Relaxing outside in the cool shade on a hot day with a book is one of life’s great pleasures. We’ve looked at some of the best new book releases and found the four books you can’t live [...]

Throughout the history of cinema there have been a number of famous scenes featuring balconies. We embarked on a movie-watching marathon to find the most iconic movie scenes where star-struck lovers, presidents’ wives and Arabian princes have made movie history from a balcony.   Romeo & Juliet Perhaps the most [...]

There’s more to a great balcony than just good-looking furniture. One of the best ways to spruce up your balcony space is to add plants and flowers, but if you have limited space you don’t want pots to take up too much space. We’ve put together some tips on how [...]

Spacious balconies, most apartment-dwellers have to make do with small balconies. We decided to put some tips together on how you can save space on your balcony and get the most out of it. Here are some tips on creative ways to save space with your outdoor furniture: Remove any [...]

Toward the beginning of every new year, futurists, trend forecasters and forward-thinking designers gaze into their crystal balls to see what they think the big trends for the next year will be. We have looked at the global market and have sourced some of the key trends that you are [...]

In the last of our series of inspiring summer recipes we give you a last-minute antipasto platter. It’s an easy recipe that you can quickly put together, it looks great and the cold food is perfect for those hot summer afternoons spent on the terrace. If you don’t have all [...]

Summer is here and with it long afternoon’s spent relaxing outside with friends and family. Last week we introduced you to a delicious and effortless Il Pomo D’Oro – Insalata Caprese recipe, but it begs the question: what drink can I serve to my guests? Our inspiration today comes from [...]