Outdoor expert guide to decorative screens
Divide and conquer - with new styles and finishes constantly coming on the market, create outdoor magic with a decorative screen in your garden.
Not only decorative, screens are easy to install and can work hard on the layout of your outdoor space. This 'Washington' privacy screen from QAQ is made from compressed hardwood and painted bright red to deliver maximum impact.
Your choice of screen can work as a decorative element in an outdoor setting so choose a design that reflects your overall scheme. This pretty patterned screen forms a cosy corner backdrop to the daybed, layered with richly coloured cushions and Moroccan lanterns in easy boho style.
Plants can form a natural decorative screen when trained along wires or espaliered to cover a wall. This fence forms a sturdy structure softened by climbing vines, which will eventually fill out and improve the effect of the vertical garden.
Mounted onto a crisp white wall, these decorative outdoor sculptures make a visual impact, will stand up to the weather and give this chill-out zone an extra dimension.
In a clever use of space, this metal screen borrows from the adjoining room and covers a recess in the wall created by the large window. With the added benefit of protecting the glass from errant pool volleyballs, colour, texture and functionality combine in a statement piece anchored by raised planters.
