Help to plan a nice outdoor space with hammocks
Hi everyone,
Here I am hoping to borrow your brains on a little outdoor project. I am hopeless on planning/visualising things and would hate to spend money doing something I would later regret.
This community have helped me so many times and even prevented me from making a big mistake with my outdoor kitchen :) so I am hopeful your suggestions will save me again
I have 3 beautiful handmade hammocks (presents from our families back in Brazil) but never used them because we don't have where to hang.
We built a house over a year ago and you would think we would have a space for them, yeah? but nope. The builder didnt feel confident we could hang them on the walls of our alfresco so we ended up not doing anything.
Now I am thinking, we have a big backyard and plenty of space where we could install some 'wooden' ? polls and have our hammocks hang.
But where? I have attached a few photos of my area and perhaps you could suggest a little cozy space where we could put these polls and maybe a firepit? Somewhere we could make a nice area to get together?
What are your thoughts? Where would you put them? What would you do if this was your house? As you can see, I have a stand alone hammock in my alfresco but I am sick of having to move it in and out (so it doesn't catch rain).
Thanking you in advance
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Lila
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julie herbert
3 years agoTurn the corner in an area for your hammock and fire pit, using a fine stone mulch to highlight the area, could look gorgeous, otherwise a hammock frame so you can move around to follow shade, or even a shade cover or a permanent structure so you can use it all year
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3 years agoHave to agree with pottsy maybe just use the hammock frame that is made to withstand the use , I think that could be a bit safer, I would choose a corner of your yard and make it as large or as small an area to have your hammock s and fire pit , but get some advice if you decide on a structure, re load bearing weight etc., I absolutely love the idea of hammocks , total relaxation.
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