Challenging outdoor areas

Attractive shallow profile shed keeps tools and bits out of sight without taking up much room.

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If your small laundry is located in a hallway or can be viewed from the living spaces in your home, chances are you’ll want to find a way to conceal it when it’s not in use, while making it as workable as possible come laundry day. Here’s a solution: specify built-in cupboards that hide the washer and dryer away and include a pull-out ironing board and benchtop.

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Consider concealing your garden shed behind a vertical wall of lush greenery.

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Replaced with concrete pavers, river pebbles between, new garden soil, shrubs and mulch. www.bhg.com.au/side-garden-ideas

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Timber adds a sense of warmth to outdoor area, connecting it with natural surroundings. Also harmonizes beautifully with other finishes and textures, such as brick, concrete and aluminum. Note: concrete built-in seating is also a retaining wall.

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Garden beds, trees and hedging can all be integrated into hardscaped surrounds.

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Adding retaining walls to this sloped front yard solved an awkward grade change and enhanced the home’s curb appeal. The retaining walls showcase a selection of low-water and native plants.

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Tiles across both vanity and shower areas make the room look much bigger. Also like wall mounted faucet and large round mirror.

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Sliding doors open to connect indoor/outdoor space. No mow greenery around stepping stones soften the area. Concrete planter at pool end conceals security gate access to pool deck. https://www.houzz.com.au/magazine/a-small-garden-transformed-with-smart-zoning-and-layered-planting-stsetivw-vs~134978243?utm_source=Houzz&utm_campaign=u14932&utm_medium=email&utm_content=gallery1_2&newsletterId=14932

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Compact garden screened from neighbours. Pool raised to legal height so no fence required.

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Install quirky sculpture to connect art and nature.

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Clever use of difficult space

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Love this transformation

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