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A woman gardeners retreat i am making, so ladies please feel free to share your ideas to making this a womans retreat you would love to spend time in as its for her.
Sun problem ; Externally outdoors is where I was looking to place a wind proof set of shutters *Ie dosnt flap around like a canvas blind. I am thinking building my own shutters as a first idea but I have never seen timber shaped like curved plantation blades or another solution. Or other solutions or creative ideas, I could try shape my own blades or leave them flat timber shape. I am thinking external shutters to create variable shade , internal shutters will block light but the heat will be trapped once it passes through the clear plastic wall. I allready can feel the heat trapped inside build up from the sun having entered plastic wall. So the idea is some sort of external variable sun shade (a winter sun will be welcome so thats why I need a variable solution. The outer green posts are solid uprights I can build to approx 1230mm apart, Tall side is 1930mm shorter side is 1680 mm but I can build a rectangle to match shorter side as it is a sun block for my wifes garden workshop. In front of the outside photo I am planning a garden bed with a couple of tall roses in front of shutters maybe to partly frame the windows this will block some light to adding green coolness.
So no solution is off the table If you have any thoughts to help I was even considering buying second hand louvers and weather proofing them.
So thanks for your creative thoughts in advance.
Oh into the room I am going to add some shelving and a desk/garden work bench so my wife can do some plant stuff shes the gardener, I will have separate garden shed for tool storage etc so no clutter in there.
I want to make it a dreamy little space too a lady would love to spend some time in some soft curtains and a comfy outdoor seat the idea is to make it also part outdoor room to relax in with climbing rose decorating the structure. I have added power outside for extection cords to power radio or spotify music etc I can add in a small 900mm ceiling fan, metal butterflys for decoration but what else a guy cant think of?
I am not aware of too many waterproof materials, but you can typically achieve reasonable water shedding of fabric with Selleys 200g Watershield Silicone Aerosol. What did you need the fabric for?
Mitchell
Yesterday added the external Louvers made them out of Light weight but rigid and strong Polycarbonate roofing twin wall Sun tuff I/n 1010852
cut them up 4 louvers per sheet with small wastage (I love that too, low wastage)
The panels with twin walls where 8mm thick the louver mechanism only 5mm slots easy fix squashed the 8 mm twin walls in vice at the tips and they slotted in nicely. The afternoon sun was still blasting in so I add some aluminium foil as a test for reflecting the heat away in the upper louvers I am waiting for next days after noon sun to test it. If This works I will cut up some aluminium flashing to louver size and glue it to the polycarbonate louvers externally. After all life is a box of chocolates now the outdoor room looks like a box of chocolates. I told my wife I was wrapping the outdoor room as a xmas present, I got the look. I also added a real stained glass panel we picked up at a building materials recycler.
Its starting too get too hot to enjoy working outside I might have to slow down till Autumn But only the seat to do apart from tiding electrical wires etc
The messy area outside the windows will be a new vegie patch and garden full of greenery and a new fences sections gate etc currently it is my materials storage area. as I finish the landscaping/ yard work I will use the materials up or sell them. I dont want the junk yard look forever
