Evelyn M

Awesome Outdoor Ideas

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Evelyn M is an artist as well as an interior designer. She moved to Vancouver Island in 2005, settling between Campbell River and the Comox Valley. Her focus as an interior designer is to take the ideas of her clients to the next level, ensuring their needs are exceeded while staying within their budget. Evelyn also loves to write about her passions, and manages a Home and Garden blog and Facebook page for LocaLHomeSpot.com, a Campbell River Contractor Directory. Evelyn’s art is described as contemporary with a West coast flare; here at Island Woman her writing will cover topics on all aspects of design, Island style.

Summer is just around the corner, the weather is warming, and dreams of afternoons spent outdoors enjoying the garden under the warmth of the sun’s rays are oh so appealing. With daydreams of such relaxing times ahead, I thought I would take a look at some of my favourite outdoor finds from 2013.  The following three are uniquely distinct, but could easily work together. Consider the relaxing sequence of taking an outdoor shower aesthetically tied into your landscape, then warming up in front of a sculptural fire on an excitingly artistic outdoor chair.  Enjoy!

OboRain Showers
Launched in 2012 by Kirsten Oxboel and Jim Lobley, the OboRain shower cedar clapboard design is inspired by traditional beach houses and is the perfect way to cool off on a hot summer’s day. Handmade in western Massachusetts, they arrive knocked down and only take 30 minutes to assemble. From my perspective, it would certainly solve the problem of too many summer guests and not enough bathrooms. With the addition of a portable solar hot-water-maker, similar to what they use on boats, it would even stretch the hot water for your home. A hose connects to the shower basin and ideally, it could be hooked up to your garden’s watering system.

FirePitArt by Fire Pit Rick
These sculpturally exciting fire pits, filled with voids to let the brightness of the flames shine through, are by Tennessee-based metalworker Rick Wittrig – or as he’s better known “Fire Pit Rick”. Made from ¼” thick mild carbon steel with an iron oxide patina on the outside, the interiors are hand-rolled with a dense high temperature resistant coating. There is also a 1-1/2” diameter rain drain in the bottom. The designs can be adapted to propane or natural gas, and best of all, they keep your fire safe and contained while you enjoy an outdoor evening in the comfort of your own backyard. If you happen to be fortunate enough to have your own pool, one of these would be an awesome addition to your poolside terrace.

FildeFer Collection through Alessandra Baldereschi
The iron rod that forms the shape of the FildeFer pieces is used as though it is a continual line created by the artist’s pencil. I remember doing these continual line drawings back in the day of art school, and they are not that easy to do in a visually effective manner. I can only imagine that it is even harder when creating a functional piece of furniture.

The curved lines on this Alessandra Baldereschi design create a tufted upholstery effect, and the slightly surreal finished result is as though the chairs are a memory imprinted on the deck or landscape where they sit. Being able to see through the collection allows the setting to be the focus of attention rather then the furniture.  I like that. I also like the suggestion of tufted fabric – it makes the pieces so inviting.

 

Evelyn M, Associate of Interior Design
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www.EvelynM.com
Evelyn M Interiors/Design House BC
Evelyn M Fine Art

 

 

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