Adobe brick is a common Spanish-style building material.
The Spanish architectural and décor style can refer to two different specific styles, Spanish revival and Spanish mission, as well as any combination and variations of them. Creating a Spanish-style backyard can make your outdoor space visually exciting, elegant and, in some instances, more functional. It can also be a creative way to honor your Spanish ancestry. Does this Spark an idea?
Hardscaping Materials
Hardscaping refers to the process of installing fixed, durable features in your yard, such as walls, patios and pathways. According to HGTV, if you want to create a Spanish revival-style backyard try using adobe bricks or natural stones for your hardscape features. You may even want to cover them with plaster or lime wash, which is also characteristic of the style. Another revival option, according to Creative Exteriors Landscape Design, is to utilize colorful porcelain tiles, especially on paths and walkways. For a backyard that highlights the Spanish mission style, use materials such as stucco and red or orange ceramic tiles for your hardscaping features. You may also want to incorporate quatrefoils, which are four-lobed ornamental designs, somewhere into your mission hardscape design.
Arbors
In addition to using arbors to train climbing plants such as Spanish grapes, you can use them to display Spanish-style architectural features. For a more revival atmosphere, try using wooden, rounded arch-style arbors. HGTV recommends adding an arbor on top of an existing, or new, low-level adobe wall, which will create a giant outdoor window in your backyard space. For a mission-style yard, try using arbors that have quatrefoils or parapets, which are ornate, wall-like features that go around the top edges of structures.
Spanish Mission Garden
Another idea for a Spanish-style backyard is to transform the entire space into a Spanish mission garden. According to Burke's Backyard, start by laying down terracotta paving, and then decorate the area with Spanish-themed plants. These include agapanthus, hippeastrums and pencil pines, with which you can line the walkways and entrances of your garden. In the center of your Spanish-mission garden, incorporate a focal point, such as a fountain, and surround it with pink mandevillas and succulents, which you can plant in decorative terracotta pots or urns.
Outdoor Revival Fireplace
If you do not mind mixing the older Spanish revival style with the newer Spanish mission style in your backyard, try incorporating an outdoor revival-style fireplace into your mission garden. Have the fireplace feature an expansive, unadorned curving surface, which will contrast nicely with the more ornate mission style elements.
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