How should I decorate an area around a hot tub?
Question:I'm going to get a hot tub, but I was wondering what I could do to make it nicer around it. It's going to be outside under a porch. It's on concrete, which is kind of dingy and cracked up. how could I change/fix that? and the porch is wooden, what can I put under it so the area is protected when it rains? Those are the two main problems, and any decorative ideas are great. The cheaper the better, but everything works. Thanks in advance!
Answers:
Fill in cracks of concrete with concrete liquid repair. 'Paint' the concrete with garage floor 'paint' - - It is an epoxy that you can toss 'sprinkles' of color on top.
The two main sides, if not all around it, of porch near your tub should be enclosed. You may not need full wall from cement to porch roof. Consider wooden fencing panels. Perhaps put one a a track so you can slide open or leave closed. Or have it closed on the lower 2/3 of porch with a hinged door from roof of porch & connects to the 'fence-wall' then hook to porch roof for sun & fresh air then close & hook inside of 'fence-wall' to keep others away from tub when no one around. Paint decorations on cork runner for ease on the feet. With an enclosed or semi-enclosed area, can have small tables, lawn chairs, lanterns, etc...
Make the floor look like water/ocean. paint clouds, etc.. on you wall. beach towel rug. fake palm tree. fish net, cork fishing bobbers. Depends on your personal taste.
My suggestion would be a tropical decor. Torches here and there, fake palms, candles, flowers. Very romantic, and also exotic.
our hot tub is outside and we used cedar and built a 'floating walkway' around 2 sides and put a 'garden planter' on another side... we built steps in the cedar to go up to the hot tub too.
you can get plants of varying height in unique pots... head to your Home Depot (or the likes) and check out their garden section.
put some decking wood on the crack concrete are you migth have too fix it if its too closed to the house if the water from the hot tub or if it leaks it migth go in your basement!!!!! just an idea
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