Now that Seattle has finally shown its true summer, better late than never, I for one am having a hard time staying indoors for any amount of time.
As the sun sets and the air chills I eventually head back inside to dream of the outdoor bedroom I wish I had where I can gaze up at the stars and feel the cool breezes as I fade off to sleep. Wow, can you tell I am in a serious daydream moment right now.
Here are ideas for a few inspiring and romantic, temporary outdoor bedrooms that I would just love to re-create. Maybe this will fuel some fire for me to make it happen one night this summer. If so I'll be sure to report back!
• This quick bohemian tent seems pretty doable. All you need is a few ropes, tent stakes, sheets and clips, blankets, pillows and some lanterns or candles encased in glass. via pintrest.
• This looks a bit trickier, but with the right construction this could be a great idea and even work great as an alternative to a beach umbrella. Just so long as the wind doesn't knock it down. via pintrest.
• Now this is pretty easy to do. Just get an air mattress, your pillows and comforter and you're ready to go. via sunsurfer.
• This is definitely the most time consuming of them all so I think I would need to use this for a good week to make it worthwhile. Although it seems a bit daunting I love figuring out construction problems so it looks like a good time to me. via emmas blog.
Images: As linked above.
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I love these!
That first one looks comfy and snuggly, but let's face it... if you're under a tent, you're not under the stars any more than I'm under the stars in my bedroom.
What about bugs? Mosquitos and insects? Any advice for sleeping outside without sleeping with bugs?
I would love to do something like #3... but I am highly concerned about the bugs. If there was some kind of mosquito net/tent that could be concocted, I'm in... And an easy way to get back to shore if it starts to rain...
I don't care about stars, I want to live in that bohemian tent!
These are all really cute, but I'm not sure I really understand them. Maybe if I was having friends over for drinks or something, I might put the effort into putting these up. But aren't tents meant for protection from weather and creatures? With these, you and your nice sheets will probably just wind up soaked in dew, which I guess isn't a big deal, I'm just not sure it is worth the effort. If you want to sleep under the stars and don't really want any kind of protection from the elements, why not just do it?
#3 looks interesting but if you need to get up in the middle of the night i sure as heck don't want to paddle back to shore! ;-)