How to Choose the Fabric for Your Backyard Awnings

The awnings Suffolk home owners purchase add lovely cool shade to backyards while keeping homes cooler. When you are looking to order awnings for your backyard, it might be overwhelming looking at the fabric choices available. Here are a few tips to help you choose the fabric that will work best with your garden and yard.

Brick Work and Siding
First take a look at your home and consider the brick work or siding. Whether you have brick or stone fronts or siding in cedar or vinyl, consider the dominant colors you see. You have a few choices when it comes to color. Some people prefer a more neutral look and will therefore be happier choosing a color that will blend in with their home. For example, if you have more gray in your house’s façade then you can look to solid or stripes with gray as the dominant color. However, if you were looking for a little more contrast you can look for a color that will complement the gray yet stand out for more impact. Black always works well as a solid which is in the same family and also looks fabulous in stripes combining grays and black.

Texture and Pattern
The color is one thing to consider with your home’s façade, the other is the texture and pattern. This can be a little easier with siding as it will be solid. You can than decide if you prefer stripes or a solid with the look and color of your siding. However, if you have a textured brick or stone in multi colors or with a lot of flecks it might be better to go with a solid color for a more uniform look. Some homes have multi color brick mixes as well as mixes of stone which can be very busy when combined with stripes. The awnings Suffolk home owners choose with busier facades tend to be in solids.

Choosing Stripes
When opting for stripes keep in mind that patterned stripes that come in varied colors and stripe widths have a more sophisticated, formal look whereas stripes that are bold and of the same width using only two colors are more dramatic and whimsical.

Pool Side
One more consideration is the proximity of your awning to a pool. In this case if the pool is dominant you will want to consider the color and patterns of the pool as well.