Fetch in the winter sun
Wintry weathers pronounce the bone rattling chills of a freshly dawned morning; breakfast sessions of warm served tea with butter dipped bread and the comforts of your very own portico, verandah, or penthouse lawns. Talking of awnings which are now a popular element of outdoor decks and patios that provide shade for you to rest and to enjoy your outdoor time. Sunny days can be turned pleasant if you have awnings to provide shade so that you can enjoy some lemonade and chat with family and friends. In the West, awnings are commonly used over outdoor street-side restaurants and over entrances to hotels and over driveways, giving them a perfect and attractive front view. Beach-side bistros and kiosks lining busy promenades also have compact awnings that can be stowed away when not in use or easily moved to another location depending on the ware, say cold lemonade or hot dogs, which the tiny store offers.
Coming back to our cosy townscape of Baroda, the city does not embrace the concrete skylines of tall scrapers and congested living of a Metro. This creates the burgeoning of larger homes wherein awnings can be attached to the exterior wall of the building in an area where you would like to have shade like a deck or patio. Sometimes, house owners prefer to install awnings above windows to have less light and also to give an attractive umbrella like look. Awnings work well in keeping your indoors cool, clean, and comfortable.
Sunshades can be also be created in your garden area, above your vegetable patch, along your driveway path, and even over your cars that are parked in the porch area, providing shade and an aesthetic sense to the house. When used above windows, it cools the area and allows you to keep a few potted plants on the sill. It’s an added cover or and outside overcoat that you can be used decoratively and usefully to protect you from excessive wind, rain and harsh sunlight.