Outside air conditioning units are practical but are designed for functionality rather than form. In a domestic environment, this can mean an unattractive aspect in your garden near the house. Air conditioner covers are a way to smoothly incorporate the air conditioning unit into the overall outdoor environment. Using some basic DIY skills or buying a ready-made cover will ensure your garden is not impacted by the look of your outdoor air conditioner.
Other types of air conditioner covers are used out of season to protect the unit from debris, dust, and leaves during the winter months. This type of cover is usually made from a robust fabric with airflow to protect your unit throughout the winter months if not in use. Different styles and colours can be chosen to complement your home.
The air conditioner covers we are talking of today are those that are designed to disguise, blend and hide the air conditioning unit in a garden setting. There are many ways to do this and one of the most popular methods is to use different kinds of garden fencing and trellis work to build a screened area around the unit.
Decorative Screening
Outdoor air conditioning units come in different sizes so measuring up for your fencing materials is very important. The fencing will need to be tall enough to disguise the unit. Most garden centres these days stock a fantastic variety of decorative fencing options and you can choose one that matches the look of your garden whether traditional or contemporary. Fencing panels, sheep style fencing, birch panels are all different variants that can be chosen. Panels can be easier to deal with if you are looking for a screen while fencing is better if you wish to enclose the unit completely. Painting or staining the fence can help blend the new feature or you may want a natural look.
Box Covers
Wooden box air conditioning covers can look stunning, especially if good wood with a varnished finish is used. There are of course many variants and you can you are your cue from the many radiator covers on the market. The beauty of box air conditioner covers is that there is no limit on decorative features and the box can be utilised to display decorative garden pots or plants as long as the air flow of the air conditioner is not compromised. Metal screens, ceramic tiles and other ornamentation can be added to the top surface of the box and a small door at the front will give access to the unit for maintenance.
Painting
A simple method that integrates an air conditioner into its surroundings is painting. If your house is painted, the air conditioner can be painted the same colour as the house. The colour green is popular as it blends with the garden well. Different patterns, stencils, or stamps can add to the disguise or exaggerate the unit as an artistic feature
Simple Lattice
An inexpensive idea for air conditioning covers is latticework. This decorative feature is highly suitable for the outdoors. Simply construct a screen of three sides, which covers the sides and front of the unit. The lattice can then be used as a trellis to grow climbing shrubs and flowers such as honeysuckle, clematis, or ivy that over time will give you a fabulous garden feature as well as providing a cover.
Natural features
Careful garden design using natural features, flowers, shrubs, or trees will hide and cover up the air conditioner. If they can be obtained, stone boulders look attractive and natural while placement of large bold pots of flowers on a tier of wooden or painted breezeblock steps in front of the unit will give you another depth to your garden while fulfilling the purpose of providing an air conditioner cover up. If you are planting shrubs or small trees around the air conditioning unit it is most important to ensure that the roots will not interfere with the air conditioner.
Do take care when using plants with foliage that the leaves cannot stray into the air conditioning unit. There are many different ways that air conditioner covers can beautify your outdoor space and keep your unit under wraps.
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