The living net has been a leading trend in interior decoration and architecture for several years. Whether horizontal or vertical, in trampoline mode or catamaran net, this very resistant, aesthetic, secure and synonymous with freedom cordage continues to seduce and is prominently featured in all homes but also in hotels and even businesses. But where to install it? And to create what kind of space? Feelnets, creator of custom-made nets, gives you 10 ideas to optimize your interior (and your exterior too) with a living net.
1. Fill a Mezzanine Void and Gain Space
This is the most common use of a living net in an interior. When you decide to create a floor or renovate an existing floor in your house, it’s not always easy to install stairs everywhere. And sometimes you want/need, especially when you have a family, to stay in contact (visually, especially with children) with those who live, play, work, relax above.
The living net then allows you to easily create a mezzanine without increasing the living space. It can be installed, for example, in what is called a “mezzanine void”. Both a play area, relaxation space and passage area, this “suspended” mezzanine also perfectly circulates air and light.
Discover on this page of the Feelnets website our custom-made mezzanine creations.
2. Create an Additional Play Area for Children
If you install a living net in your home, you should expect your children to take it over very quickly. And for a very long time. A true indoor trampoline, the living net has an undeniable playful side. By combining safety and play space, you can keep an eye on your children playing upstairs from your living space on the ground floor, for example.
As specialists in custom indoor living nets, we have created many net play spaces, which you can discover on this page of the Feelnets website.
3. A Separation of your Living Space, while Preserving Light
You have a large living space and you want to more clearly delineate the relaxation area, the dining area, the office area or the kitchen area, for example. But without losing light or interactivity with other family members. Rather than opting for a wall that’s too “isolating”, a potentially cumbersome cube storage unit, or an often expensive aluminum workshop window, installing a horizontal living net will allow you to divide your interior in the most natural way.
Do you need to see concrete examples of living space separations via horizontal indoor living nets to visualize it? Discover all our photos.
4. A Living Net to Secure your Interior: the Guardrail of a Mezzanine, an Open Floor
Whether your mezzanine, open to your living space, is made of “solid material” or residential netting, it is often essential to add a railing to prevent any risk of falling. You then have the choice between wood, steel, glass, cable, aluminum railings… And rope. Your balustrade can indeed be a net stretched over the entire surface of the horizontal space, thus ensuring total safety, as no one can pass over it (unlike a more “traditional” railing).
This protective net can also be attached, if you don’t want it to take up too much space, to a “classic” railing structure.
Discover our railing projects on this page.
5. An Original Railing for your Terrace
Residential nets “can also be” installed outdoors. They are particularly popular for securing a terrace, to avoid any risk of falling, without obstructing the “space. Install a wooden, concrete or steel railing on your terrace and install on the outside an original and 100% secure railing, made of” tension cordage, resistant to all weather conditions.
At Feelnets, we are also specialists in catamaran netting. As a result, all our outdoor nets are treated with UV protection for better durability.
6. A Railing for Stairs (with Floating Steps, for Example)
Sometimes, the design choices we make in our homes are no longer adequate when the family grows. A staircase with floating steps, for example, can present many risks when a child is born. To avoid depriving yourself of such a beautiful object, why not opt for a residential net railing. Covering the entire side of your staircase, it allows you to completely secure it and prevent accidental falls.
Discover images of some of Feelnets’ stair railing projects.
7. A Giant Hammock by your Pool, on your Terrace
“One of the greatest advantages of” indoor or outdoor residential netting “is, contrary to what” one might “think, its genuine comfort. Like a giant hammock, you can create a custom space to lie down, read or simply relax, especially outdoors, on your terrace or by your pool. Able to be stretched on” any frame, custom netting can easily be installed in a wooden terrace, for example.
At Feelnets, we have equipped many hotels with these custom nets, which blend very discreetly into the landscape. Our outdoor netting materials are knotless to offer maximum comfort.
8. A Cozy Home Cinema Space with Indoor Residential Netting
Do you have a useless passage space upstairs? Why not swap the floor for a frame with indoor residential netting? And take advantage of the large white wall that runs along or adjoins it to create a most pleasant home cinema space? With a little ingenuity, you can create an additional relaxation area within your home.
9. A Guest Room Thanks to your Residential Netting
One can never have too much sleeping space at home. While a net mezzanine can serve as a play area, relaxation space or even a home cinema, it can also be transformed into a guest room for your visitors. Like catamaran skippers, they will only have to snuggle into their sleeping bags to spend a comfortable night.
10. A Railing for Bunk Beds
To “optimize small children’s” rooms, many opt for bunk beds with play or work space underneath. These wooden or metal structures can be closed off with a board for a cozy feel. But if “you want to combine safety, brightness, ventilation and comfort, the choice of horizontally stretched netting” is obvious.
Feelnets offers the creation and installation of “custom residential” netting, don’t hesitate to contact us for more information.
