Inspired By: Charming Patio Spaces

Country Home When we lived in a little house over in the Eastmoreland area of Portland about eight years ago, I had to come up with a landscape plan that didn't involve … [Read more...]

Outdoor Living Season Coming Soon!

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House Beautiful I bet I'm not the only one who is ready to be done with the cold weather for awhile. Even way down South on Florida's lower Gulf Coast, where I live, this … [Read more...]

Creating Your Own
Tropical Backyard Vacation

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{inspiration: Sunset Magazine} I don't know about you, but we don't get to go on many tropical vacations! But just because we aren't jetting off to Bali at a moment's … [Read more...]

Outdoor Ambience: Strings of Light

Need a quick and comparatively inexpensive way to add a little nighttime ambience to your yard, porch and patio? I've always been inspired by Disneyland's year-round white … [Read more...]

The Outdoor Room

It is a great time to start planning an outdoor room. Summer is almost here! I love to be able to sit outside on a sunny spring day or cool summer evening and I love it all … [Read more...]

Outdoor Rooms: Creating the Borders

this old house One of the things that really contributes to the success of an outdoor room, in my opinion, is when there is a certain amount of privacy. After all, when you … [Read more...]