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Inspired By: Charming Patio Spaces

April 15, 2010

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 grass! We had moved from a property that had a lot of grass and my husband was so allergic to it that he [...]

Outdoor Living Season Coming Soon!

March 11, 2010

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 winter has been a rough one. Thankfully, we’re almost through it and the time for living outdoors will soon be upon [...]

Creating Your Own
Tropical Backyard Vacation

June 4, 2009

{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 notice doesn’t mean we can’t slip out the back door to our own private island! You can create your own Bali vacation to enjoy every [...]

Outdoor Ambience: Strings of Light

May 24, 2009

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 lights on their park trees and buildings. You can bring a little of that magic to your world by stringing strands of lights in your own yard. To [...]

The Outdoor Room

May 12, 2009

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 the more if I have a pretty place to sit! Creating an outdoor room is basically the same [...]

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