Outdoor Furniture & Outdoor Living Decor…
Your deck has the potential to be a fantastic gathering place for all your family and friends complete with the flavors and flourishes that make your outdoor space unique. What are some good ways to add personality to your porch, deck, or patio?
When you add a fire pit to your backyard, you’re adding much more than just a fire feature. A fire pit means spending time with friends and family looking in the great outdoors - without leaving the backyard.
West Elm is a reputable retailer of high end home furnishings and home goods. They carry a huge selection of beautiful, functional, and interesting items that help you create a unique home both indoors and out.
Searching for the right outdoor rug can sometimes be a frustrating experience. The perfect outdoor rug needs to be a great combination of tasteful and visually interesting design, durable construction, and an affordable price.
The search for various indoor/outdoor accessories routinely brings people to Crate & Barrel. Crate & Barrel is one of the most trusted home products companies with a giant network of suppliers and selection of outstanding products.
Landscaping & Outdoor Living Project Features…
Outdoor living at its finest in Long Island, NY. Comfortable, breathtaking, and relaxing; this one’s sure to impress!
A Contemporary Garrison Retreat Is Transformed Into A Spectacular, Free-Flowing Oasis.
Creating indoor/outdoor spaces that offer the best of both worlds while remaining true to the principals of form and function involves more than simply building access between the home and landscape.
In the hands of a true architectural master, a 1930's tudor undergoes the delicate process of coming of age.
Landscape Lighting & Outdoor Sound
Deck post lights are designed to make your deck feel welcoming after dark without diminishing the beauty of the night. In this article, we’ll cover why deck post lights are a great solution, and introduce some of our favorite products.
Out of every component in your deck lighting design, there is no part that’s more important than the stair lighting. Without proper illumination, deck stairs can be hazardous — not the best way to welcome friends to your outdoor space. In this article, we’ll go over the best deck stair lighting ideas and introduce some of our favorite products.
In order to create the right mood outside and keep your electricity costs low, you’ll need to use low voltage deck lighting. In this article, we’ll cover why it’s important to use low voltage deck lighting, some key design tips for safety and ambience, and we’ll cover some of the best products on the market.
In this article, we’ll cover a whole range of deck lighting ideas, including solar deck lighting, lighting for deck posts, deck string lights, deck step lights, and more. You’ll be able to make considerations between all different types and the process for installing each one. We’ll also cover some of the best brands that provide deck lighting. You will walk away knowing exactly how to light up the night using some clever techniques and fixtures.
There is one thing that every landscape has in common: it needs some functional and attractive outdoor lighting. A landscape designer will use time honored techniques and brilliant lighting engineering to bring out the best of your landscape and make it a great place to hang out whenever the weather allows.
As you spend more time in your outdoor living space and pool area with friends and family, you can set the perfect mood with the help of your favorite tunes. Even though portable speakers are getting better with each iteration, there is nothing quite like a hardwired outdoor speaker system.
Building an outdoor kitchen in your backyard is one of the best projects to bring some pizza..zz to your outdoor living space (sorry, we couldn’t resist). An outdoor kitchen can move some of the cooking tasks outside and keep the indoor kitchen much cleaner and better organized.
Much like the name suggests, the L shaped outdoor kitchen is in the shape of the letter L, with one longer section attached on one end to a shorter section. Whenever you plan the next steps in your outdoor living space design, improving dining and cooking capabilities should always be at the top of the list. If you’re wondering which shape of outdoor kitchen is most efficient for the cook, most enjoyable for guests, and most easily fit into the patio space, it’s the L-shape.
When you look for outdoor kitchen countertop ideas, one of the most important decisions you make is what material to install. Let’s go over everything you need to know about choosing outdoor kitchen countertops.
In your quest to find the perfect U shaped outdoor kitchen plans, you probably came across a variety of U shaped outdoor kitchens. Let’s cover some of the main questions and answers about the U shaped outdoor kitchen.
If you’re a pizza lover, you don’t have to settle for takeout. The Blackstone Steel Outdoor Pizza Oven Add On is a must-have for your outdoor kitchen. Here, you’ll learn why this new product is selling like, well, fresh slices of pepperoni pizza!
Here are our top 5 favorite outdoor pizza ovens as well as answers to many of the common questions that first time pizza oven owners ask. You may just find the best outdoor pizza oven for your backyard. Let’s dive in!
Fire Features, Water Features, and Shade Structures…
In your search for retractable awnings, permanent awnings for decks, motorized awnings for decks, or any other variation, you’ll likely come across a lot of great options. In this article, we’ll cover some of the benefits of installing an awning for your deck as well as some of our favorite products on the market.
The perfect outdoor living space depends on creature comforts. First comes shelter. A pergola is a classic way to make your patio or deck comfortable on the hottest days.
As you think about which kind of fire pit to install in your backyard or even which one to take with you camping or various outdoor gatherings, you may have run across the concept of “Wood Pellet Fire Pits.” Wait… pellets in a fire pit? Aren’t pellets just for, well, pellet stoves?
Breeo is well known as one of the leaders in smokeless fire pits. Going smokeless has so many advantages, from making the space around the fire more enjoyable to generating maximum heat from a wood fire.
The wood fire is perhaps one of the best ways that you can enjoy the outdoors with your friends and family. Here’s what you need to know about a more enjoyable wood fire: how do smokeless fire pits work?
Is there anything more comforting than sharing great conversations with friends around a fire? Two fire pit companies, Breeo and Solo Stove, offer some fantastic products in creating a safe and enjoyable fireside experience. Which one is better? Here’s how to decide between Solo Stove vs Breeo smokeless fire pits.
Softscapes: Container Gardening, Roses, & Perennials
With more and more people interested in sustainability, the Great American Lawn is shrinking and people are going back to devoting parts of their lawn to edible delights. In fact, some of the best activities you can do in a landscape are gardening, cooking, and eating outdoors.
Some of the greatest joy of spending time outdoors is cooking and sharing meals with friends and family. The experience is even better when you grow your own herbs which have flavors - as every herb gardener knows - a “zillion” times better than dried store-bought herbs.
The beauty of a garden full of perennial flowers cannot be understated. While there are plenty of flowers that can make an incredible impact on a landscape, it’s important to have a mix of annuals and perennials for the greatest variety of “show times.”
Around the world, the rose is probably the most famous flower. The large, vibrant bulb which sits atop a thick and spiky stem is well-known to be a symbol of romance, purity, and friendship. However, there are so many varieties of roses and many of them can transform your landscape. Here are the 7 best backyard roses to check out this spring.
Nuda Bamboo is a plant that has been popping up in landscapes all over America. It may be surprising, considering how many people across the country believe that bamboo might take over and infest their landscapes. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth. A well-maintained patch of bamboo can form an incredibly beautiful backdrop for a home and landscape.
Winter weather and concrete can leave homeowners scratching their heads. You don’t want to damage your concrete surfaces, so when ice accumulates at your house, you may wonder, ‘what is the best deicer for concrete?’
Yard Games & Backyard Play…
Swinging from a tree may be relegated to the fun times of childhood. Whether you want to chill in the shade or want a little adrenaline rush, here are some of the best outdoor tree swings for adults that make summer even better.
Adult tree swings can provide hours of enjoyment for people of all ages. They give us the ability to take a break from our hectic lives and enjoy the great outdoors. Not to mention, they reconnect us to our inner child that used to swing as high as we possibly could without a care in the world.
I don’t know about you, but I have loved to swing ever since I was little. As an adult, I get side-eye looks from passersby when I take over the swing set at the park to enjoy the memories swinging brings back.
If you’re constructing a backyard playground, you might consider using pea gravel as a ground surface. A pea gravel playground can seem pretty appealing, especially from a financial viewpoint, as it is relatively inexpensive compared to premium synthetic ground coverings.
We all hate what’s happening to our oceans, with all the plastic floating around polluting the very source of life on Earth. Fortunately, many manufacturers are switching gears and moving toward using recycled plastic to make rugs, carpets, upholstery, and clothing.