Outdoor living is a year-round topic on Hometalk. Hometalk members are busy planning and maintaining outdoor living spaces from the heat of summer to the cold of winter. Some folks are professionals who post gorgeous pictures of the outdoor living dreamscapes they've built. Other folks are DIYers who are revamping their outdoor living areas, building outdoor furniture, or planning an outdoor living room for the first time. Whether you're a novice or an expert, join a conversation about outdoor living rooms on Hometalk.
Garden Chandelier - Made From Wire Garden Fencing!
Bring some BLING to your garden or outdoor living area with this easy project...
Wire garden fencing is bent into circles, the ends bent into hooks, and hung with resin & ...»
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would like to make one of these and string it with clear twinkle lights.
Easy DIY Outdoor Light!
I'm doing a screen porch makeover at the moment and wanted to add a bit of light over the drop-leaf table. Using some grapevine balls and white lights with brown wires I put together an little porch chandy in no time!
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thanks so much @PatriciaPeacock
Scenes From the Shade Path Garden
Here are some views of our Shade Path garden from the past couple of weeks. I love when it turns to this blue and white phase... so peaceful...
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Thanks Barb! We have a pretty small town garden, so that makes me work to fit in all of those ...»
Outdoor Succulent Patio Table Centerpiece
With a wire basket and a few cuttings from around the yard this succulent patio table centerpieces was created. To see more on how this was made you can go
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Thanks for sharing - I have some ceramic birds, and you just provided me w/ a great solution ...»
Privacy Fence
We had no privacy in our back yard. I got this idea from an earlier post with shutters. We had used doors around the house, I painted them, we hinged them together and attached them to fence post steaks. It's not quite done yet, adding another door and then some mulch around it.
Tractor Seat Bouncers...
This is my next project repainting these fun lawn seats. These are made out of old tractor seats - spring coil off a car - brake drums and brake rotors... They are fun because you cannot
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Thanks everyone... to my husband's chagrin I followed him to an automotive salvage and said oh ...»
Time to Get the Front Porch Ready for Summer
The cushions are ready with their weather-proof material, the pillows are in the swing, and I am ready for a big glass of sweet tea!
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been there, done that, weather finally defeated me! Wind, rain, dust and bugs finally drove me ...»
Outdoor Living Room
For the last 3 summers that we've been in our house, I have longed for an outdoor living room. I'm not sure WHY it has taken me this long to make it happen, but I finally have the outdoor
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It's beautiful.
New Trellis Made Out of an Old Gazebo.
We had an old gazebo, we took it apart and my significant other welded it together to make a trellis. Some spray paint. The lantern is an old one that was in the garage, painted it, added a solar light and used a pint mason jar for the glass. This was put around the raised beds I made last year. It will be full of perennials eventually.
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Smart! You've got a great looking pair of trellises now.
My Ralph Lauren Courtyard
You don't need a lot of room to have a great outdoor living space. After eating in Ralph Lauren's courtyard restaurant in Paris last year, I decided it would be nice to recreate it in our
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I wouldn't want to eat anywhere else.