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Outdoor Living

Outdoor Living

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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.



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  • I added a bit of fun to my screen porch with an easy outdoor porch light!
  • I used 2 large & 3 medium grapevine balls. Two strands of white lights (50 count) with brown wires make these little orbs glow-a birch branch holds the lights and burlap ribbon hold up the branch!
  • I threaded the lights into the balls and tied them in place with garden twine to make sure the glow was uniform...
  • It's easy to get the lights inside the grapevine by gently moving the tiny vines apart.
  • Balancing a birch branch between 2 chairs, I played around with the placement of the balls (which are attached with twine) until I liked the look...
  • I ran the cord up the twine and connected it to a white extension cord that I hid between one of the loops of burlap ribbon which holds the branch. (the other end of the burlap ribbon is attached to the ceiling w/ eye hooks)
  • The light makes such a nice glow and doesn't obstruct our view during the day!
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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!

All Things Heart and Home
All Things Heart and Home Marietta, GA 17 hours ago
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    Flora 8 minutes ago
    This looks like a doable project for me.. love outside lights.. Thanks so much for sharing..
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  • I have created a little conversation area in this small corner of my front porch.
  • I made a simple slipcover for the cushions on the rocker.
  • Vintage accessories add some charm.
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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!
DaisyMaeBelle - Melissa
DaisyMaeBelle - Melissa Murfreesboro, TN 9 hours ago
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    Barb Rosen 1 hour ago
    I just love your comfy looking porch, Miss DaisyMae!
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  • Indigo and bees....May in our cottage garden. #MayGarden
  • Roses on the flower cart....May in our cottage garden. #MayGarden
  • Orange Coneflower....May in our cottage garden. #MayGarden
  • The garden path....May in our cottage garden. #MayGarden
  • Pink roses....May in our cottage garden. #MayGarden
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May in Our Cottage Garden

May and June are my favorite times in our garden-everything is fresh and bursting with new growth. We have an English cottage garden here at Oak Cottage. Take a stroll down the garden ...»
path and see what's going on in our cottage garden right now:

#MayGarden #SummerStyle

Daune | Cottage in the Oaks
Daune | Cottage in the Oa... Greenville, NC 8 hours ago
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    Barb Rosen 2 hours ago
    Just beautiful, Daune! Cottage gardens are my most favorite of all!
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  • The ambiance is perfect in the evenings and has pulled us away from the TV.
  • This is my new favorite place to sit.
  • I love our new space.  It's the perfect place to hang out with my hubby during the week, and our friends on the weekends!
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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 ...»
living room I've been dreaming of! I guess all I needed was a little motivation. Here are some pictures of our new outdoor space. To see the before and afters click here: http://askannamoseley.com/2013/05/our-new-ou... #outdoorlivingroom #patiofurniture #Mayproject #outdoormakeover #DIY

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Anna M Redding, CA 5 hours ago
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    Terri J 3 hours ago
    Wow - talk about bunch of colors and what a difference they can make!
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  • A combination of hot glue and twine worked to secure the pots.
  • English Ivy was the favorite plant added to our wreath
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DIY Living Wreath

I wanted a little something to dress up our garage door and provide a bit of inspiration.

I gathered a grapevine wreath and a few packs of tiny terra cotta pots and got to work ...»

securing them on the wreath.

A few plants from the garden center later, and I had a great bit of greenery to brighten up the garage near my chicken coop!

Full post and instructions are listed on my blog: http://justawhimsicalworld.blogspot.com/2012...

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JustAWhimsicalWorld Ogden, KS 2 days ago
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    Cindy 6 hours ago
    This is just what I need for an old door in my country garden. Thanks much
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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.
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Mindy Edgerton, WI 16 hours ago
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    Janet Bell 7 hours ago
    I like it. Good idea.
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How Much Fun Was the Hometalk NC Bloggers Meetup?

Such fun with 23 women adventuring through Greensboro NC for a day of thrifting, exploring and a magical tea party! You may just see someone you know!
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Marty's Musings Greensboro, NC 2 days ago
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    Marty's Musings 7 hours ago
    Daune | Cottage in the Oaks I'm sorry you couldn't come. Hopefully there will be a next time!
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Repurposing a Bird Bath@ Lynnesgiftsfromtheheart.com

When the concrete bird bath began to leak instead of holding water, I hated the fact I was going to have to get rid of it. My inner self kept telling me I could use it for another ...»
purpose, that's exactly what I did. I knew I didn't want the concrete color against the black arbor and fencing, Estate Black spray paint to rescue. I filled it with dirt, added a few flowers, some Creeping Jenny to fill over the edges. Once it fills in, it will be a thing of beauty in the small court yard area.

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Lynne P Richmond, MO 11 hours ago
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    Lynne 9 hours ago
    it looks great and i really like black
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  • Dumb Crabgrass!
  • Brick work to the paver work by front door (someday a porch! I want a porch!)
  • shows the old lines from sprinklers
  • Marley always has to be in the middle of everything! She is the best friendlies kitty!
  • Green still from rainin March...flowerbed waiting for a little less rain...
  • Ok here is the sod this year, still working on the flowerbed
  • see my husband's hobby? The 2 red sports cars? hehe side view of the flower bed.
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Front Yard Still in Progress...

I have been overmaking my little tiny patch of a front yard for many years! This last summer though I decided that was it! Tried of trying to remake a lawn and lets put down a new one! ...»

So my younger brother and a helper came and went to work on this. Had to move and replace the ingrown sprinklers, (got a visit from the city months later that someone turned me in for doing sprinklers without a permit but she agreed no problem if REPLACING old to new in same quantity) My other brother helped with the final work of placing the pipes.

So here is when we first dug up the yard...but there was family medical emergency keeping up from being able to finish for about 2 months so this wonderful crab grass kept taking root! even in 100 degree heat with zero water! Guess I should have watered that!

We bought Sod from a local company (not shipped in) cut up and put down in one day! Moved brick from 2 sides of the driveway to a single side to make a nice pathway to the door,

Then last pictures are of what it looks like now...still not complete...I have some more perenials to behind the newly planted Petunias...

Tanya Peterson Felsheim
Tanya Peterson Felsheim Grants Pass, OR 18 hours ago
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    Cyndi Moore Tippett 11 hours ago
    Tanya Peterson Felsheim, we had the same thing happen during the last two very distressed ...»
    houses (in good neighborhoods) we have renovated. The one on a busy street, people would ride by to see what we accomplished and one family made it a game to see who in the family could pick out what had changed :) . The one we are doing now is in a cul de sac and we have people constantly coming by to look. I guess they are trying to see who the "crazy people" are that have been working now for 15 straight months on the house that had the leaning chimney. I applaud you for your hard work and creativity. A lot of people won't even try!

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  • I started with two stars I've had forever but no longer use. They had Christmas scenes on them so I got some blue spray paint and covered that up.
  • I removed the labels of three #10 cans and spay painted them white.
  • I had 2 same-sized metal planters and they got a coat of pink spray paint.
  • I planted pink petunias in the two of the white cans and purple petunias in the third. The pink containers got white  petunias and purple petunias.
  • Our wooden fence is now darn close to being as pretty as the rest of the garden and all I had to buy were a couple of cans of spray paint! 2
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Making a Wooden Fence Pretty(ier)

I want more color in the back garden this year.

With that in mind, I decided to add some color to our faded wooden back fence.

Kathe With An E (Kathe)
Kathe With An E (Kathe) Aurora, CO 2 days ago
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    Barbara Ann 15 hours ago
    Oh I have some of those stars!! I was thinking of doing something with them. Now I know what ...»
    to do. Thanks for the idea!!

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