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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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  • An old ironing board that I recently painted white makes a great out door vignette on the patio.
  • I plan to drill a small hole in the ironing board top to slip the hanger wire through so it won't blow off.
  • I used a laundry basket shaped container for the Rose Star Calibrachoa.

Pressing Garden Matters

I recently painted an old wooden ironing board to use on my patio in a vignette. #Summerstyle
Organized Clutter
Organized Clutter International Falls, MN 3 days ago
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    Debbie B 16 hours ago
    Oh I love this. Love the little red and white checks! And that ironing board is wonderful! ...»

    Debbie

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Balcony Decorating Ideas

Whether you have a balcony, small patio or even a large backyard, I hope you too can find inspiration in these photos. You can check out my blog for the full post.
Katie Murphy
Katie Murphy Alpharetta, GA 2 days ago
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Straw Bale Seats

Wedding is over. What to do with all of the straw bales. Hmmmm. How about the porch? What do you think? LOL
Sheila Mccrary Weinandy
Sheila Mccrary Weinandy Bala Cynwyd, PA 3 days ago
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    Sheila Mccrary Weinandy 19 hours ago
    Yes, I was just reading all about it. After we sit on them for awhile. LOL
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  • This is the pond in front of our house.  Built by previous owners.  Fun, but dirty w/the trees surrounding.
  • Front of house w/large garden in front, and to the side.  Entry gate is to the left of the corner of the house.  Hoping to build deck along the length of house

Outdoor Living: Our Front Yard Pond and Other Projects

We just purchased this house and it has a great 3/4 acre yard with a pond in front. It has a fountain, w/a spray fountain (see white pvc pipe in pic). We like it OK, but it is dirty as it ...»
is under the trees and gets lots of leaves in it. The fountain leaks in back and the water keeps getting lower and lower, probably a hole in the liner somewhere.

So we are thinking of filling in the pond w/small red lava landscaping rock on bottom (lots of this in a garden we are redoing and I dislike it), then river rocks on top w/the fountain still bubbling up in the middle. Any suggestions on how to do this properly so that the water will not leak out, and we don't have to continue to refill the water level? Thanks for any ideas, I live in Wyoming so there is LOTS of snow in the winter and it is only used in the summer months.

Now we are also going to redo the front of the house w/a full length deck (eventually a roof over it). Have some cinder blocks, and thought about using wood decking over them w/the blocks as support. Do we need to place the blocks in sand to level? Or how should we proceed?

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Kris Lee Jackson, WY 4 days ago
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    Backyard Getaway 8 hours ago
    The lamp base is such an original idea I love it. The Koi do go dormant in the winter under ...»
    the frozen ice, normally a pond doesn't freeze all the way to the bottom but it is very important that there is a hole in the ice to allow the gases to escape.

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  • They look brand new!
  • This finish should hold for a while.
  • Now we can enjoy these chairs on our new deck.
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How to Paint Vintage Metal Chairs

I have had these chairs for years. They were old when I got them! I have painted them several times, but the paint just chips right off. This time, I took all of the right steps to make that paint hold on tight!

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DaisyMaeBelle - Melissa Murfreesboro, TN 3 days ago
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    So glad to share! I do think they are called motel chairs. I actually did have them ...»
    sandblasted when I first got them 15 years ago. They were in terrible shape then! I am not sure if they can take it again or not?

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Outdoor Landscape

Using stain, lanterns, and a couple accent pots you can completely transform an outdoor space!

Black Mulch: Menards (Big Box Retailer) ...»

Red Pots: 27" Walmart

Lanterns: Misc stores (all were under $20 - Home Goods, Pier One, Garden Ridge)

You can learn more details about how I transformed the space from my blog.

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Elisa Naperville, IL 5 days ago
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    Elisa 5 hours ago
    I do agree that the black does fade a little after a season, but with the overall colors of ...»
    our home the black looks best. The natural does not pair well with taupe tones of our paint. Thanks for the feedback.

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Concrete Garden Path

We made this garden walkway with a mold that we purchased at Lowe's. We mixed the Quickcrete up and then poured it into the mold a section at a time. It was almost like making mud pies. It was a bit time consuming but we were very happy with the end result. It has held up very well as it has been down now for about 3 years.
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Karen K Jacksonville, FL on Jun 04, 2012
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    Karen K., ...»

    I am going to get started on my project soon, creating a patio with these molds. In your picture I can see grass growing up between the "stones" this is the look I am hoping to achieve. As I was researching this mold I thought there would be no cracks though. With your walkway, has the grass just naturally grown up , did you throw out some grass seed after, or did you lay it all down on grass?

    Thanks,

    Joy

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  • By cutting the headboard in half and using some scrap plywood for the bench...this headboard got a new life as a garden bench 3

Headboard turned garden bench

This is a little headboard I found at our local Goodwill....I cut in half, and cut a 2x4 for a back leg...cut an apron out for the front to hide the bracing....and painted it! http://www.dejavuedesigns.com/headboard-bedh... #junkrecycling #Bestof2012 #keepingcozy #proudestdiy #SpringDecor #recycle #SummerStyle
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Tammy@Deja Vue Designs Amherst, TX on May 11, 2012
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    OK I need to get my Honeybunny aka husband to see this. Perfect in our small backyard by the ...»
    pond. We are heading to Santa Barbara and Los Olivios this weekend. I will keep my eyes open for a headboard. Or even a crib as Kim did. Love Summer in California!!

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Whimsical Elf Door

let the wee filk feel right at home with a easy DIY popsicle stick elf door- fun to put on flower pots, walls, or tree trunks
Christina
Christina Quakertown, PA 6 days ago
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    Mairin Helmsmyth 4 hours ago
    Oh I love this! What great Irish Whimsy!!! lol
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  • "Before" ~ a few shrubs and tons of ivy and pachysandra. The side and backyards were so depressing I don't even have true "Before" pictures! 2
  • "After" ~ added and enlarged flower beds, arbors, a gazebo and other garden accents enhance the landscape. 8
  • "After" ~ a side yard full of ivy becomes a gazebo garden.
  • "Before" ~ side yard looks bleak even after ivy was cleared, a mulch path put in and new fencing for the dogs put up.
  • "After" ~ the garage is now a garden room, and a shade garden, deck and arbor have been added.
  • "After" ~ Three dead trees cut down and new flower beds and mulched paths made.
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5 Years ~ Before & After in Our Fairfield Garden

Hard to believe but we just marked our fifth anniversary in our "new" old house. Many , many projects later, we still have a few major improvements to finish. This spring is exterior ...»
painting and new garage doors, but we are hiring those done. Even though I'm a good painter and have painted houses before , inside and out, my ladder days are over!

For me, the most rewarding changes have been accomplished in the landscape. My best friend teased the daylights out of me when we bought a house with "tortured shrubbery" (clipped into box and spiral shapes). But it was a half acre after a tiny lot and, even though two-thirds of it was covered in ivy and pachysandra, I knew there was a wonderful garden waiting to happen. And, there was a garden shed and an extra garage on the back of the house to store all my garden tools, pots and whatnot!

See and read some more at http://ourfairfieldhomeandgarden.com/5-years... and on Pinterest at http://pinterest.com/barbrosen/our-fairfield...

#BeforeandAfter

#Gardening

Barb Rosen
Barb Rosen Wilmington, DE 7 days ago
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    Barb Rosen 5 hours ago
    Thanks, Tammy Brenner ! I hope you'll share pictures of your progress too!
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