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.
Outdoor Living: Help with patio decor
My home is a townhouse. I need help decorating my under deck patio. The deck is elevated about 15 feet. The part of the patio space gets very little sun. The patio area is an L-shape. The
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Hi to Gail Salminen, this is Sheila C. from Bowie, MD. Thanks for all your suggestions. I ...»
Outdoor Living: I need to make over my backyard into an oasis where my family can have fun.
Can anyone give some ideas, since florida is mostly warm through the year it would be nice to have a nice backyard to relax and enjoy the outdoor
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How is the Behr Deckover holding up?
Outdoor Living: Any ideas on how to transform a large utility shed into a "cute house?
I purchased a large 12'X16' utility shed to fix the inside up as an office. The interior is very cute and welcoming, but the outside is an eyesore in my backyard. We've thought of
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Gardening: Large yard
Most ideas I've seen posted are for small backyards. I have about 2 acres of yard (not counting the front 3 acres in grass). I'm at a loss to plan it out, and other than a Gingko tree
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How about an orchard? We have an acre and have a few peach and apple trees, along with a ...»
Outdoor Living: What is the least expensive way to build/buy a garden shed?
I am considering different options for a garden shed. My husband is willing to build it for me (yay!). But I've been hearing conflicting info with regard to the least expensive way: kit
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My husband has just finished a stick built garden/potting shed for me, he also built a pergola ...»
Outdoor Living: Inexpensive deck
My hubby and I would LOVE to have a deck out back but just can't afford it. We currently have wood chips in a 10'x20' area for our grill and lounge chairs. Any ideas as to what we could do to improve that?
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Don''t forget to add landscape cloth under everything after you have leveled the earth. It ...»
Outdoor Living: i would love to make a fountain for my back patio any sugestions
i would like it to be a couple stacked / layer
Outdoor Living: I need help with decorating my concrete patio, and deck area around pool. Also help hiding messy neighbors yard.
I live in TN, the back yard has a 30round above ground pool with decking on one side. It has a large concrete patio area that wraps around to the side of house. 2 sides have a small
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If it's in the budget a privacy fence will help provide some uniformity to the space and tie ...»
DIY Projects: Links for creating a barbeque surround
I have a fairly large pile of bricks salvaged from an old unused chimney that we took down. I want to design a brick surround into which we could put a grill (not a grill top, but a grill
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