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.
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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Those are fantastic!
Follow Me as I Build My Art Studio From an Old Construction Trailer
My husband and I love to build and create. I always wanted an outdoor studio especially for my art. I've always shared my artspace with bedrooms, living rooms, spare rooms, basements and
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Challenging
DIY Ideas for Renovating a Deck or Porch
Are you looking to renovate a deck or porch soon to be able to enjoy the summer season? Or maybe you have a new building project in the pipeline. Here are a few of our favorite DIY ideas
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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!
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Love your porch! What is the white, lattice-looking rectangle hanging from the top of the ...»
My Garage Sale Swing Make Over....."Rest A Bit"
I purchased a swing at a garage sale for &10.00. Great find! I used Cherry stain I already had to stain it. I used polyurethane after it was stained as a final coat to protect it. I had
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Week 2 of Counting Down to a Backyard Escape
Dirt's been flying, large equipment is coming and going. Plenty of excitement around as we're counting down to a backyard escape. It's week 2 of building a pool so let's take a look to
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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.
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 ...»
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.
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.