Inspiration Board - Enjoy The Season! We Will Return January 3, 2011

May you have
walls for the wind
a roof for the rain
drinks bedside the fire
laughter to cheer you
those you love near you
all that your heart may desire

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Design 101 - Holiday Decorating with Empty Planters

Deborah Silver and CO.Just because your annuals have died back in your planters doesn’t mean you have to move them to the garage or basement for the winter.  Keep your beautiful planters outdoors and use them as the base for our gorgeous holiday decorating ideas.

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Discover - Fresh and Dried Outdoor Holiday Wreaths

Round Copper and Green Magnolia WreathSeveral years ago at a product trade show I discovered a company that made holiday wreaths made of fresh foliage that had bright green glossy leaves. I had never seen a wreath made with this type of foliage but I knew that I wanted to have one.

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Inspiration Board - Let the Outdoor Holiday Decorating Begin!

We would like to believe that your outdoor spaces can be fantastic year round but if there are two times of the year that they are the stars of the show it is summer and the holidays.  All this month we will be inspiring you to make your outdoor space great for the holidays and we will start you off with this Inspiration Board.

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Top Topic - Fun with Artificial Foliage

Random finds from the Web for your Friday entertainment.  This Friday’s Top Topic search query – fun with artificial foliage.

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Get The Look - Artifical Outdoor Foliage

Garden Design September 2010

Don’t worry if you don’t have a green thumb, you can still get this outdoor look with the use of outdoor artificial foliage.

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Design 101 - Allison Lind's Guide to Designing with Outdoor Artificial Foliage

This week we got to bend the ear of former magazine editor and stylist turned interior designer and design writer Allison Lind.  Allison's work as been featured in Ty Pennington at Home, Everyday with Rachel Ray and Woman's Day to name a few so we are thrilled to have her share her design insights with our readers too.

Whether you live in a colder northern climate where pots and flower beds are barren for several months or you live in a warmer southern climate where plants are beat down by the sun and heat for a big portion of the year - it is sometimes hard to keep planters and beds as full of greenery and blooms as you'd like.  We are continuously impressed by the ever improving quality of artificial foliage on the market and we asked Allison the ins and outs of designing with artificial foliage.

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Designer Profile - Matthew Hufft, Clayton Vogel, Jesse Hufft of Edwin Blue

Matthew Hufft, Clayton Vogel and Jesse Hufft are three long time friends who have spent most of their business careers working in the fields of architecture, industrial design and marketing. But they had a dream to create products that exemplify the spirit and authenticity of what it means to them to be American-made. What they created was Edwin Blue.

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Exceptional Spaces - Sun Belt Living

For many parts of the country the outdoor living season is coming to a close but in the southern and western states the excessive heat has past and the most enjoyable time of the year for patio life is just beginning. 

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Before & After - Suzanne Dimma for HGTV's ''The Style Dept.''

 

We came across this fun Palm Springs inspired before and after in Canadian House and Home's Condos, Lofts and Apartments magazine that was produced by Suzanne Dimma for HGTV Canada's ''The Style Dept.''  Suzanne proves that you can create a slice of sunny and warm Palm Springs regardless of where you live.

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