Live - Wicker Before & After

Outdoor Wicker Before

Today's Before & After is a reminder to take a second look at those seemingly hideous pieces of wicker furniture at thrift stores, garage sales, estate sales and auctions because with a little bit of elbow grease they can be elegant once again.

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Before & After - Contemporary Spanish Colonial

Laura Morton Design - Spanish Colonial Before

Landscape designer Laura Morton revamped the grounds of a Spanish Colonial Revival with a contemporary twist.  The Casa de los Arcos project garnered Laura Morton Design a 2010 APLD Merit Award  for Residential Design.

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2011 Year End Review - Small Spaces

Small Spaces

Number Three - Favorite Topic Small Spaces

2011 Year End Review - Urban Outdoor Living

Urban Outdoor Living

We had our chance to pick our favorites for the year, now it's your time to share.  You all spoke loud and clear about your favorite posts and topics and we put them together into a Year End Review Top Ten so that if you missed them the first time around you get a second chance.

Number One - Favorite Topic Urban Outdoor Living

Inspiration Board - Happy Labor Day!

Karen Bertelsen's Backyard Under Construction via Design Sponge

For all of you outdoor living laborers who love a good DIY project, Karen Bertelsen of the blog The Art of Doing Stuff is a great source of inspiration.  Afraid of trying nothing and very funny Karen makes every project look super simple and fun.  In honor of Labor Day I thought it would be fun to share in one of Karen's outdoor living DIY projects - her very own backyard remodel.

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Before & After - Conversion to a Natural Swimming Pool

Woodhouse Natural Pools - Pool Conversion Before

I am enamored with the idea of having a natural swimming pool.  I love pools but growing up swimming in lakes a natural swimming pool seems to me to be the perfect marriage of pool and lake in your own backyard. UK based Woodhouse Natural Pools seems to have taken a cue from Aussie Rick Eckersley's design guide where he says "A swimming pool should be considered objectively as one component of a garden design and should blend aesthetically into the style of the garden and the surrounding architecture." when they converted this traditional swimming pool into a natural pool.

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Before & After - Allison Lind Styles One Outdoor Space Three Ways

Stylist Allison Lind had the opportunity to style one outdoor space three very different ways for Ty Pennington at Home.  The furniture and accessories in each space inform a very specific look.

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Before & After - Don Statham's Small Urban Space Retreat in Brooklyn

Don Statham - Small Urban Retreat in Park Slope, Brooklyn After

Privacy was the goal of two artists who wanted to redefine their three-story brownstone and differentiate their tenant space from their own.  Don Statham's eclectic design with an urban vibe was created to fit their lifestyle.

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Before & After - Don Statham's Rooftop Terrace Garden in Lower Manhattan

Rooftop Terrace Garden in Lower Manhattan AfterDon Statham understands how an urban garden grows. “Even with a lack of space in the city, rooftop gardens are flourishing,” says the garden designer and president of Bloom Design. “Whether you’re looking for a peaceful getaway or a place to entertain, the key is planning, from soil and plants to irrigation and maintenance.”

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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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