Designer Profile - Arterra Landscape Architects

Arterra Landscape Architects

Arterra Landscape Architects almost always include an artful water feature in their designs.  Everything from grand fountains and basins to subtle bowls and low-profile gurglers.

Click to read more ...

Get The Look - Outdoor Curtains

Photo Inspiration - Joan Behnke & Associates

Get the look of this grand curtained loggia.

Click to read more ...

Design 101 - Dramatic Outdoor Curtains

Chad Oppenheim

Perhaps you have a a grand opening to curtain or perhaps your design calls for yards and yards of fabric to be gathered and tied back either way there is a big wow factor.  Outdoor curtains of this magnitude make visitors exclaim "Oooooh!".

Click to read more ...

Design 101 - Romantic Outdoor Curtains

Ozzy Garcia via Style Me Pretty

Aside from the shade and privacy benefits outdoor curtains can also set the tone of your outdoor design.  Wispy outdoor sheers can lend a romantic and slightly ethereal look to your outdoor space.

Click to read more ...

Design 101 - Contemporary Metal Furniture

Ramon Esteve - Estudio de Arquitectura

Contemporary metal furniture is a large category that encompasses designs borrowed from the modern masters, mid century throw-backs and current designs.  Contemporary metal furniture is the perfect fit for modern or vintage spaces.  If you like mixing and matching eras, you can artfully pair contemporary metal furniture with contrary design periods.

Click to read more ...

Discover - Color Resource

If you want to know more about color, an in-depth resource is Kate Smith's Sensational Color website.  Kate Smith has contributed to the blog several times and if you didn't catch her posts you should and if you did, they are worth a second look.

Click to read more ...

Get The Look - Accent Color

Photo Inspiration - Molly Wood Garden Design

Get the look of this crisp white outdoor space dotted with pillows in a soothing aqua accent color.

Click to read more ...

Design 101 - Pillows and Cushions in Accent Colors

Whether in subtle earth tones and patterns or big bold bright punches of color introducing pillows and cushions in an accent color to your outdoor design can transform it. Added to a neutral backdrop pillows in accent colors create a focal point and guide posts to draw the eyes across the space.

Click to read more ...

Inspiration Board - Splashes of Color

One of the most flexible ways to add color to your outdoor space is by adding an accent color to your design.  Accent colors added by way of pillows and cushions, accessories, rugs, and furnishings create visual interest, can provide a visual focal point and can come and go season to season and year to year.

Click to read more ...

Get The Look - Tented Outdoor Rooms

Photo Inspiration Elizabeth Dinkel via Houzz

Designer Elizabeth Dinkel used a tent to define an outdoor room for a client.  The curtained tent provides privacy and sun shade as well as lends some softness to the structure.

Click to read more ...