Design 101 - All White Outdoor Dining Rooms

Carlos Miranda

An all white dining room is a blank canvas for the abundant colors of a dinner feast. 

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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.

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Get The Look - Romantic Metal Furniture

Photo Inspiration - Material Girls

Get the look of this romantic outdoor dining room.

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Design 101 - Pergola Outdoor Rooms

Tatiana via Houzz

Designing a pergola into your outdoor space is a means for defining an outdoor room.  Climbing foliage creates privacy and sun shade and softens the structure of a pergola.

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Exceptional Spaces - Swings

Porch swings are an iconic piece of outdoor furniture.  Far from losing their popularity over the years, we've seen the concept evolve.  Swinging daybeds and individual basket swings are the popular swing concepts for outdoor living. Although, you never can go wrong with the classic porch swing.

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Get The Look - Garden Bench Dining

Photo Inspiration - Apartment Therapy

I was taken by the simplicity of this outdoor dining room and the creative use of garden benches as dining seating. Get the Look!

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Outside In - Wicker for Indoor Living

Desire to Inspire

Not everything inside the house will make it outdoors but most furnishings and accessories in outdoor spaces can cross-over to interiors.  Wicker is a great example of outdoor furniture that is just at home indoors as outdoors.

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Design 101 - 20th Century Era Wicker and Rattan

Early 20th Century Wicker Steamer Chair by Perret & Vibert

Wicker furniture has been an outdoor staple in Western outdoor spaces since it took a firm hold in the Victorian era.  Wicker furniture designs evolved greatly through the 20th Century.

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Get The Look - Modern Country Outdoor Dining

House Beautiful

Get the look of this modern country outdoor dining space.

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Design 101 - Modern Country Mix and Match

GAP Interiors - House and Leisure Feature

This South African country home pulls together cozy and comfortable outdoor spaces by mixing and matching rustic and modern designs.  The broad mix of materials (plastic, wood and metal) all seem at home together.