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.

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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.

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2011 Staff Picks - Favorite Top Topic

Vintage and Retro Sectional Sofas

Here at the blog, we spend a lot of time dissecting outdoor living.  One question we ask a lot is, "Where did that trend or style come from?".

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Brown Wicker - Contemporary Stylings

Mamagreen Jane Wicker Set

Wicker lends itself beautifully to contemporary furniture shapes and styles - it accentuates the strong lines and volume of the designs.  On the flip-side wicker in contemporary designs can pull off the silhouette of a simple curve or line that designers utilize in elegant chaise lounge designs.

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Dream - Outdoor Spaces for Cat Naps, 4

Blasen Landscape Architecture

Dream - Outdoor Spaces for Daydreaming, 1

Desire to Inspire Blog

We are taking a break from blogging in earnest this August as we gear up for our September buying season.  August seems the perfect month for nothing but daydreaming so I'll be posting a dreamy inspiration instead of a full-length post to keep your imagination fueled.  We'll pick back up in September with a recap of last years trends and trends from this year's Casual Living show and sneak peaks of what you can expect from HomeInfatuation.com in 2012.

This week - great outdoor spaces for daydreaming.

Discover - The Versatile Sectional

Mamagreen Jane Sectional Sofa

Just like home interiors, outdoor spaces come in all shapes and sizes and with their own set of arrangement frustrations. The sectional sofa was the answer for interior dilemmas and now it’s proving to be the solution for outdoor living spaces as well.

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Get The Look - Sectional Seating

Photo Inspiration Art Luna Garden

We are not totally sure if the velvet couch featured in this Art Luna Garden is in fact designed for outdoor use.  We loved the retro and other-worldly feel of this outdoor space nestled amongst the Southern California ferns so much we went shopping for outdoor safe furnishings to Get The Look.

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Top Topic - Vintage and Retro Sectional Sofas

Paul.Malon on Flickr

When I think of sectional sofas I am immediately transported back in time. I thought it would be fun to find some ads that introduced the homeowner to the concept of sectionals seating and that led me to today's Top Topic: Vintage and Retro Sectional Sofas.  Although the styles have changed over time the concept is still the same and I think this Kroehler Furniture ad says it best - "Arrange and Re-Arrange".  Flexibility was the appeal when sectional sofas were first introduced in the mid-century and this concept is still going strong as sectional sofas are reintroduced to homeowners for their outdoor spaces.

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Design 101 - Courtney Cachet on The Versatility of Sectional Seating

Smog Shoppe, LA

I have always been a huge fan of sectional seating. In the beginning, it was pretty awful. But like most things, sectional seating has evolved into something that can be, are I say, quite fabulous.

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