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What's In Style: Outdoor Living

by Karin Strom

0875968600
127 pages, Softcover; Color photos throughout

With tips from today's top designers for spectacular porches, patios, decks, sun rooms, conservatories, potting sheds, and gazebos

With the hectic lifestyle of today, everyone needs a quiet space to escape to and unwind. Whether they live in a suburban tract house or a country cabin, readers will find What's in Style-Outdoor Living a source of charming ideas and irresistible ways for creating uplifting, tranquil, and romantic outdoor spaces-and for bringing the outdoors inside. Through clear text and beautiful color photos, author Karin Strom explains how to dress up porches, patios, terraces, decks, summerhouses, gazebos, and more with a sense of style, sophistication, and comfort normally reserved for rooms inside the house. She also offers advice for bringing a garden atmosphere inside the home with color, fabric, furniture, and accessories.

Lush color photography and easy designer tips provide inspiration and practical tricks for transforming almost any spot into an idyllic at-home getaway. As a bonus, a handy resource section helps you find the latest Web sites, products, manufacturers, and professional associations that can assist you with your projects. What's in Style-Outdoor Living is one book that readers will pick up and use time and time again.