Whether your outdoor lighting is installed to light up the front of your house, or throughout your backyard, there is nothing that can create as much elegance, charm, and peacefulness. Trees and architectural elements with uplighting and spotlights provide a sense of calm and stillness.
While you may spend most of your outdoor home time in your backyard, your front entrance is the first space you see upon entering. Its your first shot at impressing your guests and uplifting your mood as you enter into your sacred space: your home. Just as you would invest time into your indoor foyer, there are plenty of reasons to revamp your outdoor "foyer!" Here is some help in getting you started.
Bringing all the joys of cooking out to an Orange County, NY backyard is one of the best ways to truly blend the indoor and outdoor living spaces in your home. As anyone who entertains regularly knows, great food is always the center of attention. And with a well-designed outdoor kitchen, that "center" can be located in the backyard next to the in-ground pool. Here's a look at 3 must-haves to make sure you'll be able to entertain like a pro.
While we are trying to stay warm and dreaming of hanging out by the pool, grilling some delicious sliders in the outdoor kitchen, and roasting marshmallows by the fire pit, perhaps a nice project like this will help pass the time.
The process, essentially forcing spring bulbs into bloom, is an awesome way to get inexpensive houseplants that make the warm weather seem a little less far away.
When it comes to landscaping investments, retaining walls aren't always the most exciting item on the list. While it's true that retaining walls are certainly more functional than fun, they can still be really nice to look at. With quite a few material choices to choose from these days, there is no shortage of retaining wall ideas great for your Orange County, NY slopes and hills. Here, we take a look at one beautiful solution from Rosetta Stone, a manufacturer of concrete retaining wall block that grabs it's style inspiration from natural stone.
