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Using Garden Decor to Tempt Friends Outdoors

Does Your Garden decor lure you outdoors? It should! The hot summer days are leaving us, the nights are getting a bit cooler, with the mornings nice and crisp. It's a great time to create, and enjoy, an Outdoor Living space utilizing garden decor. Many people have started creating outdoor living spaces using garden accessories, Patio Furniture, and fancy grill set-ups. It has become quite fashionable to take things outside rather than keeping to the confines of the walls of our homes. Being able to enjoy the outdoors is not something that is reserved only for the rich and famous anymore. It can be a casually relaxing place to enjoy with friends though! Inviting your friends for an Autumn evening out on your patio or deck builds memories that will long outlast the season. There is just something special about good friends, good conversation, and the smell of the outdoors that just registers within our souls.

Begin by creating in your mind a cozy, friendly atmosphere you want for your outdoor living space and then make plans to bring your ideas to life. Start off by deciding where you spend most of your time outdoors. Do you enjoy sitting on the patio or do you find yourself gravitating to the yard? You want your space to be in an area that you already enjoy being in or would enjoy being in if a place was created. Keep in mind too that you will be having friends and family over to enjoy this extended part of your home as well. You want to keep things open but well defined and easily accessible. You want to create an atmosphere that beckons people to stay and visit and enjoy the natural surroundings. Keeping it simple and easy to maintain is important too. What good does it do to have a getaway area if you're constantly keeping it up? When decorating your garden area, keep to garden decor and furnishings that are easily cleaned and can be left outside year round.

Now that you have an area in mind, start defining it. Begin with the entrance to your outdoor space. Visualize using garden decor and Outdoor Furniture to invite people to Welcome going outdoors with you. Utilizing garden accessories like Stepping Stones and Wind Chimes, rather than the old standby welcome mats, give a cozy feeling that says welcome in a unique way. This is your space to be as creative as you want. Using stepping stones to create a pathway to the main area is a wonderful touch as well. Garden accessories don't just come in plain concrete anymore. There are many vibrant colors and designs now to suit your taste. Another nice touch you can consider is to put Decorative Garden stakes and small planters along the side of your pathway. These small additions can make quite an impression to your visitors.

Let's take a look for a moment at your main area. Unlike your house, you don't have walls to define your room when you're outdoors in the garden. Using garden accessories like hanging planters, small and large statuettes, or even iron statues will not only define your area but be pleasing to the eyes. Adding a small birdbath within your area creates a Venice-like ambience to your space. Using Wrought Iron and Wood Furniture keeps your quaint outdoor theme going and provides for comfortable seating for everyone. With the days beginning to become shorter, you need to think about lighting as well for the evening. You can use the tried and true tiki torches or you may choose to pizzazz it up a little. There are now beautiful Solar Powered lanterns on the market that will bring a unique lighting effect to your outdoor living space. They give off a wonderful ambience and don't need electricity either. Another idea is to use a Fire Pit for light as well as warmth on the cooler evenings, if that suits your needs.

So there you have it, a little blueprint to get your creative juices flowing so that you can create your very own outdoor living space. Utilizing garden accessories in different ways, you can create a unique and usable garden or patio area to enjoy for years to come. Garden decor is not just for the garden anymore. Extending your living space to the Outdoor Garden area will bring you lasting memories of friends, family, and good times. There is still time before winter comes to create and enjoy your outdoor oasis. So get out there, start creating and let your imagination go.

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About the Author: Copyright Liz Hekimian-Williams, Founder Giftsprings.com - Start your outdoor Garden Oasis by using a few of your favorite garden accessories teamed up with your creativity and imagination. Create welcoming landscapes in your backyard using garden decor from Giftsprings.

Need french country decor and accents for daughters room, where can I get???

I just asked a question about what a great way to do a theme for my daughters room. She will be 1 1/2 and getting into her toddler bed, and I wanted a theme that wasnt artoony and would last till at least 5. Well I got a great answer about a french/country Tea Party garden. Where can I find crib matress sized linnens and what colors would I use on walls and bedding and drapes? I dont want wild colors or anything. Simple luxurious fabrics and colors please. As of now she has tan burber carpet but I think I want to switch to bamboo hardwood. Her furniture is cherry so would a sandy/medium brown wood color be ok with that? Any thoughts on where to find some great decor to go along. Please nothing to "childish". I'd like it to be tasteful yet fun and classy. Not beyond her age, just not like dora the explorer type stuff.

French country is a great choice for your situation. It is one of my favorite for little girls. Think of bunnies and playful Toile in pink or green. You could also use dotted or lace edged sheets and pillowcases. Or, even something with bees would be appropriate. I wouldn't worry about your Berber. It is neutral.

If you use Toile, use it in abundance. Include the window treatments and lamp shades. You could mix in checks also.

Anything in pinks or greens would be lovely. You can use in a combination, pink and brown or pink and green. Blues also play off nicely with the cherry and highlight the elegance. So, you can even use blue and yellow which would be psychologically calming and invigorating. I wouldn't overdue the yellow though. It could be too stimulating. That is just my opinion. The cherry would go with any flooring. It could even be a golden shade if you wanted.

Here is a site for "Ideas", the prices are very expensive but worth the look for you to pull from to do a search at department stores.

http://www.poshtots.com/Themes-for-Either/Themes-for-Either/Toile/5/2500/3024/Productlist.aspx

Here are some other sites for ideas:

http://www.theteapotshoppe.com/fastteacoand.html
http://stranko.com/toile.html
http://www.elegantlinenspc.com/Luxury-Crib-Linens.htm

Look at the selections from JC Penney, Target, Macy's or if you have a larger budget, Bloomingdales. You cannot choose your wall color until you choose your linens. You may even check Marshall's, Linen's and Things and Bed Bath and Beyond.

Good Luck.

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