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Outdoor Living Spaces

With the real estate market in turmoil, homeowner are find new ways to make the house bigger and more useful. One trend that is doing that is making the outdoors useable living spaces.

Perfect Porches

Inviting vignettes on the spacious porches provide the perfect setting for coffee or cocktails.

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Fireplaces

Bringing the element of fire can bring a sense of calm and relaxation into any outdoors space.

Kitchen and Dining

a second ktichen outdoors creates a second heart of the home and gives familes a chance to be together and makes entertaining guest a breaze.

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Couples Retreat

Making a special retreat for two in your outdoors space gives you a great venue for romance and relaxation.

Sleeping Porch

If space is available, having an area for rest or sleep can give you a cozy nook to read you favorite book. By using an existing room and adding a moveable wall or with a full wall of doors you can create a truely outdoors room.

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"In with the Old"

SalvageInTheCity.blogspot.com, is cited saying that salvaging the old and making it new, repurposing items you already have or could easily get at your local thrift store or neighbors old building materials.

Windows

Salvaging old windows is great for making outdoor or indoor room dividers.

Extra Tip:

These can also be used as picture frames, by either using one with grids for multiple pictures, or use a window without grids for larger or single pieces of artwork.