Outdoor Living

3 Ways to Love Your Yard this Summer

Warm summer days and breezy, starry nights are just a few of the things that might be luring you and your family outdoors over the next few months. A little bit of work and a lot of imagination could help transform your yard into your very own oasis. Whether it’s creating your own fire pit for s’more roasting …

Favorite Outdoor Furniture Trends

Warm spring temperatures mean that summer is right around the corner. Are you ready to update your outdoor space for summer? Here are my favorite outdoor furniture trends this year: Taking the indoors out.     Mohawk Home Tofino Chevron Indoor/Outdoor Rug from the Oasis Collection Outdoor furniture used to consist of metal and plastic chairs. …

Tips to Create an Outdoor Oasis

Are you thinking of ways to spruce up your favorite outdoor space? With a few inspiring ideas from Mohawk Home, your backyard, porch or patio can be transformed into a beautiful place to kick up your feet, entertain guests or have a romantic evening under the stars. Choose the right seating. Although outdoor furniture can be a bit pricey in …

Front Porch Refreshed for Fall

One my favorite things to refresh for fall is my front porch.  It’s the first impression guests have of our home and we are fortunate to have a good sized porch to play with.  Last summer I decided to add some furniture out there so we would have a shady spot to sit and enjoy …

Our Pool Makeover Checklist

If these sweltering 90-degree-plus days are any indication, summer is here and stickin’ around! The sun shines brightly, birds are chirping and the warm breeze makes me close my eyes and just breathe it all in. With the summer in full swing, my husband and I finally got serious about cleaning up our outdoor space. …

Inspiration for your Porch Planters

I’m waiting for the pollen to die down here in Atlanta so I can get my front porch ready for the season, but I’ve been busy collecting inspiration in the meantime.  One of my favorite parts of outdoor decor is putting together container gardens.   Today I’ll be sharing some inspiring porch planters with you along …

Get Your Porch Spring Ready!

Judging by the rejuvenating return of sunshine, cheerful chirps of birds and fragrant floral scents floating in the air, we’d say it’s safe to say spring is officially in full swing!  And we’d be willing to bet that (aside from any potential pollen induced buzz kills) you’re about as stoked as we are that spring …

7 Ways Beautiful Fall Porches Can Transition through to Winter

As Halloween transitions to Thanksgiving in the US, what do you do with pumpkins or your other fall décor? How do you make it last as long as possible and still be attractive and appropriate to the season. 1.       Keep it Classic Elegance is timeless. This beautiful porch repeats the black from the front door …

Five Ways to Update Your Outdoor Space

I am ready for fall – cooler temperatures, less humidity, and crisp breezes. To get ready for fall, I want to spruce up my porch, so that I can enjoy the fall temperatures. Here are five easy and inexpensive ways to update your outdoor space. 1. Pillows New outdoor pillows add pops of color to an …

Weekend Project: Raised Bed Veggie Garden

Growing up in the south, it was always given that we would have a garden each year. I remember these gardens being massive. Massive in size and massive in the amount of work that went into planting, maintaining and harvesting! This year I choose to go with a raised bed garden. Raised beds make gardening …

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