Outdoor Decorating and Style Guide

Today's gardeners are cultivating a new level of comfort. They don't just want to furnish their outdoor living space; they want to decorate it to reflect personal style and taste. But how to you create the equivalent of the family "great room" in the open air? Outdoor Decorating and Style Guide is the ultimate how-to guide for applying the principles of interior design--for furnishings, accessories, lighting, color, flooring, and walls--to the great outdoors. This comprehensive guidebook takes readers step by step through the entire design process, helping them visualize the desired type of outdoor room; choose the materials, colors, and furniture that work best with a preferred style; and arrange, decorate and put it all together. Full-color photos depict a variety of outdoor rooms, from romantic porches to formal patios, and from exotic huts to elegant garden rooms, with descriptive advice on achieving each look. From coordinating colors to garden palettes and choosing weather-resistant fabrics for outdoor seating, this savvy guide shows how to transform any garden room or backyard living space into a fabulous outdoor haven.