A comfortable and welcoming outdoor space is perfect for having friends over, increasing entertainment space, and most importantly, creating a space for you and your family to unwind. From finding the perfect grill to using the right hardscaping materials, there’s a lot of time, thought, and effort that goes into creating your own backyard oasis. What color palette should I use? What’s the best outdoor furniture? Should I get outdoor appliances? These are all questions that may seem like a lot at first, but they’re pretty easy to answer once you know exactly what you want out of your outdoor kitchen and lounge area. Here are some ways you can make this outdoor space comfortable and relaxing!
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How to Install Precast Concrete Steps
Precast concrete steps are relatively new to the world of hardscaping, having been introduced roughly 50 years ago. They’re durable, attractive, low-maintenance, and affordable. They’re also easier to install than you might suspect. Continue reading
10 Best Hardscape Ideas and Paver Designs for You!
We are all very busy with our lives every day. Be it work, studies, or household job, we don’t exactly take some time off to just stop for a minute. Wouldn’t you want to just take a minute to live in the current moment?
We know that the world around us is changing rapidly. Tall and strong architecture marvels stand where once there was natural vegetation.
Transform Your Outdoor Space for Entertaining
Landscape Design for Backyard Entertainment
Are you ready to Transform your Outdoor Space for Entertaining? Outdoor patios, balconies and backyards can provide the perfect space for hosting guests. With careful planning and consideration, you can turn your outdoor space into an entertainment zone you’d be proud to show off. Here are some tips on how to create an outdoor space that is functional, stylish and comfortable for guests.
How To Create Dramatic Landscape Lighting Effects
I’m Helen Reed from Let’s Tend The Garden, a new gardening blogger! Creating dramatic landscape lighting effects can be considered as a form of art. The reason for this is; it takes a considerate effort to bring out the piece of beauty. With lighting effects, you can create an outdoor design that will make you want to sit outside all night.
Below are some of the different ways to create dramatic landscape lighting effects.
Everything You Need to Know About Pennsylvania Bluestone
Colorful, beautiful and easy to maintain. There are a lot of good reasons to include Pennsylvania bluestone in your hardscaping projects.
In this blog post, we’ll take a closer look at the history, use and benefits of this outstanding stone.
The Best Ways to Use Stone Veneer
Last year, we spent a lot of time discussing manufactured stone. Now, we’d like to turn our attention to the benefits of natural stone veneer.
This masonry product is produced by slicing natural stone into thin pieces, which are then molded into squares, strips, ledgestone and other shapes.
One of the chief benefits of this stone is its ability to be further cut and shaped during installation. It has the same color and texture throughout, so it can be reshaped without losing its look.
There’s also a wide variation within the stone, giving each piece and each project an individual look, whether you’re installing stone veneer siding, a stone veneer fireplace or stone veneer interior walls. Here are some of the ways natural stone veneer can transform your home.
Why Have an Outdoor Kitchen?
It has long been common to see families cooking outdoors in the Mediterranean. Nowadays, outdoor cooking has also become a popular trend in the United States. Homeowners enjoy having an outdoor kitchen in their backyard. Whether you’re building a new house or making better use of the space you have at home, providing a place to cook outdoors could be an excellent investment.
How to Install Porcelain Tiles
For a long time, when people talked about porcelain tile, they were referring to something mainly used for interior design. But recently, porcelain tile has begun to move outdoors, making a name for itself as a workable hardscaping material.
In this blog post, we’ll look at the benefits of working with outdoor porcelain tile and discuss the best way to add it to your outdoor landscape.
5 Tips for Using Your Hardscaped Patio Into the Fall
By Paul Colbert
Falling leaves and pumpkin spice lattes. Crisp nights and gloriously mild afternoons. There’s a lot to love about autumns in Pennsylvania. Daytime temperatures drop into the 50s and 60s, and at night there’s just enough chill in the air to put on a jacket. It’s a great season to lounge in your own yard and enjoy the fall colors. Here are five tips for using your hardscaped patio into the fall.