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How To Create A Beautiful Backyard Oasis

Modified on March 4, 2017 at 6:32 PM

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My backyard is my favorite space once the sun starts to shine. I drudge through winter, looking forward to the day when I can finally open my doors again and enjoy my back deck, patio, and outdoor spaces. I think it’s important, no matter where you live, to have a tranquil place to enjoy in the great outdoors. For this reason, we are providing some helpful tips on how to create a beautiful outdoor space that will feel like an oasis.

An Outdoor Kitchen

Instead of spending the summer months indoors, cooking dishes and making drinks, why not enjoy serve up delicious dishes and tasty drinks in the great outdoors. With many durable outdoor countertops and cabinets available for backyard and outdoor spaces, you will never have to leave the outdoors again to fetch a beverage or dish. When opting for a countertop, we recommend opting for granite, concrete or marble countertops, which can stand the test of time against even the most arduous weather conditions.

Create a Focal Point

To create an outdoor space that has the wow factor, you should incorporate a unique focal point. For example, you could incorporate a beautiful water fountain or mosaic garden tiles that will draw the eye of your guests. You can guarantee a stunning feature will be the envy of all your neighbors.

Garden Ornaments

Add a little personality to your backyard with some beautiful garden ornaments. Whether you are as colorful as a pinwheel or as angelic as a cherub, install ornaments that will showcase your taste. From elegant garden statues to hanging wire accessories, there is an ornament out there that will ensure your garden is bursting with shape, color, and character.

Outdoor Lighting

Bring your backyard to life with some outdoor lighting, which will light up your outdoor area. From colorful lanterns or string lights to light posts and wall lights. Outdoor lighting will provide a romantic atmosphere to your backyard, which is perfect for long summer nights in the great outdoors. You will never want to leave.

Repurpose Old Items

One of the most beautiful ways you can transform your backyard is to repurpose old items. For example, you could incorporate antique dressing tables and chairs or upcycle galvanized watering cans to make stunning planters that will perfectly complement your backyard landscape.

Install Archways or Arbors

Archways and arbors can provide endless charm in any backyard or garden. If you have a little bit of DIY know-how, you could create the archway or arbors yourself from old barn wood, lattice wood, rebar or bent wood. Your personalized creation will add to the look and feel of your backyard, creating an enjoyable space to spend those long summer days.

Add a Fireplace

Instead of curling up in front of the fire inside the home, why not allow fresh air to circulate through your lungs as you warm up in your garden, staring up at the stars in the night’s sky. There is no better way to spend an evening with friends than around a roaring outdoor fireplace, with a few drinks and some stunning outdoor lighting to light up the backyard. There is nothing quite like it.

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on March 6, 2017 at 12:19 PM
Filed Under: Home Decor, Outdoors
Tagged With: backyard, backyard space, countertops, fireplace, garden, garden ornaments, outdoor fireplace, outdoor kitchen, outdoor lighting, outdoor living, outdoor space, outdoors

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That’s the biggest lesson that grief has taught me. If I just wait around to be happy again, I’ll die sad. 

You don’t get through grief and come out the other side. That’s not how it works. You learn how to grow around it like a tree grows around a rock that’s in the way. You don’t wait for the rock to move. Cause it’s not gonna. 

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If I did anything right in my life, it was when I decided to give my heart to you.  You are my best friend, my soul mate, my better half, my rock, my everything. 

I love you.

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