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J Ionic Garden 1999
Create natural outdoor living room
Bring beauty to your outdoor
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(NC) — As the weather warms
up, backyards across Canada
become the gathering place of
choice for many friends and
families.
As a result, more Canadians are
transforming their wooden decks
into "outdoor living rooms" with
beautiful casual furniture, elaborate
landscaping and a designer flair
typically reserved for the interior of
a house.
Creating an outdoor living room
is a creative and fun project if you
follow these tips offered by deck
care experts.
Discuss how you want to enjoy
the deck. In order to choose the
appropriate furniture, landscaping,
lighting and other accessories for
your deck, determine how you plan
to use it. Dining and upscale
entertaining requires a different
mood than backyard barbecues and
sunbathing.
Choose deck furniture. Once
you've determined how you want to
use your deck, it's easy to decide on
furniture.
There are several outdoor
furniture options to suit your
lifestyle. Wrought iron, rattan and
wicker and new cast aluminum are
all great for outdoor use. Choose a
bar setup with stools or an outdoor
dining set for entertaining, or
lounges, chairs and loveseats for
sunning and relaxation. Sling styles
and indoor-outdoor pillows can be
as comfortable as your indoor sofa.
Be creative with colour. The
deck itself has several possibilities
for creative flair. Adding colour by
staining floorboards and railings is
a simple way to create a refreshing
splash to your home.
Consider two-toning your deck,
using complementary colours for
different levels or surfaces. White
railings look great with natural
wood tone flooring. Or, try
accenting the trim colours of your
home.
There are different levels of
opacity in colour stain. Choosing a
semi-transparent stain, which
allows some of the wood grain to
show through, can give a more
natural look.
On the other hand, a solid colour
stain, which shows no wood grain,
can give your deck a dramatic feel,
without the maintenance problems
associated with paint. You can
custom mix most any colour of
stain today.
Once you have decided upon the
colours for your deck, find a stain
that won't peel or fade in the sun.
Flood's semi-transparent stain is
guaranteed three years on decks
against peeling and fading.'
Create mood with outdoor
lighting. You can use lighting to
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same way you do indoors.
Instead of candles use citronella
torches outdoors for a little
romance, or weatherproof lighting
to light railings and stairs, adding
dimension and preventing
stumbling in the dark.
Bring beauty to your outdoor
living room with landscaping.
Landscaping is important for the
aesthetic quality of your deck.
Winding stone walkways, beds of
flowers that bloom year round,
large rocks and trees are all
examples of creative landscaping.
Choose items that will complement
your deck.
Keep your outdoor living room
looking as nice as your indoor. The
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More people are transforming
their simple decks into
outdoor living rooms.
wooden planks of your deck are
like the carpet for your outdoor,
living room. Keeping them clean
and in good condition are key. If
ybur deck looks dirty and gray, use
a deck cleaner. This will remove
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the sensitive fibers of the wood or
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Most of all use your imagination
and make your deck a beautiful,
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