Outdoor Living Idea Book

Taunton's Idea Books

by Lee Anne White

Even if you have a small piece of land behind your home-whether it's in the country or the city-you, too, can create your own outdoor room. An outdoor room can be as simple as a barbeque grill and a table and chairs on a patio or as elaborate as an outdoor guest bedroom complete with a teak-framed bed and outdoor fireplace.
Creating outdoor living spaces is the new American pastime, with homeowners wanting to create a place in their backyard that extends their living space and capitalizes on all the outdoors has to offer, whether it's relaxing by the pool, playing a game of volleyball with the kids, or hosting an al fresco dinner party on the patio. Whatever your desire, you can have it! "Outdoor Living Idea Book" features hundreds of the latest ideas for creating outdoor living spaces of all kinds, from cooking and dining to entertaining and relaxing to playing, no matter what size yard you have and what your budget. Creative examples of furnishings and accessories, landscaping, lighting, sculpture, and water features offer readers the most up-to-date ideas for adding style to any outdoor space.
Topics covered
Outdoor Kitchens
Dining & Entertainment
Furniture & Accessories
Pools & Recreation
Landscaping
Storage

192 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2006

About the author

Through the camera lens and pen, Lee Anne White has explored the work and creative process of some of America's most talented landscape architects, garden designers and avid gardeners. Her favorite gardens are those with a strong sense of style, which use materials in unexpected ways, and reflect the personality of their owners. As an avid gardener, she has broken ground and more than a few shovels in Connecticut's rocky loam and Georgia's red clay.
In addition to writing or editing more than 15 books on landscape design, Lee Anne has served as a major contributing photographer to each. Recent titles include Patio & Walkway Ideas That Work, Outdoor Kitchen Ideas That Work, Water Garden Idea Book, Outdoor Living Idea Book and Backyard Idea Book. Her work has appeared in Fine Gardening, Garden Design, Better Homes and Gardens, Country Living Gardener, AQUA, Traditional Home and Atlanta Magazine's HOME. She is the former editor of Fine Gardening and teaches a garden photography workshop for The Maine Media Workshops.
Lee Anne is fascinated by creativity and the creative process in all of its forms. She has a master’s degree in Creativity and Change Leadership, and has been exploring the role of creativity in women’s lives. Her latest book, Her Own Way: Creating an Authentic Life, will be released in early 2013.

Reviews

[Catherine Woodman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Of all the books that I have read in preparing to do a major backyard remodel, this was my favorite one.

[Miss · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are a lot of fantastic ideas here BUT no info on how to build/achieve them.
Which is a major problem for me because I have ideas too but...not the skills/know-how to accomplish them.

Sigh.

But there are also some great decorating, arranging, materials to use, type of info that is quite helpful.