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Staging Your Home’s Exterior to Sell
Getting ready to sell your home this spring or summer? Don’t forget about the exterior of your house – it’s just as important as the interior, if not more. Amanda Nichols Arritt, an associate broker...
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Designing an Outdoor Kitchen
Outdoor kitchens have become increasingly popular over the years and we don’t see that changing any time soon. Whether you’re installing a new outdoor kitchen or giving it an update, consider these...
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Q&A with LiveAbode Managing Editor, Kriss Swint
Expert exterior color and design tips. Deciding on an exterior color scheme but feel a little stuck? Considering new shutters but wondering which type works best with your home style? Curious about an...
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Highlights From Our Color Palette of the Year
Perfect pairings that paint a curb-appealing canvas. Inspired by our growing appetite for deeper, richer colors, this year’s exterior color palette works together flawlessly to distinguish homes and...
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DIY Weekend: Pet Stand
Make pet dining easier with a DIY pet bowl stand. An easy way to boost your pet’s comfort level. Spending more time outdoors with your pet is a good thing, mealtimes included. And using an elevated...
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Seek Shelter in the Shade This Summer
Maximize your outdoor time this summer by incorporating shade into your garden. Not only does shade make an outdoor space more comfortable, it also protects from the sun’s harsh rays. Designing for...
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Choosing the Right Railing for Your Deck
Railings are an essential part of nearly every deck. And while it’s important that the railing you choose meets your safety and functional needs, that doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice good design for...
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8 Inviting Outdoor Dining Rooms
You don’t need much space or fancy patio furniture to turn an outdoor area into an inviting spot for enjoying a meal outside. A few chairs drawn up around a cafe table under a shade tree, or benches...
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DIY Flower Chandelier
Make curb appeal grow in an old light fixture. Did you ever think rescuing a forgotten chandelier from your neighborhood thrift store would give new life to your front porch, eave or backyard tree?...
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Add Personality to Your Deck with Custom Inlays
As homeowners spend more time outdoors and continue to invest in functional outdoor living spaces, finding ways to add personality into their designs is a top priority. Decks can be a great way to...
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5 Ways to Take the Dull Out of Your Outdoor Furniture
When it comes to absorbing the punishing effects of summer sun, wind, rain storms and pool parties, your outdoor furniture bears as much of the brunt as your home’s other exterior elements. Even...
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How to Transform Your Unused Carport Into an Outdoor Dining Room
When your house gives you square-footage-challenged lemons, you make square-footage lemonade … or in my case, lemon-wheel-garnished sangria. Each spring, as the weather changes from dreadful to dreamy,...
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DIY Door Table
Upcycling unhinged. When one door closes, another opens. Recycle an old door and build a table for your outdoor living space. Once you’ve found your muse, (a door from a local flea market, antique...
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How to Plan for the Best Fall Garden Ever
As the heat of summer begins to wane, people venture out from the comfort of their air-conditioned homes to enjoy the cooler temperatures of fall. People aren’t the only ones who enjoy fall...
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Three Trending Ways to Style Your Porch for Fall
Homeowners are working fall styles into their exterior design in distinctively warm, subtle and tasteful ways. Here’s what’s trending and how you can achieve the look. Elegantly neutral Neutrals...
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Five Ways to Make Your Outdoor Space Cozy this Fall
Just because the weather is turning cooler doesn’t mean your outdoor space needs to close up for the winter. With a few simple touches, you can transform your outside into a warm and inviting space to...
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Three Reasons to Add Fire to Your Outdoor Design
Fire features can be a striking, beautiful addition to any outdoor living space and serve multiple functions as well. If you’re on the fence about whether to add this design element to your outdoor...
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How to Match Your Interior Trim to Your Home Style
Bring your indoor and outdoor worlds together. The interior trim you choose is as personal as your individual taste, but there are guides you can follow to help make every trim decision a perfect one....
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From the Ground Up: Designing Your Dream Home
Interior Designer Jodi G. shares her home building experience with LiveAbode What is it like to design and build your dream home? We are excited to launch a 4-part content series, following interior...
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From the Ground Up: How to Make Your Home Build a Family-Fun Project
What is it like to design and build your dream home? This is part 2 of a 4-part content series, following interior designer Jodi G. on her journey from design through the building process and...
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