Deck decor

I love this deck form the late 60s. Love the floating stairs, the seating possibilities on the wide ledge, the retro table and chairs, the repeating row of flowerpots. (Image scanned from The Practical Encyclopedia of Good Decorating and Home Improvement. Vol 16. Greystone Press, New York, 1971.)

Outdoor spaces

When planning my post for today, the only logical choice seemed to be outdoor spaces. Reason being, I am spending all weekend and Monday (I have the day off) landscaping my backyard. Yesterday we dug out the whole yard to remove the "grass" (I use quotes because it should be grass but instead is mostly weeds). Today my parents are coming over to help, and we'll be laying stones over the entire yard and adding some garden areas. It's a pretty small yard thankfully so this shouldn't be too difficult. I just have to get through the day without killing my father and/or my boyfriend. Both are not the funnest people to do projects with. Wish me luck.

Sköna hem	Sköna hem
Jeff Andrews	Kevin Haley
Sköna hem	Sköna hem
Image Locations	Elma Fenton
Elma Fenton	Helen Fickling
Elma Fenton

Fleming's Nursery

Every year Fleming's Nursery and co-sponsor Trailfinders showcase the creations of Australian landscape designers like Jack Merlo, Dean Herald, Jim Fogarty and Mark Browning at the Chelsea Flower Show. With gold medals under their belt their show gardens are eagerly awaited each year. Perhaps the British love them so much because they dream of using rooms like this all year round .... just like we do here in Australia.

Images from Fleming's Nursery

Wijaya

I came across this website recently and was totally mesmerized. "Wijaya specializes in tropical landscape and architecture design consultancy. With bases in Sanur (Bali head office), Jakarta and Singapore and 25 years combined experience in over 700 hotel, luxury residence and apartment projects, our company strives to provide a level of service based upon regional experience and expertise." These photos will have you dreaming of exotic far away lands...

Outdoor spaces

I am still itching to get out and do some gardening but my fence and deck have yet to be built (any day now). So I am getting my fix through beautiful photos such as these...

Ideal Home Magazine	Dixcot Locations
Helen Fickling	Jeff Andrews
Southern Living	Oprah
Shoot Factory	Jeff Andrews
Helen Fickling	Bolig Eksklusiv