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Evaluate Your Yard for a Patio
Evaluate your yard for a patio by understanding costs, the shape of your property, and variables such as sun and shade.
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Smart Options: Patio Pavers
A broad selection of patio pavers accompanies increased demand for outdoor living spaces.
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Outdoor Appliance Buying Guide: Specialty Items
Specialty appliances for outdoor kitchens are hot items but you'll spend thousands of dollars for the added convenience.
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Patio Mister Systems to Fit Any Budget
Your outdoor entertainment area can become a horror show in summer. Heat, sun, bugs, and noisy/nosy neighbors can drive you inside when you should be watching fireflies from your patio or deck.
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Quick Ways to Make Some Shade, But Don’t Forget: Trees Are Best
If you prefer a drier cool, as opposed to the misters we mentioned yesterday, read on to find some quick ways to make some shade. Plus, get some tips on getting shade with some quick-growing trees.
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Screens Protect Your Patio’s Right to Privacy
Is it getting cooler, shadier, and less buggy on your patio and deck already? We hope so, because all week we’ve been helping you take back the outside with heat-beating misters, shade-makers, and bug...
View ArticleDIY Paver Project: A Backyard Rescue in Action
Follow fellow home owner and Curbly.com editor Bruno Bornsztein’s blog posts here over the next few weeks as he, his wife, and his daughter whip up a patio and pave their damaged walkway.
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DIY Paver Project: Laying a Game Plan
This is the second in a series of posts from Curbly.com editor Bruno Bornsztein, who’s paving a backyard walkway and patio with help from his wife Alicia, daughter Ayla, and HouseLogic’s sponsorship.
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DIY Paver Project: Tips for Installing, Cutting Pavers
This is the third in a series of posts from Curbly.com editor Bruno Bornsztein, who’s 8 inches deep into paving a backyard walkway and patio with help from his wife Alicia, daughter Ayla, and...
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DIY Paver Project: Lessons Learned
This is the final post in a series from Curbly.com Editor Bruno Bornsztein, and it's the big reveal for his DIY patio and walkway paver project, which he accomplished with help from his wife Alicia,...
View ArticleDIY Backyard Paver Giveaway Winners Announced!
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View ArticleExtend the Outdoor Living Season
Make an outdoor living area comfy long after the sun sets or the leaves turn with outdoor lighting, a patio heater, and a glowing firepit or portable fireplace.
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The Easy, Fun Way to Spring Clean Your Deck or Patio
The spring cleaning chore with the most fun potential is prepping your deck or patio for spring. Here’s how to do it with a touch of fun.
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Patio Shade Ideas Under $300
Not all shady deals are bad. These patio shade projects are each under $300.
View ArticleLowe’s Bistro Set Recalled Because of Fall Hazard
If you purchased an outdoor table and chair set from Lowe’s, don’t sit on them until you read this.
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Awe-Inspiring Patios Made of Stone
In the hands of inspired masons and artists, natural stone transforms the ordinary backyard patio into inviting works of heart.
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Why You Should — or Shouldn’t — Use Stamped Concrete
Here’s everything you need to know about stamped concrete patios, including benefits, drawbacks, and costs.
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Making a Vertical Garden Out of an Old Window Frame
Who says plants have to grow horizontally? This DIYer turned a salvaged window frame into a unique garden — perfect for the space-challenged.
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Front Yard Patios Add Livability and Curb Appeal
The marriage of front porches with backyard patios has spawned the front yard patio. Here’s how this outdoor trend takes advantage of valuable real estate and enhances neighbor relations.
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