| Outdoor spaces can be turned to functional areas. | | | | your neighbors pass by. If you have teenage children, |
| Don't just leave them empty and untouched. Patio and | | | | they will definitely make it their most favored spot. |
| porches are still very much part of your home. You | | | | Don't just let grass sit on your backyard. Using outdoor |
| can add a more livable space to it and maximize the | | | | furniture, you can create several areas that will serve |
| use of your outdoor spaces by using a few pieces of | | | | as an extension of your home. If you love entertaining, |
| outdoor furniture. | | | | then you can delineate two areas in your patio where |
| You may have thought that you can never do | | | | you can sit and eat together with family and friends. |
| anything on your small porch. Small spaces need not | | | | Depending on the size of your outdoors, you can put a |
| be neglected. You can put a single outdoor arm chair | | | | small bistro set where you can dine al fresco with your |
| and an end table in there and that gives you an extra | | | | spouse or you can put a six to eight-seater table to |
| room in the house where you can sit down and read | | | | accommodate lots of family members on a barbecue |
| your morning paper or your favorite pocketbooks. You | | | | party. On one side, you can conjure up a nice seating |
| can also fashion a seating area with storage by | | | | area using an outdoor bench and a few arm chairs. If |
| cleverly putting a long bench in a quite narrow porch. If | | | | it's total comfort you aim for, a deep seating sofa can |
| there's a little more room to it, you can place a rocking | | | | be placed to make for a great gathering place for |
| chair, a porch swing or a glider and that gives you a | | | | conversations and laughter. |
| charming place where you can watch and wave as | | | | |