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Posts tagged “patio”

Good Questions: How Do I Organize This Area?
Los Angeles

When maximizing space, it's a creative challenge to find room for all of your cherished belongings let alone day-to-day things, like cleaning supplies. ATLA reader, joe_g, sent us a question asking fo...

Good Questions: Painting a Rooftop Patio?

AT reader Jamie writes in with a question about painting their rooftop patio to compliment their stunning [emanating envy] view of the Hollywood Hills: "We have a great rooftop patio with views of th...

Inspiration: Home Slice Pizza's Back Patio!
Austin

We’ve found great backyard inspiration ideas at an unlikely South Austin source: Home Slice Pizza’s back patio area! Learn more about their simple ideas so you can make a hip neighborhood hangout...

Simple Green: LED Lights for the Patio

It feels like we're always replacing the lights we have strung up outside. Each time summer rolls around there are burnt out bulbs (if not a burnt out string) and we set ourselves up for the task of ...

LA House Tour Roundup: Inviting Outdoor Decks

Maria's "Oh So You" BungalowA friend of ours has a great patio, perfect for entertaining. During the warm weather (which in Los Angeles can be three-quarters of the year), it's not unusual for the qu...

Finished! Revamped Patio Furniture

Earlier this summer we posted AimmeeRoo's progress on revamping her patio furniture, well she's finished and we're happy to say that we're totally jealous. Amazing what some paint and fabric (and har...

Revamped Patio Furniture

Earlier this year we talked about how to clean up patio furniture. Well, if your furniture needs more than a thorough scrub down, have no fear, check out what AimeeRoo was able to do to this bistro s...

Pagoda Style Patio Umbrellas

We've been looking for a patio umbrella for a little while now. We knew we wanted stripes for the festive look, but didn't realize how much we wanted a pagoda style shape until we saw these:...

Solar Umbrella

With the weather so warm and mellow here in Los Angeles, it's certainly now grilling and outdoor dining season. One of our neighbors kindly purchased a picnic table for everyone to use situated inbetw...

Flickr Find: Amir and Scott's Backyard Make-Over!

AT:LA reader Danny took some pics of his friends Amir and Scott's beautiful backyard makeover. We're loving the idea of using IKEA planters filled with ice for drinks! A few more pics after the jump.....

What To Do With This Patio?

When we met Stefanie to do a housetour of her home (Stefanie's Old World Modern) we were totally impressed with her attention to detail and the generally 'finished' feeling about her home. And then s...

Look! More Red Cushions

Yesterday, we blogged about the red cushioned patio in Baja, today we found another red cushioned patio. This time it's a bit more on the rust red side and instead of a lush tropical backdrop we have...

Inspiration: Todos Santos Red Patio

This piece of inspiration comes compliments of my dad who sent this to me from Todos Santos in Baja where he has some friends. He wanted me to see their outdoor living area...and how! They chose red...

Useful Links for Memorial Day Weekend

Maybe you're going to fix up the deck and entertain? Memorial Day is a great time to catch up on much needed repairs around the house, get your Spring Cleaning kicked off, or start your summer garden ...

Affordable Outdoor Rugs from Overstock

We've been considering ways to make our outside space feel a bit more inviting. A large area rug that can withstand the elements is a really good start. Our favorite affordable options from Overstoc...

How To: Clean Patio Furniture

It's warm enough in LA to start entertaining outside, but is the furniture up to snuff? Or covered in a haze of winter, smog and...mildew?...

Smith and Hawken's Fun in the Sun Table

We're starting to lazily dream about summer picnics and having people over for a quick bite and a trip down to the beach. We love this retro inspired table, small enough for a balcony or our small ga...

Organic Hurricane Candle Lamp by Menu

Now that the days have gotten longer, we're looking forward to hanging outside in those early evening hours, watching the sun go down. It's also a good time to start thinking about stocking up on some...

LA Good Questions: How To Get Rid of Snails?

ATTACK OF THE KILLER SNAILS! The weather has been great these past few days in sunny So Cal, so this morning we thought we'd have some coffee on our patio- only to discover the horror......