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Garden Décor Takes Inside Outside

Step outside and instantly expand your living space. With the right garden decorations and accessories, outdoor spaces can become second living rooms, where you can relax with a book or entertain family and friends. Patio furnishings and heaters, fire pits, stone birdbaths, wind chimes, mosaic stepping stones, and garden containers are just a few of the accents that can make your backyard and garden stand out.

Decorate with Garden Containers

Garden containers are an easy, natural, and beautiful decorative addition to your outdoor living space. Cluster pots together. Plant them with vegetables, topiaries, native grasses, colorful flowers, or herbs you can cook with. Place garden containers throughout the yard, garden, and patio. They come in all sizes, shapes, and a variety of materials, including resin, styrin, and foam, which are made to look like their terra cotta and ceramic counterparts but are significantly lighter and easier to move.

Make the Outdoors Feel like Home

When you walk through the door to your garden, carry the colors and themes from inside your home outside. Make yourself comfortable. Add cushions to chairs. Shade your seating area with a large, canvas umbrella. Burn garden torches and citronella candles to create atmosphere and keep bugs at bay. Hang decorative ceramic artwork on an exterior wall. Toss worn out accessories, such as hose hangers and door mats, and replace them with new, decorative versions to give the area a unified feeling. And always remember that garden décor should be fun, creative, and a reflection of your personal style.