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Outdoor Rooms by Laura C. McGaughey-Held
One hundred or so friends have been invited to your home to help celebrate a special occasion, and now you have the delightful, but possibly problematic, issue of where to put everyone. Picture this: a seamless extension of the inside of your home to the outside, creating beautiful and comfortable entertaining areas on the veranda, deck, in the rose garden or around the pool. With a new generation of furniture designed to withstand the elements – but with a decidedly more indoor look – arranging outdoor rooms is easy to do with flair. If you haven’t shopped for outdoor furniture lately, you will be amazed at what is available: cushioned sofas and upholstered groups that really do have an indoor look; beautiful fabric pavilions that accommodate comfortable dining and protect from the sun; durable chaise lounges and sling chairs that can handle direct sunlight; and even outdoor lamp posts that enhance ambience. Mixing and matching styles and types of outdoor furniture for different areas is fine. At Furnitureland South, we showcase a multitude of styles in outdoor furnishings and can design your entire outdoor setting. You might want to select a particular style of furniture for around the pool and then something a bit more upscale for your veranda. We can coordinate everything by helping you select fabrics that work well together, and we can even design outdoor rooms to reflect your interior color scheme, thus truly creating your outdoor entertaining areas as an extension of your indoor décor! So, relax, knowing that it’s possible – and even easy – to create gracious outdoor living that your guests will enjoy almost as much as you! Call me so we can begin designing your home’s alfresco ambience!
Laura has been involved in design and home furnishings for 10 years. She has worked at Furnitureland South for five years and enjoys creating original home furnishing combinations for her clients. Laura is enthusiastic about helping her clients find treasures for their homes.
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Laura has been involved in design and home furnishings for 10 years. She has worked at Furnitureland South for five years and enjoys creating original home furnishing combinations for her clients. Laura is enthusiastic about helping her clients find treasures for their homes.