Outdoor Entertaining Spaces

So it's been about a week since I announced the reveal of our back patio makeover over on the Home Depot website. It was amazing being featured over there & such an honor. Well, now I'm here to chat about the whole space. This patio makeover has been a long time coming. Thank you to Home Depot for motivating me to finally make this a pretty space for our home. Before this space was a just a place to work on all of our DIY projects & it was almost embarrassing for anyone to see our backyard…

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We put together an all-star team to design the ultimate Nashville house. Located on the land of country music icon Barbara Mandrel’s estate, Fontanel, Atlanta and Peachtree City, Georgia-based architecture firm, Historical Concepts worked with uber-Southern decorator, Phoebe Howard who works out of Charlotte, North Carolina; Atlanta; and Jacksonville, Florida to create this Nashville house that can host a crowd. Mimicking an old farmhouse, the main house revolves around one large living room…

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Five Faves :: Favorite Fire Pits I am on a mission to refine my vision for our huge backyard project. Hence this post, and Monday’s post on Favorite Outdoor retreats. This is a long time dream of ours that we are saving for, and have been saving for – to create an outdoor retreat that …

Create a contemporary outdoor living space in your backyard oasis for relaxing or entertaining guests.

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A fireplace and overhead protection from wind and rain help extend the time spent relaxing in this lovely outdoor space. - Traditional Home ® / Photo: John Granen / Design: David Pfeiffer

My name is Barbara Jordan Dettweiler and these are my musings about interior design inspired by living, working and traveling all over the world. It’s also a bit about my other passions for art, family, entertaining and philanthropy since they so often influence my design preferences. I hope that I can spark some new ideas for you and that you will stay a while! If I can help you to create a space that makes you feel content and inspired, please contact me at hausdesign@hotmail.com.

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Why You'll Love It Laidback yet elegant, all-weather cord is wrapped around a lightweight aluminum frame on our Huron Sofa. Plus, each piece is rust-resistant, so it can live outside even when bad weather sends you indoors.