outdoors
L I V I N G
Set up your deck as you w ould an
indoor room —use furniture to define
spaces and direct traffic flow.
D ECK DESIGN
Joe’s decorating advice
for your deck:
BE ECLECTIC “Don’t
be afraid to mix styles.
Here, the modern table
and traditional chairs
look more interesting
together than if
everything matched.”
USE FABRICS “There’s
an array of outdoor
fabrics in multiple
palettes. Use them as
accents or to blend into
a color scheme.”
REMEMBER THE VIEW
“Consider the view from
inside the house. Color
should flow from inside
to outside.”
ADD CONTAINERS
“Use pots as accessories.
You can build your
palette with living
material.”
UNDERFOOT
Joe uses outdoor
carpets “to soften a
space and create an
island of color to
inspire furnishing
choices.”
DECKSIDE DECOR
Besides softening the
hard, plain lines of the
deck, plantings of
shrubs and grasses
create a visual link
between the deck and
the landscape.
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