hMake home’s outside an extension of inside

hMake home’s outside an extension of inside

The outside of your home deserves your attention too. After all, it is part of the house.

“Home Outside: Creating the Landscape You Love” by Julie Moir Messervy (The Taunton Press; $30; hardcover) offers a six-step process that can help you make the outside of your living space an extension of the inside.

Start by examining the conditions including the soil, wind, circulation, vegetation and views in Lay of the Land. Next, select a basic layout, aesthetic arrangement and theme, and organize the space around the house accordingly. Chapter three explains the four comfort zones and how to design for them. The last three chapters, Making it Flow, Placing the Pieces and Sensory Pleasures, show you how to complete the project and add the finishing touches.

Color photographs and illustrations complement the text.

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