For rooms that are so popular, sunrooms can be a little confusing! Florida rooms, screen porches, conservatories, solariums are all often referred to as sunrooms, but the basics of a sunroom are just a well-lit airy room with lots of windows. Renaissance Conservatories They are the result [...]
Outdoor living trends come and go and this year is no exception. Everywhere I turn I keep seeing pineapple themed interior décor and it has made its way to the backyard. From pillows, cushions, rugs, curtains and other fabric based items, to patio furniture and decorations, pineapples are making a statement in backyards. Why [...]
Pictured above: Gazebo Penguin 41218 All-Season Solarium | Purchase on Amazon For rooms that are so popular, sunrooms can be a little confusing! Florida rooms, screen porches, conservatories, solariums are all often referred to as sunrooms, but the basics of a sunroom are just a well-lit airy room with lots of windows. They are [...]
Things are heating up outside, but a backyard sauna or steam bath can assure you are warm and relaxed year-round! Both will get you sweating and boost your circulation, but they do this in completely different ways. A sauna operates with dry heat, typically by heating up rocks that radiate heat in an enclosed [...]
If you love your backyard and hate saying goodbye to it when the sun goes down, a fire feature might be the answer. With the addition of fire, your backyard can not only remain an inviting place to hang out long after dark, but can be warm enough to enjoy the outdoors earlier [...]
Backyard Mamma is pleased to welcome Ryan Holmes from KoiBids as a guest blogger to help explain how to choose a great design for your koi fish pond. Ryan is an award-winning pond, water garden, and water feature builder. In the suburban scene, providing ambiance in one’s home is now a necessity. The idea [...]
Backyard Mamma is pleased to welcome Ron Wolf as a guest blogger. Ron Wolf is studying to become a civil engineer by day and enjoys blogging by night. His first contact with construction and home improvement was when he worked with his father during summer breaks at his construction company in Australia. And since his mother [...]
Your outdoor living space is an extension of your home, and as such it should be outfitted with patio furniture that cohesively blends the indoors and outdoors together. With so many options on the market today, it may be overwhelming to find the right fit for your backyard. There are many materials to choose [...]
Backyard Mamma is pleased to welcome Kris Lindahl, a realtor from The Kris Lindahl Team, as a guest blogger. Kris has some great tips about sprucing up your backyard to help sell your home. Will cleaning and freshening up your backyard actually add value to your home? Could it help you sell your home [...]
And just like that we bid another year adieu, but first we must look back and see just how well we predicted luxury backyard trends for 2016. There was a pleasant mix of elegantly simple designs with splashes of ornate features like elaborate paver layouts, all-glass tile pools and the use of large, natural [...]
