Bring The Outdoors In With Rustic Pieces

The right furniture can change a room from dull to dynamic, from stuffy to welcoming. Bringing a touch of the outdoors in can make a room feel relaxed and cozy while still looking chic. Repurposing outdoor and rustic pieces is a huge trend right now, and even better - it's cost effective and environmentally friendly!

Consider incorporating some of the following trends into your next room design:

Natural tabletops. Creating a custom coffee table or even kitchen table out of a natural stone or wood slab is a great way to create the feeling of outdoors, inside.

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Reclaimed wood pieces as art. Whether it's small "barn door" style pieces or a rust picture/window frame, these simple items can add a lot of warmth to a design. Try hanging them, or even propping them, up as an accent on side tables.

Carved wooden benches and stools. Incorporating custom carved wooden stools and benches into a design, perhaps around the kitchen table, or as accents in the living area, is an easy way to bring the outdoors in. Made of one solid piece of wood, these pieces also have the added benefit of being very durable - great for high-traffic areas.

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Wooden beams. Reclaimed wood ceiling beams are a huge shabby chic trend. The beams create a feeling of warmth, while also elongating the feeling of the space.

Create contrast. Try incorporating both rustic and modern pieces into a room to create a really interesting contrast. Something like a natural dark wood coffee table in an all-white room, maybe even some chrome accents, creates a dynamic design.

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For some more woodsy inspiration, be sure to visit Artemano at the Ottawa Home & Garden Show, March 26-29 at the EY Centre. Artemano is a Canadian luxury furniture provider, specializing in modern and contemporary exotic solid wood furniture and home decor, with a collection that's sure to impress. Don't have tickets for the Ottawa Home & Garden Show yet? Get 2-for-1 on Facebook and treat a friend or family member to the show!

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Indianapolis Exhibitor Spotlight: Top Choice Fence and Deck

INDIANAPOLIS EXHIBITOR SPOTLIGHT



We're excited to have Top Choice Fence and Deck at our Indianapolis Home Show (Jan. 24 - Feb. 2)!



Check out our exclusive interview with this fabulous exhibitor below... 
• Check out their website

• www.topchoicefence.com
• Location
• Central Indiana 
• Show Booth Number
• Catch them at booth #155!

• Describe your products & services
• Top Choice Fence and Deck is a full service fence and deck company. We install all types of fencing from custom to standard styles. 
• We specialize in ornamental aluminum and a signature cedar that we custom make to your dreams.  We also install all other types of materials including treated pine, vinyl, chain link, composite, and ornamental steel.  All of our decks are custom made and offer interactive design to ensure you are getting the deck of your dreams. 
• Being a family owned and operated company we can save you money while building a fence that will be beautiful for years. We offer financing for our projects and all projects come with a warranty.
• What are your best home or garden tips for this season?
• Always make sure the contractor you choose is as invested in your project as you are. You don't want a contractor that is going to only worry about the job while he is there. You want to make sure that the job is going to be a project that they will stand behind for years to come.
• What are your featured items this season? 
• Ornamental Aluminum Custom Cedar
• What is your favorite part about the home show?
• Getting to meet all the other business owners and contractors.

You can catch Top Choice Fence and Deck at our 

2014 Indianapolis Home Show (Jan. 24 - Feb. 2) at the Indiana State Fairgrounds! 

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Fun Find Friday: 3 Great Tree Houses

Recently I discovered a trend in outdoor living that has been peppered throughout many of my favorite social media platforms. It seems that tree houses are dominating the skies these days! But these are not the generic tree forts you used to play games in when you were a kid; these are serious, adult-styled wonders that float high in the sky.

Building a tree house like any of the ones featured in this post requires extreme skill and a very sturdy tree, non of which I have. So for now, I will just have to look at these photos and dream of my future home in the sky!

Top 3: Favorite Tree Houses

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