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Small indulgences in your Seattle outdoor space turns your patio into a retreat you just won’t want to leave. Yes, these investments also add value to your home but more importantly they add enjoyment to your outdoor area immediately. Leading the way, outdoor furniture defines the way your spaces flow. You can easily transition your traditional entertaining outside. Unlike never before, you can blur the two spaces and make them one.

If you’re ready to increase enjoyment of your outdoor space, start with selections of the outdoor room elements you want to include.

Faith’s Quick Tips

1. Coordinate your interior and exterior spaces for visual flow.
2. Complement your furniture to the architecture of your home and the natural surroundings.
3. Don’t skimp on furniture - budget for it as you would any other element of your home.
4. Define areas for dining, chatting and lounging.
5. Consider maintenance when selecting materials for furniture and available storage for cushions.
6. Choose accessories as you would inside - outdoor area rug, different levels of lighting-candles, chandeliers, party lights.
7. What about firepits and fireplaces, electronics, outdoor kitchen, refrigeration?
8. Semi-covered area and heaters are important for the Northwest.

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If you need color on your patio to complement your plants, choose a colorful pot for a quick ‘color-pop’. In my Seattle outdoor space designs, I found colorful fiberglass containers from Old Town Fiberglass as a perfect solution. The pots are part of the overall color scheme for my outdoor furnishings. Here are some great examples:

On the Seattle Madison Park penthouse roof deck, we featured colorful lime green containers which coordinate with the Sunbrella fabrics used on the teak furniture. The image shows how the plants, containers and fabrics all harmonize for a Color Pop.

Color Pop on my Seattle project

Let the parties and outdoor entertaining begin! Call us at Faith Sheridan Design Group to discuss a plan for your outdoor space. We offer a complimentary 30 minute Skype call. Get in touch with us soon, the sun is shining!

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The gray days make this Seattle interior designer imagine a colorful patio with inviting colors and fabrics beckoning me outside. Over time the fabrics and cushions break down with exposure to rain and sun. But easy, well priced options are so available today. I’ve gathered some photos to inspire you and help you get a start for warmer days. And don’t forget to add accessories for color punches!

Photos from Houzz & The Company Store

Houzz and Crate and Barrel

Trina Turk Orange Zebra

Houzz and Horchow + Trina Turk

We’re experts with outdoor spaces. Contact us and we’ll talk about spruce ups for your outdoor space. 206.973.3743

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Yes, Seattle is gray and wet but this March is cold with gray and wet. I’m so tired of it (believe me, I have lots of company). So this Seattle interior designer sees daffodils, pink buds and dreams of color on my patio this summer. My teak furniture is now grayed.. and I love it that way. Two persimmon-colored fiberglass plant containers mark the boundaries of my unit. I created an Olioboard to get started on my updates… and the BIG update is a rug to start.

My dreamy additions:

• Chaise Fabric is from Trina Turk for F Schumacher…I am in love with her outdoor designs!

Love this persimmon print for my chaise cushion

• Side table is a favorite from West Elm.. the martini table (aptly named, don’t you think?)

• Rug - Liora Manne is a whiz textile designer. Check out her site.

This anchors the furniture setting with color

Yet to come are the table accessories.. and my plants and flowers…come on sun! Of course, there’s basil, rosemary and thyme…

I’m wondering about a new umbrella cover too.

Time to get serious. Are you ready to plan your outdoor NOW? Imagine the good times you will enjoy and share this summer. Call us and you’ll be ready when summer arrives. 206.973.3743

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It’s a perfect time to begin to plan your outdoor space in Bellevue or Seattle for summer relaxing. To tease you, I have a before and after created for a Bellevue interior design client. Here’s their description, “In the Somerset neighborhood of south Bellevue, we wanted to maximize the spa feeling our home afforded. Built in 1964, the home has an indoor sauna installed by the original owners. When we bought it in 2003, we added a hot tub under the deck just outside the sauna. And we self-designed the hot tub area. The result is a covered, well lit, easy-to-access and easy-to-maintain spa area that extends from sauna to hot tub and gets frequent use by the homeowners. However, the spa area seems sterile and lacks a feeling of inviting warmth and true privacy.”

They heard about the possibilities of using a Design Visualization service and turned to Faith Sheridan, of Faith Sheridan Design Group to find out more. My team includes 3D For All, a Seattle based design visualization company headed by Mary Curley, an accredited Interior Designer herself. I partner regularly with Mary Curley to provide Design Visualization services to homeowners around the country. Faith chose to use Gloster Furniture and materials because of their design leadership and high quality products. What do you think of this result?

Start now to plan for summer relaxing and entertaining. We offer a complementary 30 minute Skype call for the next 30 days. Call us 206.973.3743

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