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  • IKEA Skarpo Armchairs

    Modern Garden Furniture Meets Fairy Whimsy

    I created a series of outdoor rooms when we added new fencing a few years ago (which has finally grayed…
    May 25, 2021
  • Animals in Outdoor Decor

    I'm thinking ahead ever-so-slightly to when I can get outside and work on the garden. Spring is coming to Chicago,…
    March 14, 2019
  • Hold on to Summer

    October in Chicago is funny. The temperature is in the high seventies this week but we could just as easily…
    October 5, 2011
  • Tubtrugs

    I think I need a few of these for weeding the garden. And for gathering the increasing amount of outdoor…
    June 29, 2011
  • Pom Pom Peony Support

    I have a million peony bushes in the backyard (well, twelve or so), but I think the one nearest the…
    May 16, 2011
  • Driftwood Garland and Disc Chimes

    That garland would be really pretty hanging outside on a porch. Especially if you contrasted it with the smooth, organic…
    May 13, 2011
  • IKEA Skarpo Armchairs

    Modern Garden Furniture Meets Fairy Whimsy

    I created a series of outdoor rooms when we added new fencing a few years ago (which has finally grayed nicely). Ideally, I would add…

    May 25, 20211 comment'O' for Outdoors, Decorating
  • Animals in Outdoor Decor

    I’m thinking ahead ever-so-slightly to when I can get outside and work on the garden. Spring is coming to Chicago, and it comes up fast…

    March 14, 20191 comment'O' for Outdoors, Decorating
  • Hold on to Summer

    October in Chicago is funny. The temperature is in the high seventies this week but we could just as easily be thirty degrees colder, so…

    October 5, 20119 comments'F' for Furniture, 'O' for Outdoors, Filing Cabinet
  • Tubtrugs

    I think I need a few of these for weeding the garden. And for gathering the increasing amount of outdoor toys strewn about the yard.…

    June 29, 20119 comments'D' for Decorating, 'O' for Outdoors, Filing Cabinet
  • Pom Pom Peony Support

    I have a million peony bushes in the backyard (well, twelve or so), but I think the one nearest the egg chair might qualify for…

    May 16, 20112 comments'O' for Outdoors, Filing Cabinet, Wish List
  • Driftwood Garland and Disc Chimes

    That garland would be really pretty hanging outside on a porch. Especially if you contrasted it with the smooth, organic shapes of the ceramic disc…

    May 13, 20114 comments'O' for Outdoors, Filing Cabinet
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