INTERIOR DESIGN by PATRICIA O'DELL
Get Outside. The challenges of 2020 brought a lot of people renewed perspective on work, home, and family. With so much uncertain, home – previously the spot from which we came and went without much thought – became haven. And as our wanderings were limited – mountains, oceans, and landmarks suddenly unavailable – we began to make the most of our own backyards. Many of us recognized our outdoor spaces – whether big or small – as sanctuaries for the first time. The vacant nursery lots reflected a zeal for planting and we began to push the
furniture around, literally or figuratively. Certainly, expanding outdoors – not necessarily in square footage, but in opportunity – can change the way you live. “I always suggest that people consider how they could use their outdoor space year-round,” Kristopher Dabner, president and creative director of The Greensman, says. “With both landscape and hardscape.” While people may see the wisdom in creating structure in their garden with evergreens – firs, yews, and hollies – that will hold up under our midwestern winters, they may overlook
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