The Outdoor Living Room

by Martha Baker

Book Overview

Presents forty-five ideas for creating rustic, romantic, classic, modern, and whimsical outdoor living spaces on decks or patios; and provides tips on essential decorating elements. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0609606468
• ISBN13: 9780609606469
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.9" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

disappointing

No book cover, wrinkled pages.. the book is old ideas .. honestly I'm disappointed with it.

A carpenter's point of view

I bought this book as a gift for my husband, who is a carpenter. He makes furniture as a hobby and has improved our back patio with the addition of a handmade trellis, flower shelves and boxes, and--of course--plants, plants, and more plants. He says, "This is a book for rich people," but as he gazes at the photos I see him drawing blueprints in his mind. Buy the book for ideas if you are rich and can pay someone else to execute them, or if you are handy and can build them yourself, like my husband. Or buy it because you just like to admire the elegant spaces where the other half plays. I'm dreaming of an adirondack chaise lounge handmade by my husband, which I'm sure will appear on my patio one day soon.

Beautiful book

Loved this book. Beautiful photos-my only criticism is that I found many photos were repeated through the book in different chapters. I liked the index at the back of the book which listed sources for finding objects featured in photos. I also have Martha Baker's book, Garden Ornaments, and recommend both. These books have a permanent place on my bookshelf and bedside table.