Open Air Living: Creative Ideas for Stylish Outdoor Living

About the Book

Open Air Living: Creative Ideas for Stylish Outdoor Living by Enrica Stabile explores ways to transform outdoor areas into comfortable and inviting extensions of the home. Rather than treating gardens, patios, balconies, and other open-air spaces simply as places to sit or entertain, the book presents ideas for using them as purposeful living areas.

The book looks at outdoor spaces for relaxing, eating, working, and bathing, with attention to the elements that help define their atmosphere. Furniture, fabrics, lighting, and decorative details are considered as part of creating an outdoor setting suited to different activities and occasions.

Stylish Outdoor Spaces

From dining outdoors and creating places to relax to working or sleeping beneath the stars, Stabile presents different approaches to making greater use of open-air rooms. The book also includes illustrated step-by-step projects for creating personalised furnishings, making it useful for readers looking for practical inspiration alongside interior and garden design ideas.

Who Is It For?

This book is suited to readers interested in interior design, garden design, outdoor decorating, home improvement, and creative ways to make better use of outdoor living spaces.

Key Features

Outdoor living; garden design; outdoor decorating; patio and balcony ideas; furniture and fabrics; outdoor lighting; al fresco dining; relaxation spaces; personalised furnishings; home and garden design.

Product Details

Author: Enrica Stabile; Contributors: Alice Berkeley and Christopher Drake; Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small; ISBN-13: 9781841721224; ISBN-10: 1841721220; Format: Hardcover; Pages: 143; Publication Date: 2001; Language: English; Genre: Home & Garden, Interior and Garden Design.

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