Hi Guys – Outdoor Living Guy Here . . . This vlog on Backyard Design is a “Can I get “Hoo-Ha” for our year 2020 designing outdoor living spaces and backyard designs. It brings out our bloopers, our fears . . . our triumphs. We want to thank those who follow this blog, our You-Tube followers, and our family and
Welcome Friends to our Annual Review of Projects Outdoor Patio Design – Part One will have us on a video tour of 7 properties finished during 2020. Wait – there’s more to come in Outdoor Patio Design – Part Two. We knew 7 properties would be sensory-overload-to-the-max but hopefully you’ll be able to make it through these amazing transformations. Don’t
Outdoor Living Channel Hello everyone. It’s Micah, Outdoor Living Guy . . . Welcome to my channel. It’s all about outdoor living and Beautiful Backyard Outdoor Living spaces. Every week we feature everything you can imagine in landscape design: outdoor bars, outdoor kitchens, covered structures, outdoor fireplaces, hot tubs (in ground spas or store bought hot tubs), barbeques & Grill
KEEPING YOUR OUTDOOR LIVING . . . WARM & COZY Outdoor Heaters are your answer to taking the chill off outdoor living. We all love a blazing fire in our backyard fireplace. At times though, even the hottest fire isn’t warm enough to keep the chill off. Watcha gonna do? Best Backyard Patio Heaters (Stay Warm) gives us the answer
Lean-to | Covered Patio Backyard lean-to structures or shed style covered patio describes what this blog plus video is all about. Micah Dennis, the Outdoor Living Guy walks you through another side of covered structures – lean-to covered patios. He promised to follow up with lean-to structures that work best in certain situations as many other times he talks predominantly
What Plants Should I Use For my Landscape? If you are like many of us, we wonder about Landscape Plantings. It’s a practical question if your expertise lies anywhere but near a flower bed. And flower beds themselves lead to another question . . . flowers, or plants or both? Micah Dennis, the Outdoor Living Guy answers these questions beginning
Innovative Strategies for Retaining Walls How to Handle Slopes in your Landscaping . . . Retaining walls. Yes, but there are other ways to handle slopes in you landscape. You will be surprised at how interesting and important these retaining wall methods can be. The primary purpose of these sturdy structures is to prevent soil erosion and effectively hold back
WHY WE SAY ‘Go For It’ . . . It’s a big yes from the Outdoor Living Guy and the rest of the crew at Paradise Restored Landscaping & Exterior Design. Why not “Light Up Your Life?” I’m sure we all can remember family get-togethers at parks with huge covered structures . . . the food on picnic tables under
What? Outdoor Eating as a Blog Topic? Yep. Time to dust off the outdoor dining furniture and setup outside for spring & summer. As content-odd as “Outdoor Eating” might seem, it’s actually a smorgasbord of culinary delights and design must-haves. So tuck your napkins in your shirt fronts, ‘cuz here comes Bar-be-ques, appetizers, and chilled beverages . . . Now
What’s Cooking? Ever thought that designing your backyard living space is similar to putting together a good recipe? One filled with ingredients your family enjoys most – ingredients that totally appease and satisfy their taste buds? It’s true, outdoor living spaces start with the same kind of recipe. A design plan with ingredients that totally appease and satisfy your families’