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10 Best Outdoor Living Ideas

michellehorton | June 30th, 2011 at 8:30 am

If you’re lucky enough to have an outdoor living space, there are so many creative ideas beyond patio furniture and volleyball nets. If you’re stumped on how to best use your backyard, check out these 10 unique outdoor decorating ideas — perfect for summertime!

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A Floating Bed

Rather than putting up some porch swings, why not install a comfy, inviting floating bed -- either hanging from trees or under a porch.

1. BusyBeingFabulous; Pinterest; 3. Sunset; 4. Minor Details; 5. The Architecture Blog; 6. All Things Lovely 7. Domino via Mason Marigold; 8. The Diversion Project; 9. Suziebeezie; 10. Escapade Blog

Love to entertain outdoors? Trick out your next backyard party with these great items!

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michellehorton

Michelle Horton is the founder of EarlyMama.com, an award-winning site that proves young motherhood doesn’t have to define or limit us. She writes daily for Babble.com and Disney Baby, and has contributed to a number of online publications and book anthologies. When not writing, she’s typically pretending to be a superhero in her 4-year-old son’s imaginative play.

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