6 summer projects

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by Melton Design Build

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Update your outdoor furniture with upholstered cushions in bright, cheery fabrics. You can purchaseready-made pieces in outdoor fabrics. If you need some custom cushions, you can purchase outdoorfabric by the yard and create a look unique to your home and your personal style.

update your outdoor furniture

Add a ceiling fan to your outdoor living room. Even with the mild temperatures along the Front Range,a ceiling fan will help keep you cool. Choose one with a built-in light fixture to use the space forevening entertaining or family game night al fresco!

cool things down

Use pots in various sizes and colors and hanging pots to add some greenery to your outdoor livingroom. Choose plants that don’t require much water but thrive in Colorado such as threadleafcoreopsis, yellow whitlow grass or autumn moor grass.

green thumb your outdoor spaces

Although summer days may be warm, often our evenings are chilly. Add a fireplace to your outdoorliving space for ambiance and some warmth so you can stay out until the wee hours.

light a fire

Keep the indoor kitchen clean all season by building an outdoor kitchen. Today’s outdoor cookinggoes way beyond the grill. Include a sink, refrigerator, warming drawers…whatever you need for familydinners or entertaining.

cook up a storm

Consider an outdoor stereo system with surround sound for soft background music when you’rerelaxing outdoors. Turn it up in the evening for an impromptu dance party. No matter how youdecorate your outdoor spaces, the most important thing you can do is get out there and enjoy them!

fine tune

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