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on December 11th, 2012 
Red and green is an iconic color combination that calls to mind one thing: Christmas. A great color palette to work with any time, during the holidays, red and green provide an instant decorating base.
Where did the use of red and green as Christmas colors come from? Well, many theories abound, but one in particular seems plausible.
Back in the 14th century, the Christian church presented Miracle Plays to educate an illiterate populace. These plays represented the stories of the Bible and left a lasting impression on people who lacked the ability to read a Bible.
 Library.Calvin.edu On Christmas Eve, the church presented the story of Adam and Eve. Using red apples from the fall harvest, they would attach them to the branches of a pine tree, representing the Tree of Good and Evil. Through the years, the people adopted this same habit of decorating green pine trees with red apples and, it seems, two traditions were born: evergreen trees used at Christmastime and a red and green color combination associated with the same holiday.
 Examiner.com Red is fiery, energetic, warm, and emotional, while green, its opposite on the color wheel, is serene, peaceful, cool, and calming. When used together they balance one another, with green helping to calm and control red, and red helping to jazz up green.
 Sweet Design.com  Pambaboma.com Lucky you if your outdoor living room already has a red or green color scheme. To add some holiday touches to a red scheme, simply add some green holiday décor (ornaments in a bowl, fresh evergreens draped on the table, an artfully tied ribbon, or a throw pillow) Vice versa if your existing color scheme is green. (In place of the greens, use some fiery red poinsettias.) Here’s some ideas for adding the colors of the season to your outdoor room.
 Home Decorating Here’s to red and green! An Outdoorlicious! color combination any time of year.
on December 4th, 2012  Style Estate Blog Decorating the front entry to your home is one of the best things about holiday decorating. I love trying to come up with something new and different each year. Of course, you can put the obligatory wreath on the door, but why not embellish your entryway with greens, ribbons, and ornaments.
 Stagetecture.com  Coastal Living You can give the porch bench some special attention too. Put out some holiday pillows or wrap ribbon around existing pillows. 
Using casually draped garland festive with ribbon and glittery picks or natural greens like magnolias and holly to decorate your bench also adds a touch of Christmas cheer.
 Reniak.blogspot.com Entry way pots offer endless holiday decorating possibilities.
 Canadien Gardening.com  Deborah Silver.com Decorating your front entry let’s your neighbors, family, and friends see that you’ve caught the holiday spirit. Make it good. Make it interesting. And make it Outdoorlicious!
on November 20th, 2012 
In marked contrast to the rest of the year, from Halloween to Christmas our homes are dressed and decorated continuously. The “fall colors” of red, gold, and orange are bright and energetic. They are so pretty when the sun shines on them.
 HGTV.com  Front Porch Idea and More.com  Examiner.com  Furniture 4 World.Blogspot.com With the last days of outdoor dining upon us, why not add to the ambiance of sharing a meal outside by dressing up the table with the colors of the season? Many of these striking decorations are simply found items from the yard: berries and leaves, acorns and branches or produce from the farmer’s market: pumpkins, apples, and gourds. Inexpensive, simple, and so easy to use, these natural materials are a wonderful way to decorate the outdoor areas of your home and make your home or table say, Outdoorlicious!
 Spread Decor.com  About.com – Interior Decorating  Innovative Holiday Decorating.Blogspot.com  My Home Ideas.com  Happy Thanksgiving to all!
on November 6th, 2012  Build Direct Blog.com What is it about those Outdoorlicious! little buildings people place in their yards or gardens that attract so much attention? Yes, the house may be fantastic and the culmination of years of planning but that little shed/pool house/potting shed/ or other out building gets people pinning on Pinterest.
 My Design Chic.com I guess we all desire a little get-away spot that is private and cozy—just big enough for maybe a couple of people at most, but not too big for one to enjoy solo.
 My Design Chic.com Yours could be a nap-time hide-away or a spot to write in peace and quiet.
 Build Direct Blog.com Many are potting sheds where we go for relaxing work and peaceful contemplation.
 A Day In The Country  AK Atlanta.com You could build your own private chapel…
Or a small barn.
 Coastal Living A tea room would be serene.
 Builder House Plans.com It can be rustic or elegant, light and airy or dark and comforting. It can be built of reclaimed products: found windows, old wood, and used hardware.
 Sandey Caughey Building.com  Rose C’est LaVie Blogspot.com  My Times.com I think it’s the perfect way to express your personality in a way that doesn’t matter quite so much as your house. Whether furnished with cast-off or hand-built furniture. Zen-like and spare or outfitted from wall-to-wall. It’s your dream space to do with as you wish. What does your ideal out building look like?
on October 30th, 2012  Better Homes and Gardens With only another day until Halloween, I bet most of you are decorated with all the witches, pumpkins, and black cats you can handle. However, since Thanksgiving is next month, you’ll want to recycle some of these decorations for the rest of the fall season.
Take away the witches, ghosts, black cats, and anything ghoulish. Leave the pumpkins, bales of hay, and scarecrows. Then add some gourds and mums. You’ll be ready for the big feast day—maybe celebrated Outdoorliciously! outside?
Here are some great fall decorating ideas…
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