Designer Steven Gambrel created an inviting outdoor space using unconventional decorating items.
Covered outdoor areas lend themselves to decorating, and many do decorate the back or screened porches – but many overlook the front entrance. While the white shingles and blue shutters of this 19th century cottage are charming on their own, Gambrel added unexpected details to create a welcoming entrance. The gnarled table, woven wicker basket and container plants bring textures, as well as soften the structure and stone patio. What better way to welcome home family and guests than with an enchanting entry.
I am thinking of doing something kind of similar – we have an old orange tree that I had to cut down in the yard, I left the stump and I want to make a table by attaching a table top to it, perhaps with a kind of moroccan/modern tile on the top. Put a couple of all weather chairs and I am hoping this gives me a nice outdoor living space.
Sorry to hear about your orange tree, but a great idea to reuse the stump. I hate I didn’t save any driftwood my grandparents had collected when they had a house in the Florida Panhandle. Would have been great for a table lamp or table base.