Outdoor Living
By Michelle LynnePresident, ML Interiors Group Summertime in Texas means heat, but that heat shouldn’t keep you from enjoying outdoor living. A comfortable outdoor area should feel like an extension of your stylish indoor living rooms. Using the same color palette and aesthetic tricks the eye into believing you’ve added extra square footage to your…
Read MoreEditor’s Note: As the three-day Memorial Day weekend kicks off, we thought we’d take a look back at some of our great stories about outdoor living in North Texas. First up: Five tips for outdoor living spaces, originally published in 2015. By Leah Shafer Transforming backyards into additional living spaces is a growing trend in…
Read MoreI’m a wee skeptical of The National Association of Home Builders 2018 survey of “thousands of U.S. homebuyers” for must-haves. I have no doubt these things were tops on consumer’s wish list, and were accurately reported. I just think housing preferences are more regional. And this list is too national. These are features buyers ranked…
Read MoreYou may recall that I told you, last year, about the Screenfest we have had on our porch ever since we screened it in with retractable screens by KJ Custom Screens. Teresa Staggs, who owns KJ Custom Screens & Outdoor Living, the premier North Texas distributor and installer of the world’s top exterior motorized screens,…
Read MoreIt’s March and that means we get to enjoy outdoor living! Hopefully no more soggy afternoons or need for winter coats. These next few months are what make North Texas a fantastic place to live. Trees start turning green. Grass and weeds start growing. Swimming pools get warmer and you can almost smell the burgers…
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