| 7 Do's and Don'ts for Positioning Deck
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| | balance.
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| and Garden Gazebos
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| | 4. Do Take Advantage of a Raised Area
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| One of best ways to extend your outdoor
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| | To enjoy picture postcard vistas like a
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| living space is by adding a gazebo. These
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| | beautiful sunset or bird's eye garden
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| pretty outdoor structures were originally
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| | view, take advantage of any raised area
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| used in Victorian times to shade
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| | in your yard.
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| fashionably pale ladies from the sun. Now
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| | One couple I know built an outdoor gazebo
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| they're being turned into everything from
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| | high on a terrace overlooking their
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| cozy eating areas to kid's playhouses,
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| | jungle-like backyard and used it, not
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| and getaway spaces to meditate. But
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| | only for dining, but for dancing in the
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| why is it that some gazebos blend so
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| | moonlight.
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| naturally into the backyard like they've
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| | 5. Do Place Gazebos on Decks
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| been there forever, while others look
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| | If you are looking for a little shelter,
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| stiff, awkward and stick out like a sore
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| | then a patio gazebo nestled in one corner
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| thumb?
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| | of your deck can complement it
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| The secret is in the placement!
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| | beautifully. It can also help to break up
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| Positioned correctly, your gazebo will
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| | what can be a long, boring space.
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| add dimension to your landscape.
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| | One backyard I toured had a gazebo on the
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| Positioned incorrectly, your gazebo will
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| | deck that was used for dining. The
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| make your backyard look disjointed and
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| | ceiling of the gazebo was decorated with
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| junky.
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| | dozens of miniature white Christmas tree
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| Here are some do's and don't to help you
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| | lights for a starry sky effect at night.
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| get it right!
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| | 6. Don't Place your Outdoor Gazebo too
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| 1. Do Place Gazebos at the End of a Path
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| | far to one side of the House
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| Gazebos look wonderful and mysterious as
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| | If your beautiful garden gazebo is not
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| a termination point at the end of a
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| | even part of your view, then why bother
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| garden path. Visitors get the wonderful
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| | to spend all that money to build it?
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| feeling that they are being drawn into
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| | Also, too far to one side can make the
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| the backyard and that makes it feel
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| | yard look lopsided if you don't balance
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| inviting and cozy.
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| | the rest of the yard with some
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| 2. Do Choose a Spot Close to Water
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| | landscaping or other structures.
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| If your home is on a lake or pond, take
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| | Off to one side will work o.k. if your
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| advantage of it. Position your outdoor
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| | gazebo is still partly in sight and there
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| gazebo on the point that overlooks the
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| | is a good reason for it to be there. For
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| water.
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| | example, if the gazebo is placed nearby a
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| You could also try placing your gazebo
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| | tennis or bocce ball court, it can be a
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| near a backyard waterfall or a trickling
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| | place to sit and watch the game. It can
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| fountain and enjoy watching the birds
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| | also hide something unattractive that you
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| splash about. Or how about by your pool?
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| | really don't want to look at like
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| One family I know built a patio gazebo at
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| | 7. Do make it the Jewel in Your Garden
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| the deep end of their rock waterfall
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| | Another great place for your outdoor
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| swimming pool. It was designed so that
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| | gazebo is smack dab in the middle of your
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| you could easily remove the railing on
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| | garden where you can turn it into a
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| the pool side and dive right off the
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| | quaint tea room or cozy reading spot. Not
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| gazebo into the water.
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| | only will you able to enjoy looking out
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| 3. Don't place a garden gazebo in the
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| | at all your magnificent flowers, but
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| middle of your Yard unless you have a
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| | you'll be able to enjoy their beautiful
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| very large backyard.
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| | aroma too.
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| A gazebo in the middle of a tiny yard
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| | So remember: For perfect deck and garden
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| will look like it's been dropped from
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| | gazebo placement, plan ahead. Know the
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| outer space and will overpower the yard,
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| | reason for placing your gazebo where you
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| but as the centrepiece of a grand estate,
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| | want to put it. When things make sense
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| it can anchor and unite the space quite
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| | your garden design will flow beautifully.
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| beautifully. It's all a matter of
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