How to Enjoy Easy Indoor-Outdoor Living

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While summer may be coming to a close, there are plenty of ways to enjoy indoor-outdoor living well into fall or even longer, depending on where you live. Create an alfresco area your guests will love spending time in as much as you do — and extend your usable living space in the process — by adding thoughtful touches like comfortable seating, well-planned lighting and versatile appliances that move effortlessly between inside and out. Here are five smart moves that are guaranteed to lift your outdoor living game this season.

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1. Choose Go-Anywhere Appliances

Create an outdoor living space that’s both functional and fun by adding a portable home entertainment device to the mix. Whether you’re hosting outdoor movie nights under the stars or grooving to your favorite tunes, these versatile gadgets are guaranteed to add a touch of excitement to your outdoor sanctuary.

The latest lifestyle screens offer a variety of ways to enjoy yourself outdoors. For many, the new LG StanbyME Go is the pick of the bunch. Wireless and fully portable, it comes in a durable carrying case so you can use it inside, outside or on the go. Watch movies or stream your favorite content from wherever you are or use the turntable mode and built-in speaker to fill your backyard party with great tunes. It also features touch-screen, interactive board games and a calming “mood maker” feature to help you wind down at the end of the day.

The compact device also works well indoors. Its design and all-in-one functionality make it a great choice for smaller homes. It does the job of multiple entertainment devices in one, which saves you space, plus it can be used in any room of the house and it’s easy to store — simply slide it under the bed or pop it on a shelf when you’re done using it.

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2. Integrate Your Indoor and Outdoor Areas

Effortless indoor-outdoor living is a dream for many of us in the warmer months — and with a few smart design moves, it’s easier to achieve than you might think. Color is a great place to start. Make the two areas feel more connected by coordinating your indoor and outdoor color palettes, which can be as simple as using matching throw pillows on the seating in both areas or taking it a step further by decorating both spaces top to bottom with the same colors, materials and furniture shapes.

If you’re building or renovating, make your exterior openings as wide as possible and run the same flooring (or floor color) between inside and out. It will make the two zones feel like one big, open space and will encourage guests to gravitate outside. Think too about traffic flow, ensuring there are no physical barriers — such as an awkwardly placed sofa — blocking access to your patio, deck or backyard.

When the weather cools and it’s time to close the door on your outdoor space, bring nature inside with indoor plants and plenty of natural textures in furniture and fabrics, such as slubby linen and cotton upholstery and natural fiber seating and light fixtures. A fireplace is the ultimate cozy addition, but if you haven’t got the room or don’t want to go to the trouble of installing one, bring the real-flame look to life with the LG StanbyME Go “mood maker” feature set to fireplace screen mode.

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3. Embrace the Biophilia Trend

Do a quick search of “planterior” and you’ll discover that the indoor plant trend has taken the world by storm, with passionate devotees sharing plant care tips and experiences across social media. It’s easy to see why: There’s no better or easier way to bring nature inside than with a medley of lush indoor plants. And the benefits of surrounding ourselves with green go beyond the visual, as plants can help make us calmer, happier and more productive.

If you’re one of the many who has taken up indoor gardening as a hobby, it’s now easier than ever to share and view gardening content using the LG StanbyME Go. Take the lifestyle screen in its portable case out to the garden, onto the patio or simply pop it on the coffee table in your living area to watch a gardening tutorial on YouTube or stream your own green-themed videos.

Unsure about how and where to decorate with indoor plants? The options are endless. Use hanging plants to soften plain open shelves, a small tree to jazz up a dull corner, a trio of closely spaced plants as a centerpiece on the dining table or herbs to create a vertical garden on a kitchen wall.

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4. Make It Comfortable

Transform your alfresco patio into a place where guests will love to linger with comfortable, generous seating, such as plump outdoor sofas and armchairs. If you have the space, create various seating zones for different functions — for example, a dining table and chairs in one area, a sofa or two and a coffee table in another, and an oversize armchair and side table where you can place an LG StanbyME Go so you can listen to music, play a game or watch a TV show in the fresh air.

Extend outdoor entertaining season year-round with alfresco heating, snuggly blankets and throws and a well-considered outdoor lighting scheme. If you’re remodeling, consider creating a cozy focal point with an outdoor fireplace. Or warm up the space with a portable gas heater, supplemented by textural outdoor rugs underfoot and a few well-placed light fixtures on the walls, overhead or dotted among plants to create an ambient glow at night.

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5. Decorate for Fun

With your outdoor area set up, it’s time to plan some fun before the warm season ends! Why not host a pool party, a backyard movie get-together or a pizza night? Make it memorable by coming up with a theme, such as tropical or all-white, and dressing up your backyard, patio or poolside area to suit. And don’t forget the entertainment: LG’s StanbyME Go is the perfect way to get the party started and keep it going strong. Set it up anywhere outdoors and use it to play your favorite dance mix, stream movies or challenge guests to a battle of the board games.

When it comes to the menu, keep things easy and fuss-free, with a barbecue or grab-and-go snacks that guests can help themselves to. For a relaxed meal in the garden, consider setting up a long, low table with plenty of rugs and cushions to make it comfortable. Create a magical atmosphere by stringing fairy lights in the trees and safely position a few candle lanterns around the pool or beside the stairs. Outdoor entertaining has never looked better!

More: For more information on LG StanbyME Go, visit the LG website.

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