Posts Categorized: Outdoor Living

Backyard Doors: Sliding Glass, French Doors, and More

Whether your backyard faces your garden, swing set, water, or mountains, doors highlighting the exterior views make the outside scenery a focal point of your home. Having the right doors will showcase your backyard, allowing you to take in the exterior views from the indoors. If you’re looking to improve the view behind your home,…

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Bi-Fold vs. Sliding Doors: Which One Is Best For Your Home?

Exterior scenic doors are not one size fits all. Scenic doors offer expansive, panoramic views and can bring the outdoors into your home with a beautiful mix of inside and outside spaces. When you’re considering scenic doors that will help you bring the outside in, assessing the differences between bi-fold and sliding doors and weighing…

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Which Windows and Doors Offer the Best Views?

The windows and doors you select for your home reflect your unique preferences and priorities. Windows and doors aren’t a one-size-fits-all approach — they are what connects the indoors to the outdoors and can be adjusted based on the level of connection you crave inside your home. Whether it’s for a lake house, mountain home,…

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Your Guide to Awning Windows

Of the many types of windows that exist in homes today, awning windows stand out because of their simplicity and high performance. Awning style windows work wonderfully in certain places of a home and also with many types of interior design themes. To help you get to know this kind of window a bit better,…

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The Top 10 Patio Doors to Consider This Summer

As a homeowner, you want to maximize every square inch of your home and enjoy each space to the fullest extent. One of the best ways to do this is to expand your living space beyond just the exterior walls and spend time relaxing and socializing in comfortable outdoor areas too. Patio doors connect the…

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How Large Scenic Doors Can Enhance the Style and Function of Your Home

An increasing number of homeowners are embracing the indoor/outdoor lifestyle trend and looking to enjoy the beauty of nature right outside their doors. Large scenic doors that lead out onto a back patio, upper-floor balcony, or side porch are wonderful upgrades for a home because they transform your space in an enjoyable and affordable way….

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6 Must-Do Outdoor Spring Home Maintenance Tasks

Spring is upon us and now is the perfect time to implement these 6 outdoor spring home maintenance projects. 1. Clean gutters Consider this a bi-annual outdoor maintenance task. Look in gutter bottoms for loose granules that signal your asphalt roof may need replacing. 2. Inspect your roof Look for curled and missing shingles, rusted…

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Kitchen Remodel? Garden Design? Home Renovation?

Where do you turn for your home improvement project, whether you’re dreaming, planning, or full steam ahead? Here’s a round-up of resources with photos, ideas and the people to help make it all happen. Start in your own backyard with Atlanta Home Improvement Magazine  – a local Atlanta presence for nine years. You’ll find articles on everything…

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Lauren’s Run: Funding a CURE for Children with Cancer

“Fifty years ago, 10% of children with cancer survived. Today, nearly 80% survive. Tomorrow can’t come soon enough.” That’s the vision of CURE Childhood Cancer. It’s a vision that AVI supports with proceeds from our sales. Not only do we believe CURE’s efforts have helped with research, but that they have been a source of…

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