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As previously mentioned, I recently moved into a home where I have more opportunities to decorate both the interior and exterior of the house - and my imagination is going WILD. Just think of all the ways there are to turn your backyard into a paradise - patio furniture, fire pits, gazebos. Yes, gazebos.

I remember when I was very young; I have a faint memory of a family friend’s home in Southern California. She had a huge backyard, with gorgeous tropical flowers and this unique gazebo made out of dark wood. Ever since, I’ve always known that someday, when I have a house of my own with enough space and the money for it, I wanted a gazebo of my own.

I’m not quite there yet, but that hasn’t stopped me from doing some serious internet window shopping at the Leisure Woods website. I’m currently imagining some crazy custom-made backyard retreat, preferably in their cedar style - just looking at the examples of the custom designed gazebos they’ve done in the past is enough to open up your mind to possibilities far beyond the traditional round, light-wood gazebo.

I can’t even settle on one aesthetic that I’d like the best; so maybe it’s a blessing in disguise that I can’t afford a custom gazebo yet. Maybe by the time it’s a realistic possibility, I’ll have settled between a more rustic/Norse look, the tropical hut look, or the British brick variety. Eep!