" Now part of the assignment for this remodeling project wasn't just the kitchen dining area but also the outside living area and so what we've built is an expansive. Out. Outside deck area. That is it really beautifully designed so that it gets here at the same level. From the kitchen to where you can have your outdoor dining and then again the transition from the deck at this level. Down into the gardens. Now all the construction of the deck was very carefully done by our man Tim here out of western red cedar which is a wonderful choice of material for this kind of construction it doesn't require much in the way of finishes or sealing and it's going to. Stand up to the weather for a long long time. Ruth Foster. Put in a flower garden down there as well as reseeding the part that was damaged and it -- Chose a number of trees and shrubs that will get big and give us privacy for this whole yard but right now we've furnished the deck. Or rather we've had some help with meg carving from frontgate who's here when -- hi thanks welcome. Now you what -- things that I loved seeing when you started assembling all of this was."

" The bright color of the umbrella beautiful colors this -- the sunbrella fabric and the cushions match and so we're all coordinated here and it's kind of like lead."

" Terra -- it is it is -- has beautiful and."

" We brought with us today some of our favorite outdoor furnishings and accessories to kind of show how you can turn this beautiful backyard. And deck into an extension of the interior living space -- key things again is carefree living and not having to put everything away in the winter in the garage right everything we brought today is made to be outside and to withstand the elements this -- teak -- isn't it it is and you can see how rich it is this is solid -- it's beautifully finished in this will age beautifully now what's with this big black circle in the middle here this is actually -- down. -- since so nice about will hold up in the freezing cold snow the ice the heat."

" Various types."

" And then the chairs again are also made out -- it would write all the hardware is stainless steel so that's can withstand the elements as well thanks and he chairs are adjustable the -- back but what about what's on the table this this from the catalog as well yes this is also -- is great to have outdoors. It looks like pottery it's it's the unbreakable. And all in the same with the glassware. Keep out to that wonderful. And then what about the beautiful urns that look like antiques over here these are great piece by frank hates him these are actually. A limestone and fiberglass composite to may look like old -- but they're lightweight. And they're not nearly the cost of a solid --"

" Yes yes and you can leave it out all winter long right yes yes wonderful now. -- Well our terrain here it's. Slopes away from the house of one of the things that they had to do was figure out how to design a set of steps and a way of flowing down into another part. Of the backyard which is our patio this good panacea you've furnished that area so meg what is it that you put in here I mean look -- wicker furniture."

" it does this actually our Allegra collection and mrs. outdoor furniture. It's a synthetic all weather. Strand that is tightly woven around an aluminum frame OK so this can stay out year round. It's weather resistant it's fade resistant mildew resistant what about all the pushed out. These are some ground. These can stay out year -- that's the sunbrella fabric right just I -- right it is mildew resistant wonderful things of the like a rug can be left on the weather absolutely this is this that's synthetic fiber that's woven these are actually made for us in Belgium. They're great out year round of mildew resistant fade resistant also you just hose them off. Keeps your feet cool in the summer on the hot stone. You know him."

" Even in New England obviously we get six months' use out of -- patio area like this what are some of these gadgets to got back here about this is key in New England."

" This is a mosquito magnet this'll protect your yard this particular unit will. Protect the yard for. About three quarters of an acre how does this work. This is a patented technology that takes propane and changes the propane into carbon yeah now and it's got a flame that's burning no no and it doesn't have a fly strip or any kind of sticky stuff it actually it's. Attracts the mosquitoes that sends out the carbon dioxide. With an attractive -- so and as the mosquitoes come close."

" There's a fan that sucks them up -- that little bag so you actually are catching them live in here right they do end up alive in there and -- making hydrate and then you just have to shake out a little bag oh yes there's a couple of yes like there is an audience that it definitely me and then one final item that sounds to me like a lot of fun what do you call this right this is the fire head."

" This is hand hammered these are made in Turkey they're very very heavy weight they're solid copper solid copper -- Great for year round use on beyond in the summer."

" You know nice in the wintertime for sled riding parties chase away the chill when you need you and slipped -- me and it's -- beautiful stock thank you money you --"