outdoor living
contents Mom’s Backyard Oasis
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A Mom’s Backyard Oasis
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Creating an Outdoor Mommy Oasis
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It’s Time for Mom
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Dream Outdoor Living Space
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Outdoors Living: Dream a Little Dream
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My Kmart Outdoor Dream Patio Ideas
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Dream Backyard Vacation
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My Dream Backyard Staycation
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Backyard Girl’s Night
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My Perfect Girls’ Night Backyard Makeover
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My Perfect Summer Girl’s Night Backyard Makeover
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Sumer Sendoff Party
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Our Perfect Outdoor Summer Sendoff Party
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Three Tips for Throwing the Perfect Back to School Party
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Kmart Outdoor
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Kmart on Twitter
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Kmart on Facebook
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Kmart Outdoor Living
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Jessica Kirby
A Mom’s Backyard Oasis This morning, I enjoyed my morning coffee in peace! The courtyard space is relaxing and exactly as I envisioned! I will spend a lot of time here! And here is my second mommy space (my backyard oasis)! My new Country Living Cast Iron and Aluminum bench, flowers and accessories are absolutely perfect in my backyard. The bench arrived 5 days prior to the estimated date, so I am a VERY happy [Kmart] shopper!
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Carrie Higgins
Creating an Outdoor Mommy Oasis Of course, browsing for patio sets, outdoor decor, and grilling supplies to help celebrate summer (as well as the 4th of July) has always been my idea of a good time. It was tough choosing the perfect set because they had a lot that I liked. This
Peaceful. Pretty. Perfectly ‘me’. Mama’s happy.
Avondale 4 piece seating set was just my style and perfectly fit within my budget. On a practical note, the extra seating will be helpful for 4th of July entertaining. On a not-so-practical note, I’m still stunned that such a great set of patio furniture was so inexpensive!
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Melissa Brouillette
It’s Time for Mom When I saw this Jaclyn Smith Today set, I immediately LOVED the subtle (reversible) floral print and it came with five chairs! I, of course, looked around for another hour knowing I really wanted this set. I went from having a toy covered patio with complete lack of seating to a still toy covered patio but one with comfortable seating and a beautiful summer set up. It makes all the chaos around me kind of go away.
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Cover Story - Shannah Coe
Outdoor Living: Dream a Little Dream While the kids swing and slide, I stand around and dream about a majorly upgraded outdoor space for the part of the yard that is immediately adjacent to the swing set! I clicked over to the Kmart Outdoor Catalog to see what options they had. The catalog is filled with amazing pictures of outdoor spaces that just call you to come relax. Virtually flipping through the Outdoor catalog really helped me envision the items in a space. It also helped that it had brands I was really familiar with like La-z-Boy! I also visited Kmart’s webpage and used their patio finder to help guide me to the best furniture for my space.
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Jackie Staples
My Kmart Outdoor Dream Patio Ideas I was asked to dream up a patio. That wasn’t hard because I’ve been dreaming of a nice patio since we first bought this house. Money keeps us from actually doing it but dreaming is nice. I went through Kmart’s Online Catalog and picked out some items that would make my dream patio perfect!
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Dream
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Christine Mack
My Dream Backyard Staycation Now that I have a family I choose to stay put instead of going places. I want my girls to find the small surprises in their own backyard. Staying put can be just as exciting as being on the go. Frankly, my girls both have Autism. We joke that Natalie has a expiration date on traveling. She can go only a couple hours in the car before she hits full meltdown with Madeline not far behind. I used Kmart’s Outdoor Living Catalog online to whip up my dream on Polyvore. If you think Pinterest is addicting, this is much worse but in a really good way. Take Polyvore’s clip it button and place it on your bookmarking tab. It allows you to clip images you see on the internet and create and inspiration board. It links the item to the original site with prices. Awesome. Take Polyvore’s clip it button and place it on your bookmarking tab. It allows you to clip images you see on the internet and create an inspiration board. It links the item to the original site with prices. How awesome is that? For my collection I wanted to incorporate outdoor photos that would inspire the look I was going for. I love earthy elegance so I picked antiqued metals and bare wood from Kmart’s Outdoor decor and Outdoor living sections of their catalog.
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Backyard
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Candice Moretti
My Perfect Girl’s Night Backyard Makeover For me, there is nothing more exciting then imagining a perfect space to relax. Am I right? I went and did some online retail therapy at Kmart.com and got right down to business dreaming up my perfect outdoor space. I was able to find some really great items like Adirondack chairs, a really cool outdoor thermometer, some nice wind chimes and even an outdoor chandelier! Many of the items I added to my shopping cart were on clearance. I was looking for an outdoor rug to complete the look, but it seems as though they are already sold out for the season. I think the total cost for several of the in stock items was just around $400.00 if I were to order online and have it all shipped to my home. That is a great value in my opinion. A couple of the items I wanted were on clearance so I would have to check my local store for availability. Still, I would be willing to drive to the store for a great price on a great item. Kmart also offers layaway which is great if you want to pay for your items over time without using a credit card. I made a Polyvore inspiration board to show you what I came up with.
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Laura Kromer
My Perfect Summer Girl’s Night Backyard Makeover Imagine this…all of your best girlfriends are over, the air is cool, you’re nibbling on scrumptious hors d’oeuvres, drinking fabulous cocktails, dining by moonlight, having great conversation…you get the picture. The Kmart Outdoor Living Catalog has everything you need to make this scenario a reality. Do you remember looking through catalogs as a girl and circling everything you want when you grow up? Well I’ve been doing a little bit of that this week, only I’ve been dreaming up my perfect summer girl’s night backyard makeover with Kmart. As I looked through the catalog I realized that Kmart really has everything I need to create the perfect backyard. There is a great selection of whimsy decor and accessories. The possibilities for my backyard are endless! I’ve created a board featuring must have items for my perfect summer girl’s night backyard makeover.
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Brian Mellott
Our Perfect Outdoor Summer Send Off Party From patio furniture, seating sets, lawn furniture and grills, Kmart brings you amazing deals on great brands! We need some help in the backyard. Two years ago, Beth and I put in a patio and steps. We haven’t gotten around to adding any furniture yet. Oh and just ignore the weeds. There is not enough motivation to convince us to get outside and pull weeds when it is 100 degrees every day! Now we are thinking about a few new patio options to host our outdoor summer send off party. We want lots of water fun and grilling! Will you come?
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Jennifer Quillen
Three Tips for Throwing The Perfect Back to School Party In preparation for my back to school party, I did a little virtual shopping and made a bit of a wish list for the things I’d love to see in my back yard at the end of this summer. Kmart has a wonderful outdoor patio catalog, and they currently have a ton of items in the patio department on sale in our local Kmart. I absolutely love Kmart Outdoor. Over the years, I’ve acquired so many wonderful pieces for my patio and backyard – like my 20 foot above ground pool, which is always the life of the party at the Quillen house! If you do not have a pool, think about outdoor activities like a Slip & Slide, water guns or even a little wading pool for the little kids. You can find a ton of options in the Kmart Outdoor section – that’s where we bought our pool two years ago! Outdoor seating is so important. We currently have a large patio table with chairs, but we always need more seating in the backyard because our family is so large. I loved shopping through the Kmart Outdoor Living catalog. It gave me so many ideas for new seating arrangements! I especially love the gazebos in the Kmart Outdoor Living section – we really need one of these! It gets so hot in Miami during the late summer that family and friends often huddle under our mango trees for shade. I’d love to have a gazebo or canopy on the patio to make the outdoor experience more enjoyable for our guests!
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Kmart July & August Bloggers Name
Blog Post Link
Mom’s Backyard Oasis Jessica Kirby
http://theunemployedmom.com/2012/07/02/create-a-moms-backyard-oasis-with-kmartoutdoor/
Carrie Higgins
http://makinglemonadeblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/creating-diy-outdoor-mommy-oasis.html
Melissa Brouillette
http://www.homegrownfamilies.net/2012/07/summer-dinners-outdoors-in-moms.html
Dream Outdoor Living Space Shannah Coe
http://www.justusfourblog.com/2012/07/outdoors-living-dream-little-dream.html
Jackie Staples
http://monkey-mayhem.net/2012/07/kmartoutdoor-dream-patio-ideas-cbias.html
Dream Backyard Vacation Christine Mack
http://www.thecupcakebandits.com/2012/07/my-dream-backyard-staycation-with.html
Backyard Girl’s Night Candice Moretti
http://www.thenewmodernmomma.com/2012/07/my-perfect-summer-girls-night-backyard.html
Laura Kromer
http://www.aboutamom.com/2012/07/my-perfect-summer-girls-night-backyard-makeover-with-kmart-kmartoutdoor-cbias.html
Summer Sendoff Party Brian Mellott
http://www.simplybudgeted.com/2012/08/our-perfect-outdoor-summer-sendoff-party/
Jennifer Quillen
http://therebelchick.com/3-tips-for-throwing-the-perfect-back-to-school-party/
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