‘Tis the season … Lisa Sherry Interieurs design projects focusing on exterieurs are a hot topic right now. Pun intended! Maybe the mild winter has accelerated the segue into spring and summer. A new, favorite resource that’s put a spring in our step and a smile on our collective face is Link Outdoor Fabrics.

Here at LSI we love colors with unusual, provocative names. This tells us they’re nuanced and defy easy definition. Kudos to Link for fab palettes like Palme Melon, Sugar and Cabana Sky. As designers, we also like pattern and texture names that make further explanation unnecessary. Like Piece Out in Glacier, Crossings in Carbon and Fringe in Dandelion.

Stay tuned for further developments with LSI and Link. See how Breeze Straw pairs with Swagger on the Echo chaise to accolades on summer nights.

Put your woolens away (unless it’s summer-weight cashmere) and give this early spring we’re experiencing a big bear hug. The old adage about no white until after Memorial Day seems especially irrelevant this year. (Truth be told, we rejected that “rule” many springs ago.) Here at LSI, we eat, breathe and sleep beautiful interieurs. (It’s our livelihood and our heart throb.) But, today our focus is on exterieurs. Have we mentioned we do outdoor spaces? The early spring has made client exterieurs projects hot priorities. Here’s what’s inspiring us …

Be still our collective hearts. We love the wide-open,vitrine-like porch.

Rustic and natural getaway far from the maddening crowd.

There’s everything to love about a wall of greenery, French stone, modern chairs and perplexed terrier.

This is one idea that should be cast in stone — a beautifully executed stone garden.

Nautical white porch paint, lattice and a French bistro set. Dreamy.

Create a lovely getaway from the main compound!

Macrame makes a comeback, naturally!

We love to blur the line between interieurs and exterieurs.

Add water. It makes everything better.

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 This project by Sweden’s Elding Oscarson Architecture was brought to our attention through our Facebook friend Dorottya.

When we saw it, we thought- YES. That’s how it’s done. The perfect melding of old & new in a way that shows off the best of the new construction and enhances the original street architecture.

It’s striking enough to be a standout, yet completely respectful of the location in it’s scale, bringing out the beauty of the old in a way that only contrast can. Contrast. Think happy opposition!

 The interior is modest, and all white. The homeowners are in the art business and needed a space that could pull double duty as a home & art gallery. The open air rooftop courtyard is incorporated into the living space.

 For more photos, go here.

We’re sure that most of you read Anna Spiro’s blog, “Absolutely Beautiful Things”.

It’s strange to be sitting on one side of the globe, trying to hold on to the last bits of Summer while reading of her plans to start her garden. She’s calling for Spring, with dahlias and daisies in her future. Meanwhile, here, the leaves on the poplars are already starting to turn.

For those of us in this hemisphere, here’s to the waning days of summer. Ours was perfection. Hope you had your fun!

bye bye, pool. Hello football.

…useful to boot!

Repetition meets practicality in a graphic display. Love it when necessity turns into something beautiful!

Happy Weekend, everyone.

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