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Inspiration for a timeless patio remodel in Portland

Evening at the Grant ResidenceTraditional Patio, Portland

Photo by Brian Lincoln

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Inspiration for a timeless patio remodel in Portland — Houzz

Love the up lights on the trees!

- I have a similar setup with a brick and stucco fireplace. My question is the up lights are low voltage and look great but when there is no fire and no lanterns, at night the fireplace looks like a black hole! The fireplace is a focus point centered directly out of our family room. We have an LED strip light under the mantel but it has to be turned on and even then it is to bright. What would you suggest to help light up the fireplace?

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beautiful bones and purple stones
That sounds like a challenge. I think if you put some type of seasonal decoration or other focal element in the fire box and add a small spotlight on it, that might work. Or you might consider having a gas line installed for a flick of the switch availability of fire.
November 7, 2014
allan95762
Why not put a dimmer on your LED strip lights and have it turned on when the rest of your landscape lights come on? You can use one of these guys to hook the LED to the landscape lights. You can get it from Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SGMW4K8
March 7, 2015

susitoo wrote:Sep 29, 2012

where do you get the fireplace?

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beautiful bones and purple stones
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October 6, 2012last modified: October 6, 2012
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The HomeStyles Group
Nice Comment :)
June 9, 2014

lcrmr wrote:Aug 9, 2012

Trees

- What type of trees are those that are lit up - very effective.

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beautiful bones and purple stones
The trees are Vine Maple, a pacific northwest native understory tree, somewhat similar to a Japanese Maple. Not widely available outside of our region. (Acer circinatum)
August 9, 2012