Outdoor Living with Water GardensRustic Landscape, Chicago

Style Secret: Outdoor ConnectionThanks to their natural overtones, rustic rooms often feel like an extension of the outdoors. Draw parallels between exterior and interior spaces — for example, the asymmetrical log swing shown here would be a natural extension of a lodge-style space. Screened and covered porches also help to blur the boundaries between outdoors and in.Inspired addition: Don’t forget about landscaping. A prim, manicured garden would feel uncomfortably rigid with this style. Keep plantings loose and lush, as if unplanned and rooted by happenstance. Or go one step further and let nature take over — it has a pretty good eye for detail.More ‘So Your Style Is’: Traditional | Contemporary | Transitional | Cottage | Eclectic | Industrial | CoastalArts and Crafts | Hollywood RegencyMore:Guest Picks: 20 Ways to Add Farmhouse Style

Planting, gravel, rustic seat with arch, boulders

Love the rustic look of this swing!