Australian Women’s Weekly NZ

A room with a view

It’s become a buzzword that real estate agents and interior designers are fond of, but the idea of an ‘outdoor room’ is one that makes sense. Why have lots of outdoor space if you’re not going to use it as regularly as your living room?

An outdoor room is not just about entertaining, although for many this is highly desirable. Ideally, the backyard is a place where you can relax, play, entertain and even cook or work (if you put in an outdoor kitchen with a barbecue, and create a space to sit

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